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Discuss the Existing Conditions and Goals/Objectives of the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management Plan and a Potential Expanded Transportation Management Association
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, AICP
Assistant Community Development Director
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan is to 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.
The work to date on this planning effort includes:
* 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.
* On April 1, 2015, the City Council directed staff to move forward with a Request for Proposals (RFP), including a draft work scope for the Citywide Transit and TDM Plan.
* On September 15, 2015, the City Council authorized the Interim City Manager to issue an RFP for the Citywide Transit and TDM Plan.
* On January 19, 2016, the City Council approved the CDM Smith consulting team, which began this 18-month planning effort. In February, the consulting team initiated the project with data collection/review and an internal staff/consulting team meeting, and also began the existing conditions and goals/objectives tasks, which included an Organizational Advisory Group meeting on April 20 and a Community Workshop on May 5. Exhibit 1 summarizes comments received related to these meetings.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide input on the draft existing conditions...
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