world class transit: how cost-effective transit can meet the needs of both choice and...
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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
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
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
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
No Real Commitment to “Equity”
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)
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)
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
Supportive Land-Use Policies
Invest in Communities with Transportation Choices:
Transportation for Livable Communities (TLC)
Housing Incentives Program (HIP)
Community Transportation Plans (CTP)
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
Contact Information:
Jeff Hobson, Policy Director
Bay Area Transportation and Land Use Coalition
ph 510-740-3150
www.transcoalition.org