Achievements & Challenges Contra Costa County Transportation Town Hall May 25,2006 Bay Area Transportation:

Bay Bridge Update  $5.5 Billion project to replace East Span moving full speed ahead  Solid Financing Plan approved by the legislature in 2005 preserves equitable state/local split  Tolls rise to $4 in January 2007  $1.4 billion SAS awarded April 2006 to Joint Venture American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises  Skyway portion now 88% complete  New bridge targeted to open for traffic in 2013

California has a Transportation Crisis  Imperiling our economy  Degrading our quality Of life  Threatening our Environment  Jeopardizing our future

The Crumbling of An Empire Once the envy of the world, California’s roads and highways are now the worst in the nation  Caltrans estimates the value of our state highway system at $300 billion  We must take immediate action to preserve this enormous asset  Caltrans estimates the value of our state highway system at $300 billion  We must take immediate action to preserve this enormous asset

Declining Pavement Maintenance Source: Legislative Analyst Office, February 2004  Caltrans’ road maintenance division estimates a $587 million backlog in deferred maintenance on state highway system

Growing Pressure on State Highways Miles Traveled Source: Legislative Analyst Office, February 2004Lane Miles Added, Source: Federal Highway Administration

Congestion Costs California Billions  Three of the 5 most congested U.S. urban areas — and 6 of the top 15 — are in California 1.Los Angeles 2.San Francisco/Oakland 5.San Diego 15.San Jose Sacramento Bakersfield  Cost of congestion = extra fuel + wasted time + lost productivity  Total cost for California: $20.7 billion every year  Cost of congestion = extra fuel + wasted time + lost productivity  Total cost for California: $20.7 billion every year

State of the System: Top 10 Worst Highway Bottlenecks

State Gas Tax Hasn’t Kept Pace The state’s gas tax has lost one-third of its value since 1964, adjusted for inflation.

Feds to the Rescue? Not Likely  Purchasing power of federal gas tax has also eroded due to inflation

Growth Trends: 2000–2030  California’s population to grow 41%  Bay Area’s population to grow 29%

How we will meet the Challenge  Transportation 2030 Plan based on 3 main themes:  Adequate Maintenance  System Efficiency  Strategic Expansion  Financially Constrained Element  Vision Element Projected Revenues $118 billion Shortfall $18 billion

Where Is All the Money Going?

Would $20 billion Infrastructure Bond Make a Difference?  Estimated $4/5 billion to Bay Area over next 10 years  Significant down payment, but no silver bullet  $1.3 billion for Bay Area Transit  $375 million for Local Streets and Roads  $225 million for State Transportation Improvement Program  Estimated $2 billion-plus for Corridor Mobility, Trade Corridors, Transit Security and State-local Partnership

Proposed I-bond: Contra Costa Close up Public Transportation Modernization & Improvement Bay Area Total$1.3 billion AC Transit$107 million BART$ 246 million Other Transit Agencies (includes CCCTA, WCCTA, ECCTA) $ 26 million Caltrain$ 40 million Golden Gate$ 40 million SamTrans$ 47 million SF Muni$ 336 million VTA$ 144 million Population Share (MTC)$347 million State Transportation Improvement Program Bay Area Total$348 million Contra Costa County Share$35 million Alameda$ 54 million Marin$10 million Napa$ 6 million San Francisco$ 28 million San Mateo$ 29 million Santa Clara$ 64 million Solano$ 17 million Sonoma$20 million Inter-regional Share$84 million

Contra Costa County$25,000,000 ANTIOCH $3,207,143 BRENTWOOD $1,458,044 CLAYTON 400,000 CONCORD 3,953,481 DANVILLE1,367,814 EL CERRITO745,702 HERCULES757,235 LAFAYETTE768,577 MARTINEZ1,162,254 MORAGA $ 519,078 OAKLEY 923,716 ORINDA562,128 PINOLE618,426 PITTSBURG 2,000,918 PLEASANT HILL 1,063,128 RICHMOND 3,287,302 SAN PABLO 991,770 SAN RAMON 1,688,226 WALNUT CREEK 2,100,426 (Continued) Contra Costa County Total $52 million Proposed I-bond: Contra Costa Closeup Local Streets And Roads

Other I-Bond Funding Sources Could Boost Contra Costa Projects Corridor Mobility Program Trade Corridors State-Local Partnership Transit Security  Decisions to be made by CTC  Eligible Projects could include:  Caldecott Tunnel 4th bore  e-BART  Highway 4 widening

More Work to Be Done  I-Bond an important step in the right direction  Respects local decision-making instead of specific earmarks  Leaves $12–15 billion hole that still must be filled

Other Potential Revenue Sources  Steep hill to climb  To make wise investment choices, MTC supports performance-based approach  MTC will need help from local partners, state legislators

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