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Endorse Recommendation to Repurpose $9 Million in Named Measure BB Bus Project from the Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Bus Queue Jump Lane to Three Transit-Focused Multimodal Projects (action)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Alameda (City) staff recommend repurposing the Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway (Appezzato Pkwy) Dedicated Bus Lane project to three high-priority multimodal projects that benefit transit service to new developments, totaling $9 million. These funds are from Measure BB's Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP), which has a named bus project benefiting the City for bus efficiencies that provide service to new developments. This recommendation was developed in coordination with AC Transit and Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) staff. Staff recommend that the Transportation Commission endorse this repurposing plan, thereby recommending that City Council approve it.
BACKGROUND
In 2014, Alameda County voters passed Measure BB, which is a one cent sales tax for transportation administered by the Alameda CTC. The TEP for Measure BB has four named rapid bus projects. One of them is for a bus corridor project within the City of Alameda and is titled "Alameda to Fruitvale BART Rapid Bus" for $9 million. As stated in Exhibit 1, these named rapid bus projects must:
"enhance the reliability and speed of bus transit services in the East Bay. These projects include the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit and transit priority projects on some of the busiest corridors in the AC Transit system.. Funds may be used for project development, design, construction, access and enhancement of the rapid transit corridors." (Exhibit 1)
For the "Alameda to Fruitvale BART Rapid Bus" project, the TEP states that the project:
"will provide a fast and reliable connection between the City of Alameda and the Fruitvale BART station, providing service to new development propose...
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