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Response to FY 2007 Federal Triennial ReviewChapter 53 of Title 49, United States Code, requires the Federal TransitAdministration (FTA) to review and evaluate how FTA grant recipientshave used Urbanized Area Formula Grants (FTA Section 5307 funds)and complied with relevant statutory and administrative requirementsat least every three years. This requirement is enumerated in 49U.S.C. 5307(i), as follows:(2) At least every three years, the Secretary [of Transportation]shall review and evaluate completely the performance of arecipient in carrying out the recipient’s program, specificallyreferring to compliance with statutory and administrativerequirements and the extent to which actual program activitiesare consistent with the activities proposed under subsection(d) of this section and the planning process required undersection 5303-5306 of this title.(3) The Secretary may take appropriate action consistent with thereview, audit and evaluation under this subsection, includingmaking an appropriate adjustment in the amount of a grant orwithdrawing the grant.The Triennial Review analyzes and evaluates grantee performance andcompliance in 23 distinct areas, which are not listed here for brevity.The latest review of the Tri Delta Transit system, conducted in August2006, included the following findings and corrective actions, whichmainly consist of updating documentation and complying with recentchanges in emphasis in administrative requirements by FTA. Tri DeltaTransit staff took corrective action in Fall 2006 to comply with thefollowing findings:1. Accurately report un-liquidated obligations for Grant CA 90Y30800 and provide assurances to FTA that ECCTAunderstands the correct method for reporting on un-obligatedfunds (within 60 days).2. Complete development of service standards and policies, andsubmit Title VI program to FTA (within 90 days).62
CHAPTER4Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) OptionsThe term “bus rapid transit” (BRT) refers to bus systems that providehigher quality service compared to standard local bus service. PotentialBRT strategies include a wide variety of options: upgraded vehicles andstations, improved scheduling with faster more frequent service usuallyat least every 10-15 minutes all day, and infrastructure improvementsgiving buses their own right-of-way (ROW) separate from congestion.Strategies for insulating buses from traffic include dedicated, off-streetand/or grade-separated bus lanes, traffic engineering improvementssuch as traffic signal preemption, “queue jumpers,” etc. The objectivebehind BRT is to provide transit users with as close to the high speedservice of rail transit as possible, while keeping capital costssignificantly lower with greater operational flexibility.BRT may be a worthwhile investment in East Contra Costa Countysince eBART/BART rail extensions will take many years to construct,and even with completion of these extensions, the vast majority ofEast County residents will be outside easy walking distance to stations.By considering BRT, Tri Delta Transit may be able to provide highquality transit to within walking distance of a significant portion ofresidents compared to eBART/BART. Even with proposed transitorienteddevelopment (TOD) densities, about 90% of residents wouldstill live more than a half mile from an eBART station. In turn, this maystimulate bus transit ridership to levels substantially higher thanpossible with the current local bus system and rail transit alone.BRT ExamplesBus Rapid Transit capital costs can range from several hundredthousand dollars per mile in the case of surface BRT service on existingarterial (non-freeway) streets mainly through improved stops andtraffic signal priorities, to tens of millions per mile with full gradeseparation comparable to rail rapid transits. There are numerousexamples of BRT systems in the United States that have taken low,medium and high cost approaches.The least expensive BRT systems tend to operate on existing streetswith little or no dedicated ROW or lanes for buses, with mostinvestment in improved vehicles, upgraded bus stops and traffic signalpreemption. Such “rapid bus” examples on mixed flow arterialroadways in Northern California include AC Transit’s Route 72R on SanPablo Avenue between downtown Oakland, Emeryville, West Berkeley,Albany, El Cerrito, and Richmond; and Valley Transit Authority’s Route22 along El Camino Real between downtown San Jose, Santa Clara,Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto. Sacramento Regional Transit’ Route 50operates along Stockton Blvd. between downtown Sacramento andFlorin Mall; the San Joaquin Regional Transit District’s operates a newBRT route between north-central and downtown Stockton. The Los63
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Page 118 and 119: AppendixRESOLUTION #080123cBay Area
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