Title Slide

California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting

September 28, 2005

Study Partners

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

California High-Speed Rail Authority (CSHRA)

Peninsula Joint Powers Board (Caltrain)

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)

San Francisco Bay Area Regional Rail Plan

Regional Rail Integration

Bay AreaHigh-Speed Rail Alignment Study

Project Purpose

Prepare a Bay Area Regional Rail Plan for MTC Consideration and Adoption

INCLUDES:– Plan Horizon includes Short (< 10 years), Intermediate

(10-25 years) and Long-terms (25 years +)

– Four Regional Rail Components– Three High-Speed Rail Outcomes

Four Components of Regional Rail Regional Rapid Transit (i.e., BART)

Railroad-Based Passenger Systems (e.g., Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, ACE)

Bay Area High-Speed Segments Other extensions of rapid transit or

railroad-based passenger services (e.g., eBART)

Plan Will Address Three Possible High Speed Rail Outcomes

South Alignments

East (Altamont Pass) Alignments

Regional Rail without High-Speed

Geographical Study Area Bay Area Region Looks beyond and

includes:– Sacramento– Roseville– Stockton– Modesto– Los Banos– Salinas– Monterey

Plan Strategies

Improved connections between regional services and local services

Capacity improvements on the regional rail system

Coordination of rail investments with transit-supportive land use

Meet future regional mobility needs through:

Coordinate With Other Studies

California High-Speed Rail Ridership Forecasting Study

RM2 Transit Connectivity Plan Railroad System Capacity Analysis

MTC Transit Oriented Development Policy

Program EIR/EIS on Central Valley to Bay Area High-Speed Train Alignment

Railroad Systems Must Accommodate Freight Needs Commercial needs of freight

railroads Operating objectives of freight railroads

Needs of Port of Oakland and other shippers

Innovative approaches to freight handling

Railroad capacity modeling by Washington Group

Bay Area RailroadAccessCorridors

Support Strategies

Governance and Institutions

Right-of-Way Preservation

Complementary Land Use Strategy

Funding Strategies

Electronic Newsletter Project Concept Gazette Public Workshops Media Relations

Communication and Outreach Tools

Communication and Outreach Tools Project Extranet and Public Website:

www.bayarearailplan.info

FeaturesProject FactsMapsLibraryCalendarLinks

Program OrganizationMTC Commission

MTC

Consultant Program ManagerTechnical

Consultant Team

CHSRA Caltrain

BART

Advisory Group

Regional Rail Steering Committee

Project Management Team

Work Program Structure

Task 1 Organization and Management Plan

Task 2 Initial List of Alternatives and Screening Criteria

Task 3 Initial Screening and Definition of Study Alternatives

Task 4 Technical Analysis of Study Alternatives

Task 5 Support Strategies Task 6/7 Draft and Final Plan

Project Schedule Highlights

Tasks 1, 2, 3 Fall 2005 – Winter 2006Screening Study Alternatives

Tasks 4,5 Winter 2006 – Winter 2007Technical Analysis

Tasks 6,7 January/April 2007Draft and Final Plan

MTC Adoption July 2007

Title Slide

California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting

September 28, 2005