HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-206 �doard of Supervisors
Contra Costa County, State of California
RESOLUTION NO.2001/206
WHEREAS, the existing 95-mile BART system currently provides more than 90 million passenger trips serving 3 million
residents of the three-county BART District and there is a significant need to meet the growing demand for transit in Eastern
Contra Costa County;and
WHEREAS, the Route 4 corridor between Brentwood and Concord is one of the most congested in the Bay area; and
WHEREAS, operating rail service on existing lightly-used freight lines is an attractive transportation alternative that
delivers high-quality transit to Eastern Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, eBART is an appropriate match for travel demand along the corridor;and
WHEREAS, eBART would use lightweight, self-propelled diesel multiple-unit rail vehicles with a 135 person seating
capacity and up to 75 miles per hour maximum speed; and
WHEREAS, eBART would connect at either the North Concord/Martinez or Pittsburg/Bay Point BART stations and
would proceed to Brentwood via the Union Pacific-owned Moccoco line and could potentially be extended to the City of
Tracy; and
WHEREAS, new stations could be established in Pittsburg,Antioch,Oakley,Brentwood and possibly Tracy; and
service frequency could be 15-20 minutes during peak periods and will be timed to meet BART trains and there will be
supplemental off-peak service;and
WHEREAS, in keeping with BART's "Smart Growth"policies,BART and local agencies should promote both residential
and employment-based Transit-Oriented Development(TOD)around stations;and
WHEREAS, the estimated capital cost to build eBART,excluding track purchase, is approximately 100 to 200 million
dollars; and
WHEREAS, it will take approximately 3 to 4 years after funding has been secured to implement eBART; and
WHEREAS, eBART will provide local economic benefits by potentially attracting employers to East Contra Costa County
as well as providing employment opportunities for East County residents in train maintenance and operations; and
WHEREAS, on February 8,2001,TRANSPLAN supported the expenditure of$250,000 to study the eBART proposal;and
WHEREAS, a majority of the East County Cities have already adopted a resolution supporting the proposed eBART Rail
Service; and
WHEREAS, eBART is an interim step towards the ultimate extension of the existing BART system in Eastern Contra Costa
County;and
WHEREAS, no investments in or development of eBART shall preclude the ability to eventually extend the existing BART
system in Eastern Contra Costa County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby expresses their
strong support for the further study and implementation of the eBART project as a rapid, integrated,cost-effective and
reliable transit option for Eastern Contra Costa County.
Passed and adopted on May 15, 2001, by a unanimous vote of the Board members resent.
Federal D.Glover,District 5
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Donna Gerber, ict III Mark DeSaulnier,District IV
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order
Entered into the minutes the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
John S ee un d in' for f o of Supervisors
BY eputy Cler