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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County
FROM: TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DATE: May 23 , 1994
SUBJECT: Report on the Contra Costa Transportation Authority' s Countywide
Comprehensive Transportation Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter
transmitting the Board's comments on the Contra Costa
Transportation Authority's Countywide Comprehensive Transport.ation
Plan - Submittal 3.
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On April 20, 1994, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority
(Authority) approved for circulation and comment Submittal Three of
the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan. Preparation of
the is a requirement of the Measure C-1988 Contra Costa
Transportation Improvement and Growth Management Program.
The Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan is a long range
transportation planning document prepared and adopted by the
Authority. It is intended to provide the overall direction in
Contra Costa for a coordinated approach to achieving and
maintaining a balanced and functioning transportation system. It
is also intended to "knit together" the Action Plans under
preparation by the Regional Transportation Planning Committees
(RTPC's) . The Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan
provides a forum for the RTPC's to address issues of mutual concern
and to arrive at a comprehensive approach that achieves their goals
in a consistent countywide, manner.
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Report on the CCTA Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan
May 23, 1994
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Submittal Three is one of five submittals that will be prepared during the
development of the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan:
Submittal 1: Introduction and Goals
Submittal 2 : Background Analysis
Submittal 3 : Traffic Service Objectives and Actions
Submittal 4 : Draft of the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Submittal 5: Final Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan
The complete draft, Submittal Four, is scheduled to be distributed in August 1994.
The Transportation Committee has reviewed editorial comments prepared by staff and
discussed significant concerns regarding the overall direction of the Countywide
Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The draft was prepared for the Board's review
and consideration for transmittal to the Authority (See Exhibit A) . The letter
describes the following concerns and recommendations that should be addressed in
the draft of the Countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan that will be
released this Fall:
1. Address driver safety issues on State Route 4;
2 . Address truck traffic and goods movement issues on State Route 4 and Byron
Highway;
3 . Integrate land use strategies into the Plan;
4 . Develop a coordinated countywide strategy for:
- freeway ramp metering
- High Occupancy Vehicle lanes
- Transportation Demand Management
5. Ensure action in each corridor complement actions in other corridors;
6. Describe other transportation issues to be addressed in the next update of
the Plan:
- local street and road maintenance needs
- local transit operating requirements
- mobility needs for the transit dependent
- countywide bicycle transportation needs
7. Initiate discussions among the cities and the County on how the Plan should
address the need for additional transportation revenues.
The Transportation Committee is most concerned about the need for additional
revenues to fund future investments in Contra Costa 's transportation system. A
local dialogue to address this issue should begin now. The Transportation
Committee recommends the Board of Supervisors offer its assistance to the
Authority to initiate this important dialogue at the local level.
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Tom Powers,1st District
Jeff Smith.2nd District
Gayle Bishop.3rd District .*� cEL of`
Sunne Wright MCPeak,4th District / \•'
Tom Torlakson,5th District
May 24 , 1994
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Mr. Joel Keller, Chair
Contra Costa Transportation Authority
1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 150
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Dear Chairm er: '
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors offers the following
comments on the third submittal of the Authority's Countywide
Comprehensive Transportation Plan (Plan) . These comments are
directed at issues that should be incorporated into the draft
Plan that will be released this Fall.
The Board of Supervisors believes that driver safety is a
significant issue on State Route 4 and should be addressed in the
draft Plan. The combination of increased travel demand and
outdated roadway design through Hercules and east of Antioch will
increase the importance of driver safety in this corridor. The
draft Plan should include discussion of driver safety where it is
a significant and growing issue, to help guide the Authority's
priorities for future transportation investments.
The Board of Supervisors believes that truck traffic and goods
movement are significant issues on several corridors and should
be addressed in the draft Plan. Truck traffic can significantly
influence traffic congestion, particularly along State Route 4 .
Truck traffic is also an emerging problem on Byron Highway, as
freight carriers avoid congestion at the Altamont Pass and seek
alternative routes to the Central Valley.
The Board of Supervisors encourages the Authority to give serious
consideration to integrating land use strategies into the draft
Plan. The performance of existing transit systems clearly
demonstrates that public subsidies for these systems are lowest
where more people are able to live or work close to transit
stops. Submittal Three describes how the location of housing
growth in relation to job growth will significantly worsen
congestion on corridors leading to and from eastern Contra Costar
The Plan should encourage implementation of high-density mixed-
use development at BART stations and identify locations where the
provision of additional affordable housing can help reduce
congestion on the regional transportation system.
Submittal Three of the Plan has identified a number of issues
that are common to all corridors:
Chairman Keller
May 24, 1994
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- the potential use of freeway ramp metering;
- the need for additional HOV lanes; and
a greater reliance on Transportation Demand Management
strategies in the future.
The Board of Supervisors recommends the Authority consider
addressing each of these issues in a coordinated countywide
manner in the draft Plan.
As work proceeds on the draft Plan, the Authority needs to ensure,
that the actions in each corridor complement the actions in
neighboring corridors and don't conflict with other goals and
policies in Contra Costa. one conflict in Submittal Three is the
potential action in the 1-80 corridor to encourage job growth in
Solano County, which would be counterproductive to economic
development goals in Contra Costa.
Since the emphasis of this Plan is on congestion issues and
commute traffic, the Board of Supervisors requests that the
Authority outline other transportation issues that will be
addressed in the next update of the Plan. These issues include:
1) local street and road maintenance needs; 2) local transit
operating needs; 3) mobility needs of the transit dependent; and
4) bicycle transportation needs. The Authority should be aware
that the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee in working on a
Countywide Bikeway Plan. The Authority will receive a copy of
the draft Countywide Bikeway Plan when it is available.
One issue not yet addressed in the Plan submittals is the need
for additional transportation revenues to fund future
transportation investments. The draft Regional Transportation
Plan identifies significant funding shortages that allow only
limited upgrades to State Route 4 and leave cities and the County
with a $42 million shortfall for maintaining local streets and
roads. The financial information from the draft Regional
Transportation Plan should be used in the draft Plan to foster a
local understanding of its implications for Contra Costa.
The Board of Supervisors recommends that the Authority use MTC's
financial data to initiate discussion among the cities and the
County on local actions that can help solve this funding
shortage. These discussions should begin now, to help shape the
funding strategies that will be described in the draft Plan. The
Board of Supervisors offers its assistance to the Authority to
begin this important dialogue on the investments required for
Contra Costa's transportation system.
Sincerely,
Tom Powers, Chair
Board of Supervisors