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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Issue a Request for Proposals (RFP)for the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plans. (City Manager 61050)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Issue a Request for Proposals for the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management Plans
BACKGROUND
On January 21, 2015, the City Council directed staff to prepare an approach to a comprehensive citywide transportation planning and implementation effort in response to a City Council referral from Councilmember Tony Daysog. On February 25, 2015, City staff presented its initial thoughts on an approach to a citywide transportation effort at a joint Transportation Commission and Planning Board meeting. Staff's refined approach to the citywide transportation effort, including draft goals and a proposed scope of work, was presented to the City Council on April 1, 2015. At this meeting, the City Council directed staff to move forward with a Request for Proposals (RFP), including a draft work scope, for Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plans. Exhibit 1 includes a draft RFP for the Citywide Transit and TDM Plans for City Council consideration.
DISCUSSION
Purpose of Citywide Transit and TDM Plans
The Citywide Transit and TDM Plans will help ensure that the City sustains its high quality of life during a time of population growth throughout the Bay Area region from 7 million to an expected 9 million population in 2040. To help place the Transit and TDM Plans into context, the major reasons to proceed with this planning effort are described below.
* Traffic Congestion: Improving the City of Alameda transportation system and physical network is of paramount importance to the residents of Alameda, who have been experiencing increased traffic cong...
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