Lamorinda Action Plan

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1 Lamrinda Actin Plan Final Prepared by: 1970 Bradway, Suite 740 Oakland, CA September 2017

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3 1 Intrductin The Actin Plan Actin Plan Outline f the Dcument Actin Plan Framewrk Statements f Visin, Gals and Plicies Rutes f Reginal Significance Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs) and Perfrmance Measures Existing Transprtatin Cnditins Rutes f Reginal Significance State Rute 24 (SR-24) BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl / San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Mraga Way Mraga Rad Munt Diabl Bulevard (Happy Valley Rad t Brwn Avenue) Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail Mnitring Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives Transit Service BART Cunty Cnnectin Paratransit Overall Grwth Rates and Future Travel Patterns Ppulatin Frecasts Emplyment Frecasts Traffic Frecasts Frecasts f MTSO Values fr

4 5 Actins fr Rutes f Reginal Significance Actins Preliminary Analysis Results f Actins Gateway Cnstraint Plicy Gateway Plicies fr Specific Rutes Traffic Management Strategies Financial Plan Overview f the Financial Plan Subreginal Transprtatin Mitigatin Prgram (STMP) Prcedures fr Ntificatin, Review, and Mnitring Ntificatin Regarding Develpment Applicatins and Envirnmental Dcuments Review f General Plan Amendments Actin Plan Mnitring and Review Prcess fr Addressing MTSO Exceedances Appendix A: Detailed MTSO Mnitring Values and Frecasts fr the Lamrinda Actin Plan Appendix B: Detailed Segment-Level Analysis f Rute Characteristics and Needs Lamrinda Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes ii

5 Figure 1: Lamrinda Rutes f Reginal Significance... 9 Figure 2: Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Figure 3: 2013 and 2040 AM Peak Perid Westbund Origin-Destinatin Summary Figure 4: 2013 and 2040 AM Peak Perid Eastbund Origin-Destinatin Summary Figure 5: BART System Map Figure 6: Average Annual Weekday Exits at Orinda and Lafayette BART statins Figure 7: Cunty Cnnectin System Map (Lamrinda area) Figure 8: Annual Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Bus Rutes Figure 9: FY 2012 Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Service, by Bus Rute Figure 10: FY 2012 Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Service, by Age Grup Figure 11: Annual Paratransit Ridership in Lamrinda Figure 12: Husehlds by Area, 2013 t Figure 13: Emplyment by Area, 2013 t Figure 14: Lcatins f Lamrinda Gateways Figure 15: Actin Plan Review Prcess fr Lamrinda GPAs and Prjects Table 1: MTSOs fr Rutes f Reginal Significance Table 2: Perfrmance Measures fr Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Table 3: Status f MTSOs f Rutes f Reginal Significance Table 4: Lamrinda Demgraphic Frecasts Table 5: Lamrinda Ppulatin, Husehlds, Emplyed Residents and Emplyment Frecasts Table 6: Lamrinda Emplyed Residents Distributin Prfile Table 7: Lamrinda Emplyment Frecast Table 8: Traffic Frecasts fr Select Rutes f Reginal Significance and Interjurisdictinal Rutes Table 9: Assessment f MTSO Values fr 2013 and Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins Table 11: Examples f Develpments Meeting the 50 Net Peak Hur Trip Threshld Table A-1: Lamrinda MTSOs based n Prjectins Table A-2: SR 24 Eastbund Freeway Segment Analysis Delay Index Table A-3: SR 24 Westbund Freeway Segment Analysis Delay Index Table A-4: San Pabl Dam Rad Nrthbund Arterial Segment Analysis Delay Index Table A-5: San Pabl Dam Rad Suthbund Arterial Segment Analysis Delay Index Table A-6: Pleasant Hill Rad Nrthbund Arterial Segment Analysis Delay Index iii

6 Table A-7: Pleasant Hill Rad Suthbund Arterial Segment Analysis Delay Index Table A-8: BART Lading Factr Table A-9: Side-Street Intersectin Delay iv

7 1 INTRODUCTION The 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan assesses reginal transprtatin issues within the Lamrinda area and utlines a recmmended package f visin statements, gals, plicies, bjectives, and actins fr addressing thse issues. The study area includes Mraga, Lafayette, Orinda, and prtins f unincrprated Cntra Csta. In additin t serving as a guide fr transprtatin planning thrugh 2040, the Plan als fulfills ne f several requirements under the Measure J Grwth Management Prgram that lcal jurisdictins participate in a multi-jurisdictinal, cperative planning prcess, which includes the preparatin f Actin Plans fr Rutes f Reginal Significance. The recmmendatins in this Plan and its cunterparts in the ther subareas f Cntra Csta (West, Central, East Cunty, and the Tri-Valley) will be carried frward int the 2014 Update t the Cuntywide Cmprehensive Transprtatin Plan (CTP) prepared by the Cntra Csta Transprtatin Authrity (CCTA). The Lamrinda Actin Plan, cmbined with the ne fr the Tri-Valley (which 1

8 includes the Cntra Csta jurisdictins f Danville, San Ramn, and Cntra Csta Cunty), will be frwarded thrugh the Suthwest Area Transprtatin Cmmittee (SWAT) t CCTA, fr inclusin in the 2014 CTP Update. The Lamrinda Prgram Management Cmmittee (LPMC) is cmprised f ne elected fficial frm each f the three Lamrinda jurisdictins, and serves as the plicy versight bard fr the planning and implementatin f Measure C/J prjects and prgrams. A Technical Advisry Cmmittee (the LPMC-TAC), cmprised f staff frm each lcality, prvides technical input t the LPMC. 1.1 The Actin Plan In 1988, Cntra Csta Cunty vters apprved Measure C, a ne-half percent lcal sales tax that generated $1 billin (2008 dllars) in funding fr transprtatin prjects and prgrams ver 20 years. Measure C als created the Cntra Csta Transprtatin Authrity (CCTA), with a bard f 11 elected fficials and 3 ex-ffici members t guide the expenditure f the sales tax prceeds in accrdance with the vter-apprved expenditure plan. In 2004, the vters f Cntra Csta apprved Measure J, extending the sales tax fr 25 years thrugh 2034, and generating an additinal $2 billin (2008 dllars). Bth Measures C and J have included an innvative Grwth Management Prgram (GMP) that encurages lcal jurisdictins t participate in a cperative, multi-jurisdictinal planning prcess, and amng ther things, establish flexible, Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs) fr Reginal Rutes. The CCTA allcates 18 percent f the sales tax revenue it receives t lcal jurisdictins that are fund t be in cmpliance with the Grwth Management Prgram. Under Measure J, an additinal 5 percent f ttal salestax revenues are available t lcal jurisdictins fr Transprtatin fr Livable Cmmunities (TLC) prjects, subject als t GMP cmpliance. As part f the cperative planning prcess envisined under Measure C/J, Actin Plans fr Rutes f Reginal Significance are t be develped by the Reginal Transprtatin Planning Cmmittees (RTPC) with input frm the lcal jurisdictins. The LPMC serves as a sub-grup t the SWAT cmmittee. Under Measures C/J, the SWAT cmmittee, which is cmprised f the Lamrinda jurisdictins and Cntra Csta Cunty, the Twn f Danville, and the City f San Ramn, is the designated RTPC that reprts t CCTA n plicy matters relating t transprtatin issues within bth Lamrinda and the Tri-Valley. The verall bjective f the Actin Plans is t give lcal jurisdictins an pprtunity t cperatively set gals, bjectives, and actins t mitigate the cumulative impacts f grwth n the reginal transprtatin system. T be fund in cmpliance with the CCTA s GMP, lcal jurisdictins are required t 2

9 participate in the develpment f the Actin Plans, and als be willing t implement the actins, prgrams, prjects, and measures identified within the Plans Actin Plan In 1995, the LPMC develped and adpted the first Actin Plan fr Rutes f Reginal Significance. While this dcument included area-wide actins fr Lamrinda, its primary fcus was n the State Rute 24 (SR-24) crridr, which at that time was the nly reginal rute identified by the LPMC. Subsequently, bth Pleasant Hill Rad, nrth f SR-24, and Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad were designated, which lead t the preparatin f Actin Plans fr thse rutes in The Actin Plan fr the Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad crridr, which cnnects West Cunty t Lamrinda, was prepared jintly with the West Cunty RTPC (called WCCTAC). The Pleasant Hill Rad Actin Plan was prepared by the City f Lafayette, and apprved by LPMC in The Lamrinda Actin Plan was updated in 2000 t incrprate the new plans fr Pleasant Hill Rad, nrth f SR-24, and the Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad, alng with ther changes regarding the SR-24 crridr. The last update t the Lamrinda Actin Plan in 2009 was incrprated int CCTA s 2009 CTP Update. Since the last Actin Plan update in 2009, new demgraphic data has becme available and the cuntywide travel frecasts have been updated. MTC als updated its Reginal Transprtatin Plan (Plan Bay Area) in 2013, which incrprated many f the elements f the 2009 Actin Plan updates and the 2009 CTP Update. These and ther events have triggered the need t undertake a cmprehensive update t the Lamrinda Actin Plan t reflect these changes in traffic and plicy. During the curse f the 2014 Update, the LPMC reviewed and updated several majr elements f the Actin Plan, including the Statements f Visin, Gals and Plicies; Rutes f Reginal Significance; Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives; Actins; the Subreginal Transprtatin Impact Fee; and Develpment Review Prcedures. These elements f the Actin Plan are defined as fllws: Statements f Visin, Gals and Plicies f an Actin Plan help guide its verall directin. Decisins regarding investments, prgram develpment, and develpment apprvals are based n these plicies. Rutes f Reginal Significance are transprtatin facilities r services that: 1. Cnnect tw r mre regins f Cntra Csta Cunty; 2. Crss Cunty bundaries; 3. Carry a significant amunt f thrugh-trips; and 3

10 4. Prvide access t a reginal highway r transit facility (e.g., a BART statin r freeway interchange) that serves reginal mbility and cnnect multiple jurisdictins. CCTA may designate a Rute f Reginal Significance that meets ne r mre f these criteria. Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. LPMC has als designated a new categry f rute called Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. While these rutes d nt warrant designatin as Rutes f Reginal Significance, they d crss jurisdictinal bundaries, and wuld benefit frm the multi-jurisdictinal planning prcess envisined in Measure J. The purpse f this designatin is t identify the need fr interjurisdictinal planning fr these rutes. It was nt the intentin f the LPMC that this designatin be a stepping stne t designatin as Rutes f Reginal Significance at a later time. Rather, it is the LPMC s intent that this designatin prvide a structured frum fr cllabratin amng the three jurisdictins, with final cntrl f the rutes remaining with the lcal jurisdictin. It is als the intent f the LPMC that the lcal jurisdictins have an pprtunity t pt ut f the designatin at any time fr the prtin f any f the rutes within their wn bundary. Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs) are quantifiable measures f perfrmance and effectiveness that include a target date fr attaining the bjective. MTSOs may include, fr example, average peak-hur speeds, peak-perid cngestin duratin, radway level f service, transit lading, r transit service frequency. MTSOs can als represent targets fr system utilizatin and efficiency such as transit ridership, mde shares, r average vehicle ccupancy. In this Actin Plan update, additinal perfrmance measures have als been added fr Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance and fr Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes t help the LPMC identify the need fr additinal actins fr the rutes t which they apply. Target values fr each perfrmance measure have nt yet been specified and culd be the tpic fr future LPMC discussin and inclusin in the next Actin Plan update. The perfrmance measures d nt qualify as MTSOs because n target value has been specified r because the perfrmance measure is being used fr a rute that is nt designated as a Rute f Reginal Significance and therefre, nt subject t Measure J requirements and guidelines. Actins are the specific steps (actins, measures, prjects, and prgrams) that the lcal jurisdictins and ther reginal partner agencies such as Caltrans, BART, Cunty cnnectin r CCTA have agreed t implement t achieve the transprtatin gals, bjectives, and plicies set frth in the Actin Plan. The party respnsible fr carrying ut the actins is identified as the lcal jurisdictins, the RTPC, r ther affected parties. Actins may invlve 4

11 implementing specific prjects at the lcal level, r they may call fr reginal cperatin amng the lcal jurisdictins and adjining RTPCs. Subreginal Transprtatin Mitigatin Prgram (STMP) is the subreginal fee r ther mitigatins prgram required under Measure C/J, and designed t mitigate the traffic impacts f new develpments n the reginal transprtatin system. Lamrinda implements its STMP thrugh a subarea develper fee that is verseen by the Lamrinda Fee and Financing Authrity (LFFA), a Jint Exercise f Pwers Authrity (JEPA) cmprised f elected fficials frm each jurisdictin within Lamrinda. Develpment Review Prcedures. The CCTA Grwth Management Implementatin Guide includes a prcess fr review and cnsultatin n prjects and general plan amendments that culd generate traffic impacts n the transprtatin system. As described further in Chapter 7, the CCTA als requires lcal participatin in a General Plan Amendment (GPA) review prcedure. This 2014 Update carries frward and refines these develpment review prcedures, which were included in the previus Actin Plans. 1.3 Outline f the Dcument This intrductry sectin (Chapter 1) t the Plan presents a brief histry f the Actin Plan cncept and its relevance t transprtatin planning in Lamrinda. Chapter 2 f this dcument describes the review f statements f visin, gals and plicies that was undertaken and presents a revised set f statements t guide the 2014 Actin Plan. This chapter identifies the Rutes f Reginal Significance and the newly identified Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. The chapter als identifies the MTSOs and supplemental perfrmance measures that have been specified fr each Rute f Reginal Significance and suggests perfrmance measures fr each Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute. Chapter 3 prvides a descriptin f the existing transprtatin cnditins in Lamrinda. An assessment f the MTSOs frm 2013 mnitring is used t indicate the current status f Lamrinda with respect t the Actin Plan. A frecast f future ppulatin, emplyment and transprtatin cnditins is presented in Chapter 4 fr the year In this chapter an assessment f the MTSOs fr the Rutes f Reginal Significances is prvided fr the 2040 frecast fr a baseline cnditin that assumes that nly currently funded transprtatin imprvements are in place. Chapter 5 f the reprt defines the key elements f the 2014 Actin Plan. This includes an updated descriptin f actins intended t achieve the MTSOs fr the Rutes f Reginal Significance. The actins include prjects and prgrams specifically designed t implement plicies and meet gals n individual Rutes 5

12 f Reginal Significance and Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. Fr each actin, the agency r agencies respnsible fr implementing the actin is identified. The financial plan fr meeting the needs f the Actin Plan is presented in Chapter 6. This includes a brief descriptin f the existing funding surces that supprt the Actin Plan prjects and prgrams and the Subreginal Traffic Impact Fee Prgram designed t implement reginally significant prjects in the Actin Plan. Chapter 7 prvides guidance n implementatin f the Actin Plan, including the prcedures fr circulatin f envirnmental dcuments and review f General Plan Amendments (GPAs). The chapter als includes the prcess fr mnitring and review f the Actin Plan. 6

13 2 ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK 2.1 Statements f Visin, Gals and Plicies Statements f visin, gals and plicies frm the previus Actin Plan were reviewed in light f recent changes in reginal plicies and plans and thse f the lcal Lamrinda jurisdictins. The visin, gals, and plicies fr the 2014 Actin Plan are as fllws: 1. Preserve and enhance the semi-rural character f the cmmunity. 2. Pursue actins t meet r sustain Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs). 3. Supprt actins that help achieve envirnmental gals, thrugh participatin in cuntywide, reginal, and statewide transprtatin imprvement plans. 4. Avid the additin f radway capacity fr single-ccupant vehicles. 5. Enhance mbility by prviding alternative mde ptins. 7

14 6. Pursue actins t make transit mre attractive and increase transit ridership. 7. Imprve multimdal access t BART in ways that will nt lead t an increase in the use f BART parking by peple driving int Lamrinda frm utside cmmunities. 8. Pursue actins t imprve safety f travelers using any mde f travel. 9. Crdinate lcal land use planning and reginal transprtatin planning. 10. Encurage thrugh-trips and interreginal travel t stay n freeways and discurage diversin f these trips t arterial and lcal streets as a mechanism fr ensuring intrareginal mbility. 11. Maintain capacity cnstraints at selected gateways with the intent f preserving and imprving mbility n Rutes f Reginal Significance within Lamrinda. 12. Pursue efficiency imprvements, such as signal timing and ther peratinal imprvements, especially thse that help side street traffic and buses, but withut cmprmising pedestrian and bicycle safety. 13. Supprt the implementatin f the Cmplete Streets Plicies f the Lamrinda jurisdictins. 14. Supprt prgrams and actins that will imprve mbility t, frm and within the Lamrinda cmmunities dwntwns. 8

15 2.2 Rutes f Reginal Significance As indicated in Figure 1, the Lamrinda Actin Plan identifies fur Rutes f Reginal Significance: SR-24 Frm the Caldectt tunnel n the west end t the interchange with I-680 n the east end. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Fr service t and frm the Orinda and Lafayette statins. This is a new designatin in the 2014 Actin Plan with the intent t assure high quality service t thse wh use the Orinda and Lafayette statin, nt t include majr transprtatin infrastructure. Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Frm Mraga Way just suth f SR-24 t Inspiratin Trail n the nrth. Pleasant Hill Rad frm the SR-24 interchange n the suth t Taylr Blvd n the nrth. Figure 1: Lamrinda Rutes f Reginal Significance 9

16 Within Lamrinda, the fur Rutes f Reginal Significance have been further differentiated by their rle within the cunty. SR-24 and BART are identified as Primary Rutes f Reginal Significance because they are high-capacity, highvlume facilities designed t serve lnger-distance trips between Lamrinda and ther sub-regins as well as trips thugh Lamrinda. Pleasant Hill Rad (between Taylr Bulevard and SR-24) and Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad are designated as Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance. They prvide a linkage between Lamrinda and ther sub-regins and they als prvide access t majr reginal facilities (SR-24 and BART), but they are nt designed t carry high vlumes and are designed t serve the residential neighbrhds and schls alng them. 2.3 Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Fur additinal rutes have als been designated by the LPMC as Interjurisdictinal Rutes. While these rutes d nt warrant designatin as Rutes f Reginal Significance, they d crss jurisdictinal bundaries, and wuld benefit frm the multi-jurisdictinal planning prcess envisined in Measure J. It is nt the intent r expectatin that this designatin wuld serve as a stepping stne twards designatin as a Rute f Reginal Significance. This designatin will allw the LPMC t mnitr the perfrmance f these rutes and wrk cperatively t specify prjects and prgrams t increase the safety and reliability f the rutes while increasing multimdal mbility within Lamrinda. The designatin is als intended t help the Lamrinda jurisdictins maintain the existing character, functin, and use f the rutes. Cperatively defining prjects that will help the Lamrinda area may als imprve the chances f receiving funding fr the prjects frm cuntywide r reginal grant prgrams. LPMC and the individual Lamrinda jurisdictins will determine the implicatin f this designatin rather than SWAT r CCTA. Interjurisdictinal Rutes wuld remain under the classificatin f nn-reginal rutes under the Measure J Grwth Management Implementatin Guidelines and wuld be exempt frm the requirements that apply t Rutes f Reginal Significance. In that way, this designatin preserves the Lamrinda jurisdictins ability t maintain the existing character, functin, and use f the rutes and des nt restrict the authrity f the lcal jurisdictin t manage their wn facilities. With this designatin, the lcal jurisdictins wuld nt experience any lss f cntrl ver the rutes within their bundaries. Decisins by the LPMC abut the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes wuld have t have the supprt f the jurisdictin(s) affected by the decisin. Each jurisdictin wuld als have the pprtunity t pt ut f the designatin fr the prtin f a Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute within its bundaries. 10

17 The fur Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes are as fllws: Mraga Way Frm Mraga Rad n the suth end t Bryant Way n the nrth end. Mraga Rad Frm Mraga Way n the suth end t Munt Diabl Bulevard n the nrth end. Munt Diabl Bulevard Frm Happy Valley Rad n the west end t Brwn Avenue n the east end. Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail 1 Fr the entire length f the trail within Lamrinda. A map f the fur Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes is prvided in Figure 2. Figure 2: Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes 2.4 Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs) and Perfrmance Measures Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives (MTSOs) are measures that can be used t mnitr the perfrmance f each f the Rutes f Reginal Significance. Fr Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes, Perfrmance Measures have been identified. The Measure J Implementatin Guide defines MTSOs as quantifiable 1 The Lafayette-Mraga Trail is t retain its existing use restrictins. Designatin as a Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes is nt intended t imply any pssible change in purpse r use. 11

18 measures f effectiveness that include a target date fr achieving the bjective. MTSOs shuld specify the standards r levels f perfrmance desired by the LPMC and the lcal jurisdictins. MTSOs can als help the LPMC determine when imprvement prjects r prgrams are needed t achieve a desired level f perfrmance fr a rute. MTSOs are mnitred each time an Actin Plan is updated and values are frecast fr a target year at least 25 years in the future. Fr this Actin Plan, MTSOs in place in the 2009 Actin Plan were mnitred in 2013 and values frecast t Additinal perfrmance measures have als been identified fr the Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance and fr the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. Data will be cllected fr these measures in a jint effrt by CCTA and the lcal jurisdictins t prvide indicatrs f hw well the rutes are currently perfrming. They are nt cnsidered MTSOs and fr mst, n target values fr perfrmance have been identified. This may be dne at a later time nce values have been estimated fr the existing cnditins fr each rute. Fr any perfrmance measure fr the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes, there are n penalties r required prcedures fr nt meeting the target value. They are meant nly t guide the LPMC and the lcal jurisdictin in identifying apprpriate actins fr the rutes. As perfrmance measures, they will be used by the lcal jurisdictins and LPMC t plan fr actins that will imprve the safety and multimdal mbility f the rutes. Table 1 identifies the MTSOs and additinal perfrmance measures fr the Rutes f Reginal Significance. Table 2 identifies the perfrmance measures fr the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. 12

19 Table 1: MTSOs fr Rutes f Reginal Significance Rute f Reginal Significance SR-24 BART MTSOs 1. Maintain a Delay Index (DI) f 2.0 (2.5 after 2030) r lwer n the SR-24 crridr between I-680 and the Caldectt Tunnel during peak hur in the peak cmmute directin including freeway n-ramps. 2 The DI is a rati f peak perid travel time t ffpeak perid travel time. A Delay Index f 2.0 indicates that the trip wuld take twice as lng during the peak hur as during the uncngested ffpeak. 2. Maintain a Delay Index (DI) f 1.5 r less fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day. 1. Maintain an hurly average lading factr (rati f passengers t seats) f 1.5 r less appraching Lafayette Statin westbund and Orinda Statin eastbund during each and every hur f service. An hurly averaging lading factr f 1.5 indicates that the number f passengers served during the hur is fifty percent greater than the number f seats available during that hur. 2 Mnitring r mdeling f Delay Index shuld be fr the entire length f crridr. The measurements shuld be made inside any pints f capacity cnstraint impsed by either a gateway cnstraint plicy r traffic management strategies designed t limit the flw f vehicles int the crridr. Ding s will insure that the effects f the gateway cnstraint plicy r traffic management strategies are reflected in the MTSO values. 13

20 Table 1: MTSOs fr Rutes f Reginal Significance Rute f Reginal Significance Pleasant Hill Rad 3 MTSOs 1. Maintain peak hur peak directin delay index f 2.0 r lwer. 2. Maintain a maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access Pleasant Hill Rad r Taylr Bulevard f ne signal cycle r less. 3. Increase the average vehicle ccupancy n Pleasant Hill Rad/Taylr Bulevard t at least 1.3 during the peak cmmute hurs by Maintain a peak-hur level f service f Gd D 4 r better at signalized intersectins cnsistent with the Lafayette General Plan fr intersectins nt in the dwntwn area except at the gateways t the Actin Plan area such as Ranch View Drive. Additinal Perfrmance Measures 5. Maintain an inventry f available pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 6. Mnitr vehicle crash frequency. 7. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency. 3 Regarding Pleasant Hill Rad, the listed MTSOs can ptentially cnflict with ne anther, as maintaining a maximum wait time f ne cycle r fewer n the side street can lead t an increase in the delay index n Pleasant Hill Rad r the level f service at a signalized intersectin. In this case, the MTSO addressing maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets takes precedence. The City f Lafayette s preference, per its General Plan, is t accmmdate lcal traffic ver thrugh traffic. 4 Gd D reflects an average delay per vehicle f 25 t 33 secnds, as defined in the City f Lafayette s General Plan. 14

21 Table 1: MTSOs fr Rutes f Reginal Significance Rute f Reginal Significance Camin Pabl/ San Pabl Dam Rad MTSOs 1. Maintain peak hur peak directin delay index f 2.0 r lwer. 2. The maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access San Pabl Dam Rad r Camin Pabl shuld be n greater than ne signal cycle. 3. Increase the average vehicle ccupancy n Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad t at least 1.3 during the peak cmmute hurs by Additinal Perfrmance Measures 4. Maintain an inventry f available pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 5. Mnitr vehicle crash frequency. 6. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency. 7. Mnitr the frequency and cause f unplanned lane clsures f any type. 15

22 Table 2: Perfrmance Measures fr Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Mraga Way Mraga Rad 5 Perfrmance Measures 1. Maintain an inventry f available pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 2. Mnitr vehicle crash frequency. 3. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency 4. Mnitr the frequency and cause f unplanned lane clsures f any type. 5. Maintain peak hur peak directin delay index f 2.0 r lwer. 1. Maintain an inventry f available pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 2. Mnitr vehicle crash frequency. 3. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency 4. Maintain peak hur peak directin delay index f 2.0 r lwer. 5. Achieve and maintain a peak-hur level f service f Pr D 6 r better at signalized intersectins within dwntwn Lafayette cnsistent with the Lafayette General Plan fr intersectins in the dwntwn area. 6. Maintain a maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access Mraga Rad at any signalized intersectin between Herman Drive /St. Mary s Rad and Munt Diabl Bulevard f ne signal cycle r fewer. 5 As with the MTSOs, when there is a ptential cnflict between the perfrmance measure fr wait time fr drivers n side streets and the delay index r the level f service at a signalized intersectin within Lafayette, the maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets takes precedence because the City f Lafayette s preference, as per its General Plan, is t accmmdate lcal traffic ver thrugh traffic. 6 Pr D reflects an average delay per vehicle f 33 t 40 secnds, as defined in the City f Lafayette s General Plan. 16

23 Table 2: Perfrmance Measures fr Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Lafayette- Mraga Reginal Trail Perfrmance Measures 1. Maintain an inventry f available pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 2. Mnitr vehicle crash frequency. 3. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency. 4. Maintain peak hur peak directin delay index f 2.0 r lwer. 5. Maintain a peak hur level f service Pr D r better at signalized intersectins within dwntwn Lafayette cnsistent with the Lafayette General Plan fr intersectins in the dwntwn area. 6. Maintain a maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access Munt Diabl Bulevard at any signalized intersectin f ne signal cycle r fewer. 1. Mnitr pedestrian and bicycle vlumes at crssings. 2. Mnitr aut vlumes at crssings. 3. Mnitr average trail user delay at majr rad crssings. 4. Mnitr pedestrian r bicycle injury crash frequency at crssings. 5. Mnitr pavement cnditin ver the entire trail. 17

24 3 EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS This sectin describes existing transprtatin cnditins in Lamrinda including thse f majr radways and transit services. 3.1 Rutes f Reginal Significance State Rute 24 (SR-24) SR-24 is a majr freeway cnnectin serving Central Cntra Csta Cunty, the Lamrinda area, and Alameda Cunty, and carries between an average f 150,000 and 188,000 vehicles per day (2012 Caltrans ADT). In Cntra Csta 18

25 Cunty, the freeway runs frm the I-680 interchange in Walnut Creek t the Caldectt Tunnel, and traverses the Lamrinda cmmunities. Within this segment, there are generally fur travel lanes in each directin with n highccupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. T access Lamrinda, there are seven interchanges between I-680 and the Caldectt tunnel, and they are lcated at Pleasant Hill Rad, Deer Hill Rad/Oak Hill Rad/First Street, Acalanes Rad/El Nid Ranch Rad, St. Stephens Drive, Camin Pabl, Gateway Bulevard, and Fish Ranch Rad. BART runs within the center median f the SR- 24 right-f-way. In 1990, Lamrinda cntributed 30 percent f all westbund AM peak perid traffic thrugh the Caldectt Tunnel. Since 1990, travel patterns have changed dramatically n SR-24. As shwn in Figure 3, that number had drpped t 18 percent by 2013, as substantial grwth has ccurred in Central Cunty and East Cunty. This grwth t the east f the crridr has led t an increase in cngestin intensity and duratin alng SR-24. The Lamrinda cntributin t traffic n SR-24 is expected t remain fairly stable in the next few decades decreasing t nly 17 percent by In the eastbund directin, 41 percent f 2013 trips thrugh the I-680/SR-24 interchange riginated in Lamrinda and the percentage f these trips is prjected t decrease slightly t 38 percent in Figure 4 illustrates the rigins and destinatins fr eastbund AM peak perid traffic n SR-24 fr 2013 and The cmparisn indicates that the cntributin f Lamrinda traffic will decrease frm 41 percent t 38 percent while thugh traffic will increase. The biggest increase will cme frm Oakland and ther parts f Central Alameda Cunty. The largest increase in destinatins fr the eastbund traffic will be Cncrd and ther parts f Central Cntra Csta Cunty as a result f the first phase f the Cncrd Naval Weapns Statin reuse and ther develpment in that area. The travel patterns in Figures 3 and 4 are based n results f the CCTA Cuntywide Transprtatin Mdel and reflect vehicle trips during the peak perids in 2013 and Travel in the crridr als includes persn-trips by BART and peple getting rides with ther peple, but they are nt included in the travel patterns in Figures 3 and 4. Sme wrk trips are als nt made every day because f telecmmuting, which is grwing in ppularity in the Lamrinda Area. These additinal trips and travel characteristics are captured reasnably well in the Cuntywide Transprtatin Mdel and the frecasts fr traffic n individual radways, but cannt be incrprated in the rigin-destinatin analysis fr traffic n SR

26 Figure 3: 2013 and 2040 AM Peak Perid Westbund Origin-Destinatin Summary Surce: CCTA Cuntywide Travel Demand Mdel,

27 Figure 4: 2013 and 2040 AM Peak Perid Eastbund Origin-Destinatin Summary Surce: CCTA Cuntywide Travel Demand Mdel,

28 3.1.2 BART BART prvides service t Lamrinda n the C line, which prvides service between Pittsburg/Bay Pint, Cncrd, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Oakland, San Francisc, Daly City, Clma, Suth San Francisc, San Brun, the San Francisc Airprt, and Millbrae. The line has cnnectins t three f BART s ther lines in Oakland. Ridership in 2012, as measured by daily exits at the tw Lamrinda statins, exceeded 6,000 passengers. A map shwing the BART system is presented in Figure 5. Figure 5: BART System Map Surce: July BART prvides service n the C line between 4:00 AM and 1:30 AM n weekdays with service every 5 t 10 minutes in the peak perid (6:00 AM t 9:00 AM) and every 15 t 20 minutes in the ff-peak perid. Service is prvided n Saturdays between 6:00 AM and 1:30 AM and n Sunday between 8:00 AM and 1:30 AM Pleasant Hill Rad Cnnecting the cities f Martinez, Pleasant Hill, and Walnut Creek t Lafayette, Pleasant Hill Rad is a majr fur-lane, nrth-suth arterial that intersects with SR-24 rughly 1.5 miles west f I-680. Pleasant Hill Rad is designated as a Rute f Reginal Significance suth f Taylr Bulevard terminating at the SR-24 Interchange suth f Deer Hill Rad/Stanley Bulevard.. Pleasant Hill Rad is 22

29 als a Rute f Reginal Significance within the Central Cunty subregin nrth f Lafayette. The traffic vlume n Pleasant Hill Rad, based n a traffic cunt cnducted in 2010 just suth f Reliez Valley Rad, was 1,992 vehicles in the suthbund directin and 764 vehicles in the nrthbund directin during the AM peak hur. In the PM peak hur, the vlume was 1,010 vehicles in the suthbund directin and 2,222 vehicles in the nrthbund directin. Using 2012 turning mvement cunts, the City f Lafayette estimates that the tw-way daily traffic vlume just suth f Reliez Valley Rad is 28,700 vehicles. Tw schls, Springhill Elementary and Acalanes High Schl, are served by the radway. There is currently n transit service ffered n Pleasant Hill Rad nrth f Stanley Bulevard. Prir t the recnstructin f the I-680 / SR-24 interchange in 1999, Pleasant Hill Rad carried significant thrugh traffic that bypassed the cngested interchange. Once the prject was cmpleted, traffic vlumes and cngestin drpped ff but have recently been n the increase nce again Camin Pabl / San Pabl Dam Rad Camin Pabl is a majr arterial that begins just suth f SR-24 in dwntwn Orinda and runs nrth serving Orinda Village and turning int San Pabl Dam Rad at the Bear Creek Rad intersectin. The traffic vlumes n San Pabl Dam Rad, based n a traffic cunt cnducted in 2010 nrth f Orinda, was 1,126 vehicles in the suthbund directin and 359 vehicles in the nrthbund directin during the AM peak hur. In the PM peak hur, the vlume was 484 vehicles in the suthbund directin and 945 vehicles in the nrthbund directin. The radway serves the SR-24 interchange as well as the Orinda BART statin, and ultimately cnnects t Richmnd and I-80 in western Cntra Csta Cunty. AC Transit Rute 74 perates alng this crridr. 3.2 Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes Mraga Way Mraga Way is a nrth-suth arterial that intersects with SR-24 rughly 2.5 miles east f the Caldectt Tunnel and cnnects t Camin Pabl. Three schls - Miramnte High Schl, Orinda Intermediate Schl, and Del Rey Elementary Schl - are served by the radway. The radway cnnects residential cmmunities and St. Mary s Cllege t SR-24 and the Orinda BART statin as well as the dwntwn cmmercial areas f Mraga and Orinda, bth f which are designated as Pririty Develpment Areas. Cunty Cnnectin Rute 6 perates alng this crridr. 23

30 3.2.2 Mraga Rad Mraga Rad is a nrth-suth arterial that intersects with Munt Diabl Bulevard and extends suth int the Twn f Mraga. Five schls - Lafayette Elementary Schl, Stanley Middle Schl, Camplind High Schl, St. Perpetua Schl, and Dnald Rheem Elementary - are served by the radway. Mraga Rad als prvides access t Saint Mary s Cllege althugh the cllege is nt n Mraga Rad. The radway cnnects residential cmmunities t SR-24 and the Lafayette BART statin as well as the dwntwn cmmercial areas f Mraga and Lafayette, bth f which are designated as Pririty Develpment Areas, and the Rheem cmmercial area. Cunty Cnnectin Rute 6 perates alng this crridr Munt Diabl Bulevard (Happy Valley Rad t Brwn Avenue) Munt Diabl Bulevard is an arterial that runs parallel t SR-24 between Acalanes Rad and Pleasant Hill Rad, serving the dwntwn area f Lafayette, the Lafayette BART statin, and almst all f the city s cmmercial districts. Only the prtin f Munt Diabl Bulevard between Happy Valley Rad and Brwn Avenue is designated as a Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute. The radway serves as a parallel rute fr vehicles diverting frm SR-24 during perids f cngestin. Althugh the radway des nt cnnect t anther jurisdictin, it is interjurisdictinal in terms f use. The sectin f Munt Diabl Bulevard in Dwntwn Lafayette is used fr SR-24 access frm the residential cmmunities t the suth. Dwntwn Lafayette s Y-shaped street netwrk is such that the SR- 24 eastbund freeway exit is lcated at Oak Hill Rad and eastbund freeway entrance is lcated at 1 st Street, bth f which meet Munt Diabl Bulevard. Vehicles entering r exiting SR-24 westbund cming frm r ging t the suth wuld exit nt Deer Hill Rad and use either 1 st Street r Oak Hill Rad t d s. The main rad suth f Munt Diabl Bulevard is Mraga Rad, which is between Oak Hill Rad and 1 st Street. Regarding transit service, Cunty Cnnectin Rute 25 perates alng this crridr Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail The Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail is a nrth-suth, 7.7-mile lng, linear park intended fr pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle use. Paralleling St. Mary s Rad thrugh Lafayette and Mraga, the trail begins at Canyn Rad abut 0.7 miles suth f Camin Pabl and terminates at Olympic Bulevard t the nrth in Lafayette. 3.3 Mnitring Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives Descriptins f the MTSOs and the target values fr each were prvided in Sectin 2. The values f the MTSOs established by the 2009 Actin Plan fr the 24

31 Lamrinda Rutes f Reginal Significance were mnitred in Table 3 summarizes the results f the mnitring. All f these were met during the 2013 mnitring effrt, except fr the MTSO describing side street maximum waiting times n Pleasant Hill Rad. Table 3: Status f MTSOs f Rutes f Reginal Significance Rute MTSO 2013 Mnitring Reprt SR-24 Caldectt Tunnel t I-680 BART Pleasant Hill Rad Taylr Bulevard t SR-24 Camin Pabl / San Pabl Dam Rad I-80 t SR-24 Maintain a delay index f 2.0 r better during peak perid/peak directin (including freeway n-ramps). Maintain a Delay Index (DI) f 1.5 r less fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day. Maintain a lading factr f 1.5 pax/seat r better during peak perid/peak directin Maintain a delay index f 2.0 r better during peak perid/peak directin. Maintain a maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access Pleasant Hill Rad r Taylr Bulevard f ne signal cycle r fewer. Maintain a delay index f 2.0 r better during peak perid/peak directin. The maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access San Pabl Dam Rad r Camin Pabl shuld be n greater than ne signal cycle. Nte: MTSOs added in the 2014 Update were nt mnitred. AM: 1.5 PM: 1.4 EB: 1.0 WB: 1.0 AM: 1.26 PM: 1.47 AM: 1.2 PM: 1.4 AM: 1, except fr Quandt Rd intersectin (2 cycles) PM: 1, except fr intersectins at Mt Diabl Blvd, Quandt Rd, and Reliez Valley Rd (2 cycles fr the 3 exceptins) AM: 1.2 PM: 1.2 AM: 1 PM: 1 25

32 3.4 Transit Service Transit service in Lamrinda is prvided by the San Francisc Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), and Cunty Cnnectin. In general, transit ridership has been slwly recvering after a decline during the years fllwing the ecnmic dwnturn f and the recessin f Bth BART and Cunty Cnnectin experienced small ridership increases in BART BART service t Lamrinda is prvided at the Orinda and Lafayette BART statins. The statins can be accessed thrugh n-site park-and-ride lts and thrugh several Cunty Cnnectin bus rutes. Ridership in 2012, shwn as average annual weekday exits at the tw lcal BART statins, is shwn in Figure 6. The MTSO fr BART is t maintain an hurly average lading factr (rati f passengers t seats) f 1.5 r less appraching Lafayette Statin westbund and Orinda Statin eastbund during each and every hur f service. An hurly averaging lading factr f 1.5 indicates that the number f passengers served during the hur is fifty percent greater than the number f seats available during that hur. Mnitring in 2013 indicated that this MTSO was met, with the highest bserved hurly average lading factr being 1.47 at 2:00 PM in the eastbund directin, and 1.26 at 7:00 AM in the westbund directin. Figure 6: Average Annual Weekday Exits at Orinda and Lafayette BART statins Surce: BART 2012 Ridership Reprt. 26

33 3.4.2 Cunty Cnnectin The Central Cntra Csta Transit Authrity (CCCTA), r Cunty Cnnectin, serves the Lamrinda area including bth the Orinda and Lafayette BART statins. The bus rutes currently serving this area are 1, 6, and 25, as illustrated in Figure 7. In additin t the regular bus rutes, Cunty Cnnectin perates supplemental bus service n schl days t accmmdate heavy ridership. Such rutes serving Lamrinda schls are 603, 606, 625, and 626. In 2009, the Cunty Cnnectin rute system went thrugh a majr restructuring in which its rutes were renumbered and/r changed and sme weekend service eliminated, resulting in a decrease in ridership in subsequent years. Ridership n the Lamrinda area rutes has fluctuated ver the past decade, as shwn in Figure 8. Figure 9 illustrates Lamrinda ridership in the 2012 fiscal year by rute, and Figure 10 shws the 2012 FY ridership demgraphic prfile by age grup. Figure 7: Cunty Cnnectin System Map (Lamrinda area) Surce: Cunty Cnnectin, July

34 Figure 8: Annual Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Bus Rutes Surce: Cunty Cnnectin, Nvember Figure 9: FY 2012 Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Service, by Bus Rute Surce: Cunty Cnnectin, Nvember

35 Figure 10: FY 2012 Ridership fr Cunty Cnnectin Lamrinda Service, by Age Grup Surce: Cunty Cnnectin, January Paratransit Paratransit services are prvided by Cunty Cnnectin LINK and Lamrinda Spirit Van. The Lamrinda Spirit Van is an alliance between public and private rganizatins in Mraga, Orinda, and Lafayette. Ridership n these tw services, shwn in Figure 11, has been steadily rising, mirrring a trend fund thrughut the Bay Area. With ppulatin frecasts shwing a large increase in the senir (age 62 and ver) demgraphic, the rising demand fr paratransit is a trend that is expected t cntinue. The Lamrinda jurisdictins have als teamed tgether t undertake a Lamrinda Circulatr Study. The purpse f the study, which will be spnsred by CCTA and Cunty Cnnectin, will be t determine whether sme type f shuttle service wuld be viable within the Lamrinda cmmunity and what wuld be invlved in perating a shuttle t cnnect neighbrhds with BART, dwntwns/pririty Develpment Areas (PDAs) and park-and-ride lts. 29

36 Annual Paratransit Ridership Figure 11: Annual Paratransit Ridership in Lamrinda 35,000 30,000 25,000 27,637 3,030 29,308 3,295 30,347 4,088 20,000 15,000 10,000 24,607 26,013 26,259 5, Lamrinda Spirit Van Surce: Cunty Cnnectin LINK, Lamrinda Spirit Van, Cunty Cnnectin LINK 30

37 4 OVERALL GROWTH RATES AND FUTURE TRAVEL PATTERNS Frecasts fr future ppulatin and emplyment levels in Lamrinda were derived frm the Cntra Csta Transprtatin Authrity (CCTA) cuntywide travel mdel. Mdel frecasts are based n the Assciatin f Bay Area Gvernments (ABAG) Current Reginal Plan Prjectins prduced in 2011 as part f the reginal plan update and the 2013 CCTA Land Use Infrmatin System (LUIS 13). Prvided in the mdel are frecasts fr the year 2010, 2020, 2030, and Current year 2013 estimates are derived thrugh straight-line interplatin between 2010 and

38 4.1 Ppulatin Frecasts Ppulatin frecasts, including demgraphics, husehlds, and emplyment are shwn in Tables 4 and 5. By 2040, the ttal Lamrinda ppulatin is frecast t grw 11 percent frm tday. Senirs (age 62 and ver) are t make up mst f that grwth, increasing by 54 percent. The frecasts were develped based upn ABAG s Current Reginal Plan Prjectins prduced in 2011, and were subject t extensive review by the lcal jurisdictins. The frecasts reflect that by 2040, the percentage f peple wh are ver the age f 62 and still in the wrk frce will have dramatically increased. This trend applies nt nly fr Lamrinda, but als fr the remainder f Cntra Csta. Table 4: Lamrinda Demgraphic Frecasts Lamrinda 2013 Lamrinda 2040 Net Grwth Percent Grwth Senir (Age 62+) 13,560 20, % Adult (Nn-Senir) 35,880 35, % Nn-wrking Yung 15,060 15, % Ttal Ppulatin 64,500 71, % Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins Table 5: Lamrinda Ppulatin, Husehlds, Emplyed Residents and Emplyment Frecasts Lamrinda 2013 Lamrinda 2040 Net Grwth Percent Grwth Ttal Ppulatin 64,500 71,500 7,000 11% Ttal Husehlds 24,200 27,200 3,000 13% Ttal Emplyed Residents 28,700 33,000 4,400 15% Ttal Emplyees 19,000 21,900 2,900 15% Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins The ttal number f emplyees, r jbs, in Lamrinda is expected t grw at a slwer rate than the number f emplyed residents. Since there are currently fewer emplyees than emplyed residents, the net ut-cmmuting travel pattern that exists tday will likely cntinue. Table 6 illustrates present and frecast wrk trip distributin within and utside f Lamrinda. 32

39 Table 6: Lamrinda Emplyed Residents Distributin Prfile Hme Lcatin Wrk Lcatin Lamrinda Other Bay Area Lamrinda 3,200 3,400 25,500 29,600 Other Bay Area 15,800 18,500 Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins Ttal husehld grwth amng the three cities is rughly evenly distributed, as shwn in Figure 12. Mraga is expected t have 1,300 new husehlds, while the cities f Lafayette and Orinda are frecasted t absrb 1,050 new husehlds each. Figure 12: Husehlds by Area, 2013 t 2040 Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins Emplyment Frecasts Ttal emplyment within Lamrinda is frecast t grw 15 percent by 2040 as shwn in Table 7. Mst f this grwth is t ccur in the service sectr which will accunt fr almst 50 percent f the ttal emplyment grwth. 33

40 Table 7: Lamrinda Emplyment Frecast Lamrinda 2013 Lamrinda 2040 Net Grwth Percent Grwth Retail 4,900 5, % Service 8,800 10,300 1,500 17% Manufacturing 900 1, % Agricultural % Whlesale % Other 3,700 4, % Ttal Emplyment 18,970 21,910 2,940 16% Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins Distributin f emplyment grwth is nt expected t be even, with mst f the grwth ccurring in Lafayette (abut 1,430 jbs). Mraga and Orinda are frecasted t add abut 830 and 680 jbs, respectively, as shwn in Figure 13. Figure 13: Emplyment by Area, 2013 t 2040 Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins Traffic Frecasts Travel frecasts were develped using the CCTA mdel system. The travel behavir represented by the CCTA mdel, which is cnsistent with the reginal mdel used by MTC, is used t represent the grwth in travel in each subregin. Frecasts are used t pivt ff f existing travel patterns as reflected in traffic cunts and transit ridership cunts. These cunts capture any unique travel characteristics f the travelers in any particular subregin. As shwn in Table 8, 34

41 traffic demand is expected t grw significantly n Lamrinda area freeways and arterials. Table 8: Traffic Frecasts fr Select Rutes f Reginal Significance and Interjurisdictinal Rutes Rad Name AM Peak Directin 2013 AM Peak Hur Vlume AM Peak Hur Vlume Grwth AM Peak Hur Vlume % Grwth Rutes f Reginal Significance SR-24 Westbund SR-24 west f I-680 interchange (east f Pleasant Hill Rad) Westbund 9,800 1,490 15% SR-24 east f Oak Hill Rad Westbund 9,800 1,700 18% SR-24 west f Acalanes Rad Westbund 10,400 1,050 10% SR-24 west f Mraga Way Westbund 10,900 1,070 12% SR-24 at Caldectt Tunnel Westbund 10,400 1,630 16% Pleasant Hill Rad at Reliez Valley Rad Suthbund 1, % Camin Pabl at Miner Rad Suthbund 1, % Interjurisdictinal Rutes Mraga Way nrth f Glrietta Bulevard Nrthbund % Mraga Rad nrth f St Mary s Rad (Lafayette) Nrthbund % Munt Diabl Blvd west f Mraga Rad Westbund 1, % Surce: CCTA Travel Demand Mdel, Prjectins 2011[age Frecasts f MTSO Values fr 2040 An assessment f travel frecasts fr 2040 indicated that the prgrammed reginal and lcal prjects and the actins f this Actin Plan wuld lead t achievement f all the Multimdal Transprtatin Service Objectives in the Lamrinda Area except fr the side street delay n Pleasant Hill Rad. A summary f the results f the analysis is presented in Table 9. The table prvides the results frm the 2013 MTSO mnitring, values estimated fr a N Prject frecast that excludes all actins cntained in the five Actin Plans, and values fr a With Actins frecast that includes all actins frm the five Actin Plans. Mre detail n the MTSO values can be fund in Appendix A. The grwth in the vlume f traffic thugh the crridr, particularly n SR-24, is kept lw in the With Actins scenari by a significant increase in the BART service and 35

42 capacity assumed in the 2040 frecasts and by the Lamrinda Actin Plan Gateway Cnstraint Plicy. 36

43 Table 9: Assessment f MTSO Values fr 2013 and 2040 Rute MTSO 2013 Mnitring Reprt 2040 N Prject 2040 With Actins SR-24 Caldectt Tunnel t I-680 Maintain a Delay Index (DI) f 2.0 (2.5 after 2030) r better during peak hur (including freeway n-ramps) Maintain a Delay Index (DI) f 1.5 r better fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day AM: 1.0 (EB), 1.5 (WB) PM: 1.4 (EB), 1.3 (WB) Delay Index is belw 1.5 fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day. AM: 1.5 (EB), 2.4 (WB) PM: 2.0 (EB), 1.7 (WB) Delay Index is belw 1.5 fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day. AM: 1.4 (EB), 1.7 (WB) PM: 1.7 (EB), 1.7 (WB) Delay Index is belw 1.5 fr all but the six mst cngested hurs f the day. BART Maintain a lading factr f 1.5 pax/seat r better during each hur f service The MTSO is nt exceeded in any hur f service. The MTSO is nt exceeded in any hur f service. The MTSO is nt exceeded in any hur f service. Maintain a delay index f 2.0 r better during peak hur AM: N/A (NB), 1.2 (SB) PM: 1.4 (NB), N/A (SB) AM: 1.5 (NB), 1.4 (SB) PM: 1.8 (NB), 2.1 (SB) AM: 1.3 (NB), 1.3 (SB) PM: 1.6 (NB), 1.9 (SB) Pleasant Hill Rad Taylr Bulevard t SR-24 Maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access Pleasant Hill Rad r Taylr Bulevard f ne signal cycle r less AM: 1 cycle, except fr Spring Hill Rd intersectin (2 cycles) PM: 1 cycle, except fr intersectins at Green Valley Dr, and Spring Hill Rd (2 cycles) AM: 1 cycle, except fr Spring Hill Rd intersectin (2 cycles) PM: 1 cycle, except fr intersectins at Green Valley Dr, and Spring Hill Rd (2 cycles) AM: 1 cycle, except fr Spring Hill Rd intersectin (2 cycles) PM: 1 cycle, except fr intersectins at Green Valley Dr, and Spring Hill Rd (2 cycles) Camin Pabl / San Pabl Dam Rad Wildcat Canyn Rd t SR-24 Maintain a delay index f 2.0 r better during peak hur Maximum wait time fr drivers n side streets wishing t access San Pabl Dam Rad/Camin Pabl f ne signal cycle r less AM: N/A (NB), 1.2 (SB) PM: 1.2 (NB), N/A (SB) AM: All intersectins have 1 cycle wait fr side streets. PM: All intersectins have 1 cycle wait fr side streets. AM: 1.4 (NB), 1.6 (SB) PM: 1.4 (NB), 1.1 (SB) AM: 1 cycle, except fr Wildcat Canyn Rd intersectin (2 cycles) PM: All intersectins have 1 cycle wait fr side streets. AM: 1.3 (NB), 1.5 (SB) PM: 1.3 (NB), 1.0 (SB) AM: All intersectins have 1 cycle wait fr side streets. PM: All intersectins have 1 cycle wait fr side streets. Nte: MTSOs added in 2014 update were nt mnitred fr 2013 Bld MTSO value is belw standard Surce: CCTA MTSO Mnitring Reprt, 2013 and CCTA Travel Mdel,

44 5 ACTIONS FOR ROUTES OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE T address future traffic, cngestin and mbility issues, the LPMC has identified a set f actins that are intended t result in achievement f the Actin Plan visin, plicies, and gals identified in Sectin 2.1. The actins represent a cmbinatin f specific prjects, prgrams, measures, and mitigatins that the Lamrinda jurisdictins have agreed t carry ut as part f the Actin Plan implementatin. Althugh the actins are designed t achieve the furteen statements f visin, plicies, and gals f the LPMC, there is nt a ne-t-ne crrespndence between the actins and the statements. Mst f the actins apply t a brad set f the furteen statements and each f the statements wuld be addressed thrugh a brad set f the actins. Supplemental material can be fund in Appendix B in the frm f a matrix fr each f the Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance (Pleasant Hill Rad between Taylr Bulevard and SR-24 and Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad) 38

45 and each f the new Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes. Unless nted therwise, these radway segments are intended t retain their characteristics. Used t frmulate Actin Plan elements fr each f the rutes, each matrix divides the rute in questin int lgical segments and prvides an assessment fr each f the fllwing parameters: Segment Characteristics Radway (r Trail) Characteristics Needs Pssible Perfrmance Measures Pssible Actins 5.1 Actins Table 10 lists the actins that the Lamrinda jurisdictins have agreed t carry ut with supprt frm CCTA, Caltrans, BART, Cunty Cnnectin, East Bay Reginal Parks, and a variety f ther transprtatin prviders t implement the Lamrinda Actin Plan. The table is divided int five sectins: Transit Travel Demand Management Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Safety Radway and Traffic Management Reginal Crdinatin and Actin Plan Implementatin Fr each actin, Table 10 indicates the rutes t which the actin is t apply. While sme f the actins are riented t a single rute, mst apply t mre than ne. Table 10 als indicates the jurisdictin r ther agency with the primary respnsibility fr implementatin f each actin. Each actin was als evaluated fr implementatin ptential and ptential benefit. Thse identified as High in bth categries are indicated with bld and italics lettering in Table 10. Thse identified as High in ptential benefit nly are shwn with italics but nt bld. The actins in this Lamrinda Actin Plan reflect an rientatin tward maintaining a safe travel envirnment, a reasnable level f service fr travel within the area and a high quality f life fr Lamrinda residents cnsistent with the stated visin, gals, and plicies identified in Sectin 2.1 f this dcument. The actins are designed t achieve the MTSOs identified in Sectin 2.2 thrugh demand management, traffic system management and the supprt f transit and ther alternative mdes f transprtatin. The actins are designed t prvide safe pprtunities fr walking and bicycling particularly fr schl trips and fr access t BART and bus services. There is als n direct ne-t-ne 39

46 crrespndence between the actins and the MTSOs. The MTSOs define the verall standard f perfrmance that is desired fr the Rutes f Reginal Significance and the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes, and the cmpsite set f actins is designed t ensure that the standards are met fr the rutes. 40

47 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins Transit Supprt augmentatin and expansin f, and seek funding fr, subscriptin bus service (flex van) t BART statins and high vlume ridership lcatins such as St. Mary s Cllege, t prvide additinal transit pprtunities. Supprt expansin f BART seat capacity thrugh the crridr, parking capacity east f Lamrinda, and headway reductin. Develp a Lamrinda Transit Plan t identify future cmmunity transit needs and t address the changing needs f the senir ppulatin. Supprt bus headway reductins n rutes prviding service t the Bay Pint/Clma BART line and reinstatement f direct service t imprtant emplyment centers such as Pleasantn and Bishp Ranch. Supprt and seek additinal funding fr expanding transit service, including service between Lamrinda BART statins and adjacent cmmunities in Central Cunty, service n Pleasant Hill Rad nrth f Sr-24, service t Bishp Ranch and the Tri-Valley area, and service thrugh the Caldectt Tunnel. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA, and BART Lamrinda Jurisdictins and BART Lamrinda Jurisdictins and CCCTA Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA, and BART Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA, and BART 41

48 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Transit Supprt BART and CCCTA strategies that enhance transit ridership and reduce single-ccupant vehicle trips and encurage casual carpls fr ne-way BART ridership. Supprt and seek funding fr augmentatin and expansin f schl bus service in Lamrinda. Seek funds t build and perate park and ride lts and assciated BART shuttles in Lamrinda t encurage carpling and transit ridership while reducing single ccupant vehicle cmmute lads. Supprt transit service that links Lamrinda bus service mre directly t cmmunities t the nrth and east f Lafayette and Orinda. Supprt the prvisin f public transit service in the Pleasant Hill Rad / Taylr Bulevard Crridr with cnnectins t BART and ther CCCTA services in Lafayette. Maintain Lamrinda schl bus prgram service t Wagner Ranch Schl. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA, and BART Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA and BART Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lafayette and CCCTA Orinda 42

49 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Transit Wrk with AC Transit, BART, Cunty Cnnectin, WestCAT, and MTC t explre feasibility f service re-rganizatin in San Pabl Dam Rad and Camin Pabl crridr and develp recmmendatins t increase frequency and cnnectivity f bus service fr peple traveling between City f Richmnd, San Pabl, El Sbrante and Orinda. Mnitr and and explre ways t imprve paratransit prductivity when pssible. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Orinda and Cntra Csta Cunty, CCCTA and BART CCCTA and Lamrinda Jurisdictins 43

50 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Travel Demand Management Supprt a cllabrative effrt with the Acalanes Unin High Schl District t reduce aut trips and t prmte and increase ridesharing and use f transit fr travel t and frm the high schls in Lamrinda. Explre actins t imprve SR-24 flw in PM and use f BART cnsistent with the Gateway Cnstraint Plicy. Supprt schl start times n Pleasant Hill Rad that reduce peak cmmute lads n the radway. Encurage expanded Travel Demand Management (TDM) prgrams t increase the use f alternative mdes f transprtatin and increase verall vehicle ccupancy. Prmte TDM activities including ridesharing, casual carpling and BART pl using resurces such as the SWAT TDM prgram and RIDES fr Bay Area Cmmuters. Encurage green cmmuting including ZEV and NEV vehicles, clean fuel infrastructure and car sharing. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Munt Diabl Bulevard Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins, CCCTA and BART Lafayette Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins 44

51 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Travel Demand Management Supprt Transprtatin Demand Management (TDM) prgrams at St. Mary s Cllege and the high schls, middle schls and elementary schls that encurage students t take alternative mdes f transprtatin t schl t reduce demand n the radway and increase vehicle ccupancy rates. Seek funding t utilize existing parking fr park-and-ride fr Lamrinda residents. Study need fr, feasibility, and cst f installing additinal park and ride lts and/r HOV bypass lanes at critical cngestin pints in the crridrs leading int Lamrinda Rutes f Reginal Significance frm ther subareas. Prmte alternative wrk pprtunities including emplyer pre-tax benefit prgrams, cmpressed wrk-week schedules, flex schedules and telewrk. In cperatin with Lamrinda jurisdictins, develp TDM plans and prvide cnsultatins t imprve mbility and decreased parking demand fr new develpment and redevelpment while nt reducing parking supply. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins 45

52 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Safety Evaluate and seek pprtunities t imprve and/r build pedestrian and bicycle facilities between the Lamrinda BART statins and adjacent land uses and cmmunities. Supprt pedestrian and bicycle safety imprvements arund schls, trailheads, and at intersectins and alng the bikeway netwrk. Imprve and/r add sidewalks SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lafayette and Orinda Lamrinda Jurisdictins and/r pedestrian pathways. Lamrinda Supprt pedestrian and bicycle imprvements including BART access, t encurage alternative transprtatin mdes, increase transit ridership, and reduce aut demand. Design pedestrian and bicycle facilities t cnnect with the planned EBMUD pathway identified in Lafayette s Bikeways Master Plan. Supprt the develpment f reginal Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lafayette bicycle facilities. Seek funding t prvide bicycle parking infrastructure at emplyment sites and activity centers thrughut Lamrinda. Install, where apprpriate, bicycle lanes as part f any future radway imprvements t the crridr. Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins 46

53 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Safety Imprve pedestrian cnnectivity t multi-use trails. Explre the feasibility f widening existing pedestrian/bike facilities where apprpriate t accmmdate demand and where technically and financially feasible. Imprve nrth-suth bicycling by prviding a cntinuus bikeway facility t address the gap created by the Pleasant Hill Rd/Taylr Blvd split. Imprve Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail street crssings and striping. Encurage cmmute use f the Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail and ther trails systems as they are develped. Prvide a bicycle and pedestrian trail frm Wilder Rad t Mraga Way t prvide a safer path f travel fr bicyclist currently riding n the SR-24 shulder. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins and Cntra Csta Cunty Lafayette and Mraga Lafayette and Mraga Orinda 47

54 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities and Safety 3.14 Wrk with East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) and East Bay Reginal Parks District (EPRPD) t repen the Lafayette-Mraga Reginal Trail near August Drive between Schl Street Bridge and Canyn Rad Bridge t restre the pedestrian and bicycle link. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette - Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Mraga EBMUD EBRPD 48

55 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Radway and Traffic Management Investigate apprpriate mechanisms, including maintaining existing radway lanes and widths and restrictive signal timing and metering, t discurage use f arterial rads as a substitute fr freeway travel. Explre pprtunities t cnduct studies t identify ptins fr cnnecting reginal traffic t SR-24 withut negatively affecting Lafayette and Orinda dwntwns r residential neighbrhds, including ptins fr bypass crridrs. Seek funding t implement ptins selected by lcal jurisdictins, such as inclusin f prjects in the expenditure plan(s) f future reginal funding plans and measures. Seek and secure funding fr implementatin f the future Lafayette Dwntwn Cngestin Study fr getting Lamrinda trips t and frm SR-24 as a prject f significant reginal benefit. SR- 24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lafayette, Orinda and Cntra Csta Cunty Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lafayette 49

56 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Radway and Traffic Management Supprt added persn trip capacity n reginal freeways that culd divert traffic frm Pleasant Hill Rad. Explre pprtunities t wrk with TRANSPAC t develp a traffic management prgram t discurage use f westbund/suthbund traffic using Pleasant Hill Rad nrth f SR-24 t bypass the I-680 SR-24 interchange. Seek funding fr an auxiliary lane n eastbund SR-24 Gateway nramp t Brkwd and cntinue cmpletin f imprvements t eastbund Brkwd ff-ramp subject t specific design criteria. Supprt effrts f Caltrans and the Califrnia Highway Patrl t implement an incident management prgram n SR-24. Supprt HOV and transit imprvements in the I-680 and I- 80 crridrs t reduce single ccupant autmbile use n SR-24. Supprt WCCTAC s effrts t reduce diversin frm I-80 t alternative rutes in Lamrinda thrugh peratinal imprvements that increase thrughput n I-80. Rute f Reginal Significance Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Camin Munt Lafayette- Pleasant Pabl/San Mraga Mraga SR-24BART Diabl Mraga Hill RadPabl Way Rad Bulevard Trail Dam Rad Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lafayette and Cntra Csta Cunty Lafayette and Cntra Csta Cunty Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins 50

57 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Radway and Traffic Management Explre ways t redesign radway (Munt Diabl Bulevard) t discurage diversin frm SR-24 but withut reducing capacity. Supprt multi-mdal safety actins that encurage safe speeds with particular emphasis n access t schls. Seek t mnitr and evaluate traffic speed and ther safety issues n an annual basis. Seek t reduce the speed limit n suthbund Taylr Blvd at apprach t Pleasant Hill Rad t imprve safety at the merge. Pursue pprtunities t install permanent, speed feedback signs t slw vehicle speeds and reduce the severity f cllisins. Seek funding t prvide increased enfrcement f the existing speed limits. Prtect adjacent residential streets frm diverted cut-thrugh traffic thrugh the installatin f traffic calming measures. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lafayette Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lafayette and Cntra Csta Cunty Lafayette, Orinda and Cntra Csta Cunty Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lafayette and Cntra Csta Cunty 51

58 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Radway and Traffic Management Seek Measure J funding f HOV facility needs fr San Pabl Dam Rad and Camin Pabl. Minimize number f new street and driveway access pints t the extent that is feasible. Seek t crdinate and imprve prcedures f Lamrinda agencies fr detecting, reprting, annuncing and dcumenting lane r rad clsures. Explre pprtunities t crdinate Lamrinda prcedures/practices fr traffic management during lane r rad clsure. Replace r recnstruct piping, drainage r undergrunding f utility infrastructure t reduce incidence f lane r rad clsure Maintain vegetatin and drainage t reduce incidence f lane r rad clsure. Evaluate pprtunities fr SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Orinda and Cntra Csta Cunty Lamrinda Jurisdictins and Cntra Csta Cunty Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins adaptive signal timing. Lamrinda Review and cnsider ptins fr imprving truck lading regulatins and actins. Add a right-turn lane t the eastbund SR-24 ff-ramp fr suthbund Mraga Was Jurisdictins Lafayette Orinda and Caltrans 52

59 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Reginal Crdinatin and Actin Plan Implementatin SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/Sa n Pabl Dam Rad Munt Diabl Bulevard Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Participate in the Lamrinda Transprtatin Impact Fee (LTIF). Supprt cntinuatin and expansin f Measures J return-t-surce funds fr rad maintenance. Seek t establish reciprcity agreements with jurisdictins utside f Lamrinda t mitigate the dwnstream impacts f prpsed new develpment prjects r General Plan Amendments that culd adversely affect ability t achieve the MTSOs. Mnitr and evaluate the MTSOs fr all Rutes f Reginal Significance every fur years. If the CCCTA cannt increase service t Acalanes High and Camplind Schls, evaluate the feasibility f augmenting the existing schl bus prgram t add the high schl as funding permits. Lcal jurisdictins t wrk with the transit agencies t reslve transit stp access and amenity needs n San Pabl Dam Rad and Camin Pabl as identified by the transit agencies. Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins Lamrinda Jurisdictins CCTA Lamrinda Jurisdictins Orinda 53

60 Table 10: 2014 Lamrinda Actin Plan Prpsed Actins (cntinued) Reginal Crdinatin and Actin Plan Implementatin 5.07 Prepare letters f supprt t Caltrans, ACTC, CCTA, and MTC fr cntinued imprvement f high ccupancy vehicle and transit capacity in the I-80 crridr t reduce traffic pressure n San Pabl Dam Rad and Camin Pabl. Request annual reprts frm transit peratrs t WCCTAC and SWAT n their activities related t this actin. Seek additinal funds fr public transit. SR-24 Rute f Reginal Significance BART Pleasant Hill Rad Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rute Munt Diabl Bulevard Mraga Way Mraga Rad Lafayette- Mraga Trail Primary Implementatin Respnsibility Orinda and Cntra Csta Cunty 54

61 5.2 Preliminary Analysis Results f Actins While actins identified in Table 10 are intended t wrk tward achievement f the MTSOs by 2040, the mdeling results shw that this may nt be the case. In fact, mdel runs indicate that sme f the MTSOs will be exceeded by 2040, even with full implementatin f the Actin Plan. Hwever, it shuld be recgnized that, while implementing the actins may nt achieve the MTSOs, there are benefits t ding s. The actins wuld still serve t manage the underlying issues targeted in the MTSOs, thus minimizing the adverse effects felt by the users f the facilities in questin. In that regard, it is imprtant t nte that the CCTA s GMP des nt measure a lcal jurisdictin s cmpliance with the GMP n whether r nt all f the MTSOs have been achieved. GMP cmpliance is determined by asking, thrugh the biennial GMP Checklist, whether each jurisdictin has carried ut r is actively pursuing implementatin f the actins assigned t it in the adpted Actin Plan within the time frame f the Actin Plan. Cmpliance with the GMP culd becme an issue, hwever, when a lcal jurisdictin fails t carry ut r actively pursue implementatin f the actins fr which it is respnsible. Every few years, CCTA will mnitr the Rutes f Reginal Significance t assess whether the MTSOs are being met. If that mnitring effrt shws that an MTSO exceedance has ccurred, then the LPMC may wish t re-visit its adpted Actin Plan, and determine whether revisins are necessary. Such revisins culd include, fr example, adding new actins, r changing the MTSOs. CCTA s Grwth Management Implementatin Dcuments state that the RTPCs shuld avid watering dwn MTSOs during the revisin prcess, hwever, changes t the MTSOs are still an ptin fr the LPMC. A preferred utcme wuld be t reach cnsensus fr the Lamrinda jurisdictins t increase their lcal cmmitments t actins needed t achieve the MTSOs. 7 T help address the issue f thrugh traffic n Lamrinda s Reginal Rutes, the fllwing tw plicies have been adpted fr inclusin in the Lamrinda Actin Plan: Gateway Cnstraints, and Traffic Management. The cmbinatin f these plicies has the ptential t limit thrugh traffic during any given hur t a level that culd ptentially be accmmdated within the limits f the MTSOs. 5.3 Gateway Cnstraint Plicy A key plicy f this Actin Plan fr Lamrinda is t carry frward the adpted gateway cnstraint plicy that cntrls the physical width f reginal rutes that serve Lamrinda. As stated in Sectin 2.1, the plicy reads as fllws: 7 Cntra Csta Transprtatin Authrity, Grwth Management Prgram Implementatin Guide, June 16, 2010, p

62 Maintain capacity cnstraints at selected gateways with the intent f preserving and imprving mbility n Rutes f Reginal Significance within Lamrinda. The plicy sets maximum number f thrugh lanes and lane widths fr SR-24 inbund gateways and similarly, identifies limits n the number f lanes fr arterials such as Pleasant Hill Rad and Camin Pabl. The Gateway Cnstraint plicy is beneficial t Lamrinda residents, because it reserves sme rm n the reginal system fr traffic that has an rigin and/r destinatin in Lamrinda. Furthermre, the mdeling analysis indicates that a Gateway Cnstraint plicy may be the key t achieving the MTSOs fr Lamrinda. The suth cunty jurisdictins f SWAT (Danville, San Ramn, and Cntra Csta Cunty) als have a Gateway Cnstraint plicy that has been in place since 1995, when the first Tri-Valley Transprtatin Plan/Actin Plan was adpted. The plicy has been successfully implemented thrugh the TVTC, whse Cntra Csta jurisdictins fall under the purview f SWAT as the designated RTPC under Measure C/J. 5.4 Gateway Plicies fr Specific Rutes The lcatin f Lamrinda gateways are identified in Figure 14. Each f the gateways is addressed belw. Figure 14: Lcatins f Lamrinda Gateways 56

63 SR-24: The fur-lane Caldectt sectin f SR-24 in the eastbund directin, and the fur-lane crss sectin f SR-24 in the westbund directin, just west f the Pleasant Hill Rad ff-ramp, represent gateway cnstraints. In the eastbund directin, SR-24 gateway capacity is currently limited by the Caldectt Tunnel. At the time the baseline MTSO mnitring data was cllected in 2013, the Caldectt Tunnel had three tunnels, each with tw lanes. The center tunnel was reversible and was perated in the peak directin: westbund in the mrning and eastbund in the evening. This methd f peratin prvided fur lanes f capacity in the peak directin. Because f the cmbinatin f factrs at the entrances t the tunnel, the practical capacity in the peak directin was limited t abut 8,000 t 8,400 vehicles per hur. Althugh a tw-lane, furth bre fr the Caldectt Tunnel was pened in late 2013, nly the capacity f the ff-peak directin was increased fr which nly ne tunnel (tw lanes) was previusly available. The capacity cnstraint fr westbund traffic at the east end f SR-24 results frm nrthbund and suthbund cngestin n I-680 during the mrning peak prducing stp-and-g cnditins befre the exit ramps t SR-24. A secnd cnstraint exists westbund n SR-24 at the Pleasant Hill Rad exit where an auxiliary lane ends. Six lanes f westbund traffic enter SR-24 frm the east end: three frm suthbund I-680, tw frm nrthbund I-680 and ne frm Mt. Diabl Bulevard in Walnut Creek. These six lanes merge t five lanes fr a shrt segment, but nly fur lanes cntinue past the Pleasant Hill Rad exit. The effective westbund capacity cnstraint at that pint is abut 8,400 t 8,800 vehicles per hur. Pleasant Hill Rad: The tw suthbund thrugh lanes n Pleasant Hill Rad Taylr Bulevard are prpsed as a gateway cnstraint. The Gateway Cnstraint Plicy wuld prhibit the additin f any thrugh lanes, including shrt-link segments, n any prtin f Pleasant Hill Rad between SR-24 and the Lafayette city limits line nrth f the intersectin with Taylr Bulevard. The ther details f the gateway cnstraint are t be defined in a traffic management plan develped jintly with TRANSPAC (see Actin 4.04 in Table 7). Pleasant Hill Rad is tw thrugh lanes in each directin frm its merge with Taylr Bulevard suth t SR-24 with additinal turn lanes at mst intersectins. The first signalized intersectin suth f the Pleasant Hill Rad-Taylr Bulevard merge is at the T intersectin with Ranch View Drive. Other majr intersectins are at Green Valley Rad, Reliez Valley Rad, Spring Hill Rad and Stanley Rad/Deer Hill Rad. Each f these signalized intersectins has left- and right-turn lanes n Pleasant Hill Rad. The capacity cnstraints n arterials prviding access t the Lamrinda area are determined by the number f lanes and the timing f signals at intersectins near the entry pint. On Pleasant Hill Rad suthbund during the AM peak perid, capacity is determined primarily by the timing f signals at the fur majr intersectins and hw much green time is given t Pleasant Hill Rad and hw 57

64 much is given t the crss streets. While the gateway plicy includes physical characteristics at key intersectins, gateway cnstraints may als be affected by varying the timing f signals, bth alng the crridr and at strategic entry pints int the system. This actin is further discussed belw in the Traffic Management strategy sectin. Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad: Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad is ne lane in each directin with left turn lanes at mst majr intersectins frm the Orinda brder suth t Miner Rad. It is tw lanes in each directin with left and right turn lanes frm Miner Rad t SR-24. The suthbund gateway capacity fr the rad is set primarily by the signals alng the tw-lane sectin f the rad at Wildcat Canyn/Bear Creek Rad, Miner Rad and El Tynal/Orinda Way. 5.5 Traffic Management Strategies While a Gateway Cnstraint plicy culd limit the vlume f traffic entering Lamrinda during peak hurs, it wuld nt fully address the peratinal issues f hw t manage the flw f traffic thrugh the gateways. Fr that reasn, Traffic Management Strategies are als prpsed t further address the issue f peak hur traffic entering Lamrinda during the peak perid. Traffic Management Strategies include single pint metering (metering traffic thrugh a signalized intersectin) and signal timing crdinatin. Fr example, t encurage thrugh cmmuters t use I-680 rather than Pleasant Hill Rad, ne pssible traffic management strategy wuld be t meter the thrugh-traffic flw n suthbund Pleasant Hill Rad in the AM peak perid, while maintaining accessibility fr Lamrinda residents wh wish t enter Pleasant Hill Rad via crss-streets within Lamrinda. A similar strategy culd be apprpriate fr Camin Pabl/San Pabl Dam Rad. 8 The AM peak perid traffic vlume suthbund n Pleasant Hill Rad suth f Reliez Valley Rad was 2,690 vehicles based n a cunt taken in 1990 just befre the imprved I-680/SR-24 interchange was pened. By 2000, the vlume had drpped t 1,974 because mre traffic was using I-680 and SR-24. Hwever, increasing cngestin at the interchange in the past few years has resulted in an increase in the vlume n Pleasant Hill Rad indicating mre diversin. Befre implementing a traffic management strategy t restrict the flw f entering vehicles n either f these tw arterials, turning-mvement traffic 8 The traffic management strategy f single pint metering and signal timing crdinatin is nt withut precedent. In the East Cunty and Central Cunty subareas, the Railrad Avenue/Kirker Pass Rad/Ygnaci Valley Rad crridr functins as a majr travel rute fr cmmuters cming frm East t Central Cunty in the westbund AM peak perid. The Central Cunty Actin Plan prpsed that a Traffic Management Prgram (TMP) shuld be jintly prepared by the TRANSPAC and TRANSPLAN RTPCs t address this heavy cmmute traffic. In 2001, the TMP was develped and subsequently implemented thrughut the crridr, with single pint metering at agreed-upn lcatins in Pittsburg, Cncrd and Walnut Creek. The TMP serves t meter thrugh traffic alng the crridr, while allwing crss-street traffic full access. 58

65 cunts shuld be cnducted at the intersectins alng the crridr that might be cnsidered as the cnstraining pint t determine intersectin level f service and the amunt f traffic that might be diverted by the cnstraint. In additin turning-mvement cunts and travel-time runs shuld be cnducted in the crridr after implementatin t determine whether the traffic management strategy is having the desired effect and withut unnecessarily large negative impacts in terms f queues at the metering signals. Lcal success f gateway cnstraint and traffic management strategies t maintain dwnstream radway capacity fr Lamrinda is dependent n maintaining lcal cntrl f decisins and signal peratins. Gateway cnstraints and traffic management strategies cnsidered fr specific rutes within Lamrinda shall be determined nly by a plicy decisin made by the lcally elected bard having cntrl ver the gateway in questin, after having undertaken a thrugh public review prcess. 59

66 6 FINANCIAL PLAN 6.1 Overview f the Financial Plan The prjects and prgrams affecting Lamrinda receive funding frm a variety f surces. Many f the prjects and prgrams designed t address needs within an individual cmmunity are funded by the general revenues f the jurisdictin (City r Cunty) in which the prject is being implemented r thrugh develpment impact fees specific t the jurisdictin. Larger prjects f a mre reginal nature generally receive funding frm a variety f funding surces designed t address subarea r reginal issues. These include revenue frm the cunty sales tax measures fr Cntra Csta Cunty (Measure J). Measure C in Cntra Csta Cunty was passed in 1988 and prvided a half-cent sales tax fr transprtatin thrugh March 31, Measure J was passed in 2004 and extends the half-cent sales tax thrugh Measure J prvides rughly $2 billin ver the 25-year perid. Sme f the key Lamrinda prjects that will be funded by Measure J are the fllwing: BART East Cunty Rail Extensin 60

67 I-680 HOV Lane Gap Clsure and Transit Crridr Imprvements BART Parking, Access and Other Imprvements Lcal Street Maintenance and Imprvements Majr Street Traffic Flw, Safety and Capacity Imprvements Transprtatin fr Livable Cmmunities Grants Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trail Facilities Bus Services Transprtatin fr Senirs and Peple with Disabilities Cmmute Alternatives Cngestin Management, Transprtatin Planning Facilities and Services Safe Transprtatin fr Children Many f the actins being added t the Actin Plan in this update are riented t management f traffic and are designed t increase the safety and mbility f travelers by all mdes and are nt necessarily riented t increasing the capacity f the rutes. While sme, like autmated speed advisry signs, may represent capital expenditures, thers like increased speed-limit enfrcement r imprved maintenance f trees and ther vegetatin t prevent unplanned lane clsures, are peratinal in nature. The cllectin f actins fr the Secndary Rutes f Reginal Significance and the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes culd be gruped int interjurisdictinal packages r prgrams fr funding frm the current Measure J r its ptential future extensin. Including them in an expenditure plan fr a Measure J extensin wuld ensure that the cuntywide sales tax benefits Lamrinda. Additinal reginal funds are prvided by the fllwing federal, state and reginal surces: Federal Surface Transprtatin Funds MAP-21 State Transprtatin Develpment Act (TDA)/State Transit Assistance (STA) Revenues State Transprtatin Imprvement Prgram (STIP) Funds State Envirnmental Enhancement and Mitigatin STDA, Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Funds Bridge Tll Revenues Reginal Measure 2 Bridge Tll Revenues fr Specific Prjects and Prgrams AB 1107 half-cent sales tax revenues fr transit (BART and AC Transit) 61

68 Transprtatin Fund fr Clean Air - Vehicle Registratin Fees fr Clean Air Prgrams One Bay Area Grant Prgram Because s many f the actins in this Actin Plan Update are riented t implementatin f the Cmplete Streets plicies f the lcal jurisdictins, packages f actins fr the Lamrinda area wuld be eligible fr many f the federal, state and reginal funds designed t imprve transit, pedestrian and bicycle safety and mbility and t develp safe rutes t schls. Many f the funds have been cmbined in the Bay Area int the One Bay Area Grant prgram fr distributin n a cmpetitive basis by MTC/ABAG and by the Cngestin Management Agencies in each cunty, which fr Cntra Csta is CCTA. The traffic grwth that is expected n the Rutes f Reginal Significance and the Lamrinda Interjurisdictinal Rutes will be mitigated in part thrugh a set f prjects and prgrams as identified in this Plan. Funding fr these prjects and prgrams thrugh existing surces, hwever, will nt be sufficient t fully fund all f the identified needs. Since the first plan was adpted in 1995, the LPMC has lked t new develpment t defray the csts f mitigating the impacts it creates. The LPMC s Subreginal Transprtatin Mitigatin Prgram generates additinal revenue t mitigate the impacts f new develpment in Lamrinda. Develper funding f prjects t mitigate the impacts f new develpment that ccurs utside f Lamrinda is subject t the establishment f reciprcity agreements between the LPMC and the upstream jurisdictin where that new develpment ccurs. The Central Cunty RTPC (TRANSPAC) cnsiders use f such reciprcity agreements fr prjects that generate in excess f 100 net peakhur vehicle trips. 6.2 Subreginal Transprtatin Mitigatin Prgram (STMP) In August 1994, the Lamrinda Prgram Management Cmmittee (LPMC) adpted the Lamrinda Transprtatin Imprvement Prgram (LTIP) as its blueprint fr transprtatin planning thrugh the year Accrding t the statutry requirements f Measure C, the LPMC must adpt a subreginal traffic mitigatin prgram t ensure that new grwth is paying its share f the csts assciated with that grwth. The CCTA established April 15, 1998 as the deadline by which all Cntra Csta Cunty jurisdictins must adpt a fee in rder t remain in cmpliance with the Grwth Management Prgram and cntinue receiving return t surce funds frm CCTA. The LTIP is the result f the Lamrinda Traffic Study cmpleted in late It identified rughly 37 imprvements t reginal radways and transit facilities and ttal apprximately $17.7 millin (in 1998 dllars). The LPMC then created the Lamrinda Transprtatin Impact Fee (LTIF) as a mechanism t charge new develpment t mitigate the traffic impacts it creates. The LTIF identified seven 62

69 prjects fr use f the funds. A fee structure fr new develpment was established based n the expected impact f the new develpment and the cst t mitigate the impact. Since its adptin, the funds f the LTIF have been used fr sme f the prjects identified. This update t the Lamrinda Actin Plan made adjustments t the estimated csts fr the remaining prjects t reflect rising cnstructin csts. Adpted recmmendatins frm the upcming Lafayette Dwntwn Cngestin Study, including the explratin f the dwntwn bypass crridr, shuld be incrprated as future prjects and actins t be funded. N new prjects have been added nr has a re-evaluatin f the needs fr new and past prjects ccurred, but a reassessment f the prject list and fee structure will be cnsidered in

70 7 PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND MONITORING This chapter prvides guidance n implementatin f the Actin Plan, including the prcedures fr circulatin f envirnmental dcuments and review f General Plan Amendments (GPAs). The chapter als includes the prcess fr mnitring and review f the Actin Plan. 7.1 Ntificatin Regarding Develpment Applicatins and Envirnmental Dcuments As part f the Grwth Management Prgram, lcal cities and twns are required t ntify neighbring jurisdictins regarding prpsed prjects and GPAs. By 64

71 agreement amng the three cities within Lamrinda, the fllwing ntificatin prcedures shall be fllwed: Fr any GPA, the lead jurisdictins shall ntify the Lamrinda jurisdictins staff and the designated staff persn fr LPMC as sn as the GPA applicatin is deemed cmplete. Fr any prpsed prject that generates mre than 10 and less than 50 net new peak hur vehicle trips in either the AM r PM peak hur, the lead jurisdictins shall ntify the planning directrs f the ther Lamrinda jurisdictins as sn as the develpment applicatin is deemed cmplete. N additinal actins are required, unless the prpsed develpment is subject t CEQA, in which case the CEQA-related ntificatin prcedures apply as utlined belw. Fr prpsed prjects that wuld generate 50 r mre net new peak hur vehicle trips, the Lamrinda jurisdictins agree t the fllwing prcedure: 1. The Lead Agency shall ntify the planning directrs f the ther Lamrinda jurisdictins and the designated staff liaisns fr LPMC; 2. Fllwing receipt f ntificatin, any Lamrinda jurisdictin may request, and the spnsring jurisdictin shall agree t, an infrmatinal meeting t discuss the applicatin. If the prject generates mre than 100 net peak hur vehicle trips, the Lead Agency shall in turn ntify the designated staff persn fr SWAT, the staff f ther jurisdictins within SWAT, and adjacent RTPCs as apprpriate s that affected jurisdictins may cmment n prpsed prjects and subsequent envirnmental dcumentatin 9. When the abve-mentined develpment prjects and GPAs invlve the CEQA prcess, ntificatin shall ccur at the fllwing tw junctures: 1. Upn issuance f a Ntice f Intent t Issue a Negative Declaratin r a Ntice f Preparatin fr EIR/EIS; and 2. Upn cmpletin f a Negative Declaratin r draft EIR/EIS (Ntice f Cmpletin). In each case, the neighbring cmmunities are t be prvided an pprtunity t review and cmment n the envirnmental dcuments. Cpies f the envirnmental dcuments are t be made available in hard-cpy r electrnic frm. The Lamrinda subarea has made the plicy mre stringent than the established CCTA ntificatin plicy by setting the threshld fr circulatin belw 100 net new peak hur vehicle trips. The threshld fr net new peak hur 9 Cnversely, as required under Authrity Reslutin G, the ther RTPCs will ntify SWAT f prpsed prjects and general plan amendments that exceed 100 peak hur vehicle trips. 65

72 vehicle trips is the threshld ttal number f vehicle trips prjected t enter and leave the prject site, during the AM r the PM peak hur (whichever is greater), nt including bypass vehicle trips, and exempting vehicle trips that are currently generated by the site if it is under an existing use. Table 11 cntains examples f the types f develpments that generate 50 r mre new peak hur vehicle trips. 10 Table 11: Examples f Develpments Meeting the 50 Net Peak Hur Trip Threshld Land Use Size 1,2 AM trips PM trips Single Family 42 DU Cndminium (Lw Rise) 64 DU Apartments 86 DU Htel 82 DU Fast Fd Restaurant 1.0 KSF Shpping Center 3 KSF General Office 19 KSF DU = Dwelling Units 2 KSF = 1,000 Square Feet Surce: ITE Trip Generatin, 9 th Editin, The prcess is intended t reflect the spirit f the cperative multi-jurisdictinal planning prcess as utlined in Measure J (2004). Furthermre, it is the intent f the Lamrinda jurisdictins t diligently ntify ne anther regarding prpsed prjects and general plan amendments, irrespective f whether such ntificatin is legally required under CEQA. Figure 15 illustrates the ntificatin prcedure utlined abve, as well as the prcedure fr review f General Plan Amendments, as discussed in the fllwing sectin. 10 These trip generatin rates are nly a guide and may need t be adjusted t fit the specific type f prject prpsed. 66

73 Figure 15: Actin Plan Review Prcess fr Lamrinda GPAs and Prjects 67