let the train take you there… smart after measure q june 2009

LET THE TRAIN TAKE YOU THERE…

SMART After Measure Q

June 2009


Station LocationsCloverdaleHealdsburgWindsorSanta Rosa -Jennings Avenue-Railroad Square

Rohnert ParkCotatiPetaluma-Corona Road-Petaluma Depot

Novato-North: Atherton -South: Hamilton

Civic CenterSan RafaelLarkspur


Project Description

70-mile corridor

Service from Cloverdale to Larkspur

14 stations

Parallel Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway

9 Shuttle routes


Proposed Train Schedule

• 28 train runs per day, north and

south

• Frequency: every 30 minutes

during peak times

• Weekend service: 4 round-trips

each Saturday and Sunday


Measure R (2006) & Q (2008) Election Results

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

Marin County Sonoma County District Total

2006 Measure R

2008 Measure Q

57.5%

62.8%

73.7%

65.3%

69.6%70.1%


2006 results Support from elected officials Support from the business community Support from the environmental community Support from the bicycling community Support from all major media Campaign outspent opposition > 10-1

Ballot measure failed with 65.3% support


2008 Results Agency emphasized outreach and education More time to tell our story to the public (2006 EIR) Business/Environmentalists/Cyclists joined forces Campaign focused on direct mail Congestion, gas prices peaked Aggressive response to misinformation Campaign outspent opposition about 6-1

Ballot measure succeeded with 69.6% support


Project Status 30% Engineering is completed CEQA Clearance: In place (FEIR, FSEIR) NEPA Clearance: Initiated Program Management Team: In place Funding: Sales Tax Revenues Collection April 2009,

first funds available July 2009 Annual Sales Tax Revenues: approximately $42

million


Timeline


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Vehicle selection – FRA-compliant DMU


‘Alternate-compliant’ DMU – Needs Waiver


REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Federal Railroad Administration will be SMART’s Regulator The SMART application requires either FRA-compliant or

alternate-compliant vehicles; however, alternate compliance requires temporal separation

The FTA requires Buy America compliance if Federal funds are used

The EPA requires Tier 4 diesel engines, unless TPEM exemptions are employed


RECOMMENDATIONStaff recommends FRA-compliant technology for the

following reasons: FRA-compliant technology erases all regulatory concerns,

improving the likelihood of achieving project implementation

FRA-compliant technology is more consistent with the pledge to reduce harmful emissions quoted in the EIR documents

FRA-compliant technology offers less risk than alternate-compliance technology provided under TPEM program auspices


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