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Caltrain Modernization Program Update
Palo Alto City Council Rail CommitteeAugust 10, 2012
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Presentation Topics
1. State Legislature Update
2. Next Steps for the Peninsula
3. Blended System Planning Analysis Update
4. Discussion
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State Legislature Update
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Green Light for HSR & Blended System• Bay Area State Assembly and Senate support
– Elaine Alquist, D-San Jose– Tom Ammiano, D- San Francisco– Jim Beall, D-San Jose– Nora Campos, D-San Jose– Paul Fong, D-Mountain View– Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park– Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo– Mark Leno, D-San Francisco– Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco– Leland Yee, D-San Francisco
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SB 1029• Appropriates $705 million for Caltrain Modernization
– $600 million from Prop 1A (HSR)– $105 million from Prop 1A (Connectivity)
• Funds available for:– “blended system improvements consistent with the MOU” and– “shall not be used to expand the system to a dedicated four-track system”
• Bonds sold and allocated to project by State Controller
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Next Steps for the Peninsula
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Project Delivery Focus• Early Investment (2019)
– Define outreach/decision-making structure and process– Advanced Signal System
Advance design from “Critical” to “Final”
– Electrification & Electric Vehicles Update / Recirculate Caltrain EA/EIR Define project delivery approach/team
• Blended System (2029)– Complete current planning studies– Schedule for completing planning process
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Blended System Planning Update
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Blended System Planning Process
Decision-Making Matrix
Blended System Alternatives
Design & Environmental Review
Infrastructure Need Revenue / CostFleet Need
Capacity Analysis
Service Plan Options
Grade Crossing & Traffic Analysis
Service Plan / Operations Considerations
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Blended SystemService Plan/Operations Considerations Analysis
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Purpose / Goals
• Consider service / operations variables not included in capacity analysis
• Requested by stakeholders
• Inform development of service plan options
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Scope of Work
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Passing Track Options
Options Locations
4 Tracks – Northern Milepost 5 to 15.2 (Bayshore to Millbrae stations)
4 Tracks - Full Midline Milepost 18.1 to 27.2 (Hayward Park to Redwood City stations)
4 Tracks - Short Midline Milepost 18.1 to 24.2 (Hayward Park to Whipple Ave.)
4 Tracks - Southern Milepost 33.8 to 41.6 (San Antonio to Lawrence station)
3 Tracks Milepost 18.1 and 33.7(Hayward Park to California Ave. )
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Simulation Model Results
• 4 Track Options
• 3 Track Option–Model: high performance–Practice: further evaluation
Operational Performance Ranking
High: Full Midline
Medium: Short Midline & Southern
Low : Northern
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Decision Matrix (work in progress)
Passing Track Options
Considerations
Operations E & C ROW Cost City / County
4 Tracks - Northern
4 Tracks - Full Midline
4 Tracks - Short Midline
4 Tracks - Southern
3 Tracks
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Blended SystemGrade Crossing & Traffic Analysis
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• 40 at-grade crossings
• Identify relationship between:– Train service levels– Gate down time– Local traffic
• Analyze future scenarios (2035):– Impacts from Caltrain versus future growth– Difference between service plan options
• Improvement recommendations
Study Purpose & Goals
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Key Tasks and Status
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Discussion