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World Class Transit:How Cost-Effective Transit Can Meet the Needs of Both Choice and Transit-Dependent Riders
Jeff Hobson,Policy Director
Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition
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Overview Coalition success bringing together social
justice and environmental advocates Current planning does not adequately
address equity, favors choice riders Common ground:
Restore & Expand Local Transit Cost-Effective Transit for Choice Riders:
Express Buses and Improved Efficiency on Existing Rail Lines
Supportive Land Use Policies Recommendations for Elected Officials and
Agencies
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Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition80+ member and affiliate groups
Steering Committee: BayRail Alliance Greenbelt Alliance Latino Issues Forum Non-Profit Housing Association Sierra Club Surface Transportation Policy Project Urban Ecology Urban Habitat Program
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Coalition Successes1998: $375 million for transit
maintenance in Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
1999-2000: $186 million more for transit operations, bike-ped safety & paratransit in Alameda County Measure B. Result: 81.5% YES on B!
2001: Growing Coalition addresses new RTP
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No Real Commitment to “Equity”
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Choice vs. Transit-Dependent
Bus Riders’ Union calls LA’s Red Line “Transit Racism”
BART to San Jose: Stress to existing BART
system Incomplete cost estimates Potential service cuts and
fare hikes for minority and low-income bus riders
(See “Overextended” on Coalition website)
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How to Serve the Transit-Dependent: Restore & Expand Local TransitNeeds
Frequent Affordable 24-hour/7-day
Solutions Lifeline Transit Network (LTN) Transit Operations Funding
(See “Clearing the Road to Work” for detailed analysis for one county)
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How to Serve Choice Riders:Faster, Sooner, Cheaper, Better
Bus Rapid Transit and Express Buses – see www.projectexpress.org
Vastly Improve the Efficiency of Existing Rail Lines Commuter Rail + BRT =
3 times as many new riders at half the cost of BART-San Jose
Rein in sprawl-inducing highway expansions
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Supportive Land-Use Policies
Invest in Communities with Transportation Choices:
Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC)
Housing Incentives Program (HIP)
Community Transportation Plans (CTP)
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Recommendations Initiate targeted programs
(MTC examples: LTN, TLC, HIP, CTP, affordability, children’s transportation)
Apply project-level equity safeguards: Require full disclosure of true costs Transit expansions must not compromise existing
service
Demand & Use Funding Flexibility Increase Transit Operations Funds
county sales taxes, ACA 4 & state initiatives, federal support
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Contact Information:
Jeff Hobson, Policy Director
Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition
ph 510-740-3150
www.transcoalition.org