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Agenda Item 3.4
DATE:August 17, 2021
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:Informational Presentation on Plan Bay Area 2050Prepared by:Michael P. Cass, Principal Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:The City Council will receive a presentation from Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area Governments Staff on Plan Bay Area 2050. Plan Bay Area 2050 is a long-range plan charting the course for the future of the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Plan Bay Area 2050 focuses on four key issues — the economy, the environment, housing, and transportation — and identifies a path to make the Bay Area more equitable for all residents and more resilient in the face of unexpected challenges. This regional plan outlines strategies for growth and investment through the year 2050, while simultaneously striving to meet and exceed federal and state requirements for a Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy. MTC/ABAG are expected to adopt Plan Bay Area 2050 in fall 2021.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:Receive the presentation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:None.
DESCRIPTION:At the June 1, 2021 City Council meeting, under Other Business, the City Council requested a presentation on Plan Bay Area 2050.Plan Bay Area 2050 is a 30-year plan that charts the course for a Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy, and vibrant for all residents through 2050 and beyond. Thirty-five strategies comprise the heart of the plan to improve housing, the economy, transportation, and the environment across the Bay Area’s nine counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. The draft plan, developed by the Bay Area’s two regional planning agencies, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and
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Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), lays out a $1.4-trillion vision for a more equitable and resilient future for Bay Area residents.In the Plan Bay Area 2050 context, a strategy is a public policy or set of investments that can be implemented in the Bay Area at the city, county, regional or state level over the next 30 years. A strategy is not a near-term action, a mandate for a jurisdiction or agency, or a legislative proposal. Examples of the 35 strategies include building a complete streets network and building adequate affordable housing to ensure homes for all. For a complete list, refer to the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint Strategies (Attachment 1).Additionally, Plan Bay Area 2050 identifies growth geographies to guide where future growth in housing and jobs would be focused under the Plan’s strategies over the next 30 years. These geographies are identified for growth either by local jurisdictions or because of their proximity to transit or access to opportunity. Within Dublin, growth geographies include Priority Development Areas (PDA) and Transit Rich and High-Resource Areas. Priority Development Areas are locallyidentified places near public transit planned for housing and job growth, which are eligible for competitive funding opportunities from MTC/ABAG. Within Dublin, PDAs are located by the two BART Stations and in eastern Dublin, as shown in Attachment 2. These growth geographies are factors used by ABAG in the methodology for assigning the Draft Regional Housing Needs Determination to local jurisdictions.While Plan Bay Area 2050 pinpoints policies and investments necessary to advance the goal of a more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy, and vibrant Bay Area, it does not change local policies. Cities and counties retain all local land use authority. Plan Bay Area 2050 does identify a potential path forward for future investments. This includes infrastructure to improve our transportation system and to protect communities from rising sea levels, as well as the types of public policies necessary to realize a future growth pattern for housing and jobs. All levels of government, as well as advocacy groups, the private sector, and Bay Area residents, have a role to play in implementing the strategies. The Draft Plan, Draft Implementation Plan, and Draft Environmental Impact Report were available for public review from June 4, 2021 to July 20, 2021. City Staff reviewed these documents and provided comments (Attachment 3). Plan Bay Area 2050 is scheduled to be adopted in fall 2021.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:The informational presentation on Plan Bay Area 2050 is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:The City Council Agenda was posted.
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ATTACHMENTS:1) Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint Strategies2) Plan Bay Area 2050 Growth Geographies Map3) City Letters on Draft Plan, Implementation Plan, and Environmental Impact Report, dated July 20, 2021
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A BLUEPRINT FOR THE BAY AREA’S FUTURE. A BLUEPRINT FOR THE BAY AREA’S FUTURE
What is Plan Bay Area 2050?What requirements must
Plan Bay Area 2050 meet?
Plan Bay Area 2050 is the long-range plan
now being developed by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission and the
Association of Bay Area Governments
to guide the growth of our nine-county
region for the next generation. Scheduled
for completion in 2021, the plan integrates
strategies for transportation, housing, the
environment and the economy.
The plan must work to advance the Vision and
Guiding Principles adopted by MTC and ABAG
in 2019 — to ensure that the Bay Area in 2050 is
more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy
and vibrant for all. Furthermore, among many
statutory requirements, the plan must meet or
exceed a 19 percent per capita greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for
light-duty vehicles by 2035, while planning
for suff icient housing at all income levels.
What is the Final Blueprint? What is a “strategy”? Who implements these strategies?
The Final Blueprint integrates 35 bold,
equitable and resilient strategies—building
upon the predecessor Horizon Initiative—to
tackle the region’s transportation, housing,
economic and environmental challenges.
A strategy is either a public policy or set
of investments that can be implemented
in the Bay Area over the next 30 years. A
strategy is not a near-term action, a mandate
for a jurisdiction or agency, or a legislative
proposal. In addition, because Plan Bay Area
2050 must be fiscally constrained, not every
strategy can be integrated into the plan
given finite available revenues.
Strategies in Plan Bay Area 2050 can be
implemented at the local, regional, or
state levels. Specific implementation
actions and the role for MTC and ABAG are
being identified through a collaborative
Implementation Plan process between fall
2020 and summer 2021. See inside to learn
more about the Final Blueprint strategies.
THE FINAL
BLUEPRINT
WINTERFALLSUMMERSPRING
• Analyze DraftBlueprint Outcomes • Convene Public and Stakeholder
Workshops
• Revise Strategies for Final Blueprint
• Adopt Final Blueprint
• Advance to Environmental
Impact Report (EIR)
• Conduct Environmental
Analysis
• Develop Implementation Plan
Key Milestones
HOUSINGTRANSPORTATION ECONOMY ENVIRONMENTFour Elements ofPlan Bay Area2050
Attachment 1
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FINAL BLUEPRINT STRATEGIES
Transportation Strategies — Cost : $579 Billion
Maintain and Optimize
the Existing System Restore, Operate and Maintain the Existing System. Commit to operate and maintain the Bay Area's
roads and transit infrastructure, while restoring transit service frequencies to 2019 levels no later than 2035.$390
BILLION
Support Community-Led Transportation Enhancements in Communities of Concern. Provide direct
funding to historically marginalized communities to fund locally identified transportation needs.$8
BILLION
Enable a Seamless Mobility Experience. Eliminate barriers to multi-operator transit trips by streamlining
fare payment and trip planning, while requiring schedule coordination at timed transfer hubs.$3
BILLION
Reform Regional Transit Fare Policy. Streamline fare payment and replace existing operator- specific
discounted fare programs with an integrated fare structure across all transit operators.$10
BILLION
Implement Per-Mile Tolling on Congested Freeways with Transit Alternatives. Apply a per-mile
charge on auto travel on select congested freeway corridors where transit alternatives exist, with
discounts for carpoolers, low-income residents, and off -peak travel, with excess revenues reinvested
into transit alternatives in the corridor.
$1
BILLION
Improve Interchanges and Address Highway Bottlenecks. Rebuild interchanges and widen key
highway bottlenecks to achieve short-to-medium-term congestion relief.$11
BILLION
Advance Other Regional Programs and Local Priorities. Fund regional programs like Clipper and 511,
while supporting local transportation investments on arterials and local streets.$18
BILLION
Build a Next-
Generation Transit
Network
Enhance Local Transit Frequency, Capacity and Reliability. Improve the quality and availability of
local bus and light rail service, with new bus rapid transit lines, South Bay light rail extensions, and
frequency increases focused in lower-income communities.
$31
BILLION
Expand and Modernize the Regional Rail Network. Better connect communities while increasing
frequencies by advancing a New Transbay Rail Crossing, BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2, Valley Link and
Caltrain/High-Speed Rail Grade Separations, among other projects.
$81
BILLION
Build an Integrated Regional Express Lane and Express Bus Network. Complete the buildout of the
Regional Express Lanes Network to provide uncongested freeway lanes for expanded express bus
services, carpools and toll-paying solo drivers.
$9
BILLION
Create Healthy
and Safe Streets Build a Complete Streets Network. Enhance streets to promote walking, biking, and other micro-
mobility through sidewalk improvements, car-free slow streets, and 10,000 miles of bike lanes or
multi-use paths.$13
BILLION
Advance Regional Vision Zero Policy through Street Design and Reduced Speeds. Reduce speed
limits to 20 to 35 miles per hour on local streets and 55 miles per hour on freeways, relying on design
elements on local streets and automated speed enforcement on freeways.$4
BILLION
THE FINAL
BLUEPRINT
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Spur Housing
Production at All
Income Levels
Allow a Greater Mix of Housing Densities and Types in Growth Geographies. Allow a variety of
housing types at a range of densities to be built in Priority Development Areas, select Transit-Rich
Areas, and select High-Resource Areas. N/A
Build Adequate Aff ordable Housing to Ensure Homes for All. Construct enough deed-restricted
affordable homes necessary to fill the existing gap in housing for the unhoused community and to
meet the needs of low-income households.
$219
BILLION
Integrate Aff ordable Housing into All Major Housing Projects. Require a baseline of 10 to 20 percent of
new market-rate housing developments of 5 units or more to be affordable to low-income households.N/A
Transform Aging Malls and Off ice Parks into Neighborhoods. Permit and promote the reuse of
shopping malls and office parks with limited commercial viability as neighborhoods with housing at all
income levels. N/A
Housing Strategies — Cost : $468 Billion
Protect and Preserve
Affordable Housing Further Strengthen Renter Protections Beyond State Legislation. Building upon recent tenant
protection laws, limit annual rent increases to the rate of inflation, while exempting units less
than 10 years old.
$2
BILLION
Preserve Existing Aff ordable Housing. Acquire homes currently affordable to low- and middle-income
residents for preservation as permanently deed-restricted aff ordable housing. $237
BILLION
Create Inclusive
Communities Provide Targeted Mortgage, Rental and Small Business Assistance to Communities of Concern.
Provide assistance to low-income communities and communities of color to address the legacy
of exclusion and predatory lending, while helping to grow locally owned businesses.
$10
BILLION
Accelerate Reuse of Public and Community-Owned Land for Mixed-Income Housing and Essential
Services. Help public agencies, community land trusts and other non-profit landowners to accelerate
development of mixed-income aff ordable housing.N/A
Shift the Location
of Jobs Allow Greater Commercial Densities in Growth Geographies. Allow greater densities for new
commercial development in select Priority Development Areas and select Transit-Rich Areas to
encourage more jobs to locate near public transit. N/A
Provide Incentives to Employers to Shift Jobs to Housing-Rich Areas Well Served by Transit. Provide
subsidies to encourage employers to relocate off ices to housing-rich areas near regional rail stations.$10
BILLION
Retain and Invest in Key Industrial Lands. Implement local land use policies to protect key industrial
lands identified as Priority Production Areas, while funding key infrastructure improvements in these areas.$4
BILLION
Economic Strategies — Cost : $234 Billion
Improve
Economic Mobility Implement a Statewide Universal Basic Income. Provide an average $500 per month payment
to all Bay Area households to improve family stability, promote economic mobility and increase
consumer spending.
$205
BILLION
Expand Job Training and Incubator Programs. Fund assistance programs for establishing
a new business, as well as job training programs, primarily in historically disinvested communities.$5
BILLION
Invest in High-Speed Internet in Underserved Low-Income Communities. Provide direct subsidies and
construct public infrastructure to ensure all communities have aff ordable access to high-speed internet.$10
BILLION
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Reduce Climate
Emissions Expand Commute Trip Reduction Programs at Major Employers. Set a sustainable commute target
for major employers as part of an expanded Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program, with employers
responsible for funding incentives and disincentives to shift auto commuters to any combination of
telecommuting, transit, walking, and/or bicycling.
N/A
Expand Clean Vehicle Initiatives. Expand investments in clean vehicles, including more fuel-eff icient
vehicles and electric vehicle subsidies and chargers.
$4
BILLION
Expand Transportation Demand Management Initiatives. Expand investments in programs like
vanpools, bikeshare, carshare and parking fees to discourage solo driving.
$1
BILLION
Expand Access
to Parks and
Open Space
Maintain Urban Growth Boundaries. Using urban growth boundaries and other existing
environmental protections, confine new development within areas of existing development or areas
otherwise suitable for growth, as established by local jurisdictions. N/A
Protect and Manage High-Value Conservation Lands. Provide strategic matching funds to help
conserve and maintain high-priority natural and agricultural lands, including but not limited to Priority
Conservation Areas and wildland-urban interface lands.
$15
BILLION
Modernize and Expand Parks, Trails and Recreation Facilities. Invest in quality parks, trails and open
spaces that provide inclusive recreation opportunities for people from all backgrounds, abilities and
ages to enjoy.
$30
BILLION
ADVANCING EQUITYWITH BOLD STRATEGIES AFFORDABLE CONNECTED
Consistent regional means-based discounts
for fares and tolls.
Service frequency increases in currently
underserved PDAs and community-
prioritized transportation improvements.
DIVERSE HEALTHY VIBRANT
Emphasis on growth in High-Resource Areas
to address the legacy of race-based exclusion.
Prioritization of retrofit assistance
and sea level rise infrastructure in lower-
income communities.
Universal basic income to help enable greater
economic mobility.
As a cross-cutting issue of Plan
Bay Area 2050, staff has worked
to weave equity into every single
strategy for the Final Blueprint.
Environmental Strategies — Cost : $102 Billion
Reduce Risks
from Hazards Adapt to Sea Level Rise. Protect shoreline communities affected by sea level rise, prioritizing areas
of low costs and high benefits and providing additional support to vulnerable populations. $19
BILLION
Provide Means-Based Financial Support to Retrofit Existing Residential Buildings. Adopt building
ordinances and incentivize retrofits to existing buildings to meet higher seismic, wildfire, water and
energy standards, providing means-based subsidies to off set associated costs.
$15
BILLION
Fund Energy Upgrades to Enable Carbon-Neutrality in All Existing Commercial and Public Buildings.
Support electrification and resilient power system upgrades in all public and commercial buildings.$18
BILLION
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DRAFT Plan Bay Area 2050 19
DRAFT 05.25.21PBA2050 Book INTRODUCTION
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Plan Bay Area 2050
Growth Geographies
Plan Bay Area 2050
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MAP 1.1MAP 1.1
Plan Bay Area 2050
Growth Geographies
Plan Bay Area 2050
Growth Geographies
> 350,000OAKLAND
50,000 – 350,000Novato
SCALE
Source: TomTom North America, 2019
Map Author: PB, 4/21
* Priority Development Areas are locally
designated geographies that, in general, meet
state Transit Priority Area criteria as well as
additional MTC/ABAG criteria.
** Peak headways of 16 to 30 minutes (January 2020).
*** Includes intercity rail, commuter rail, and heavy rail
systems.New Transbay Rail Crossing alignment is
representative only.
Priority Development Area*
Transit-Rich Area
Priority Production Area
Transit-Rich and High-Resource Area
Regional Rail Station (Existing)
Regional Rail Station (Plan Bay Area 2050)
Major Airport
Major Seaport
High-Resource Area with Basic Bus Service**
Areas shown are conceptual, and do not supersede local government land
use authority. Specific levels and types of development will be determined
through local planning.
The following areas are excluded from the map: wildland urban interface
areas; unmitigated High Hazard Areas; areas of unmitigated sea level rise;
areas outside locally-adopted urban growth boundaries; and parks and
open spaces within urbanized areas. To complement adopted PDAs,
High-Resource and Transit -Rich Areas are shown in jurisdictions that have
nominated a total land area for PDAs that is less than 50% of the area within
its boundaries eligible for PDA designation.
Regional Transit (Existing)
Regional Rail (Plan Bay Area 2050)***
Attachment 2
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July 20, 2021
MTC Public Information
Attn.: Plan Bay Area 2050
375 Beale Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94105
Email: info@planbayarea.org
RE: Plan Bay Area 2050, - Draft Plan and Draft Implementation Plan
To Whom It May Concern,
Thank you for the opportunity to review the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050, Draft
Implementation Plan, and Supplemental Reports. The City appreciates Plan
Bay Area’s 30-year vision to create a Bay Area that is affordable, connected,
diverse, healthy, and vibrant for all residents. However, the City of Dublin
offers the following notable concerns:
Draft Forecasting and Modeling Report
1.Figure 12 (Households per Acre by Zone, 2015) depicts the City as having
zero to five households per acre. However, this depicted density is
extremely low and does not accurately reflect the existing density
particularly in Downtown Dublin, near the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART
Station, and at the Dublin Transit Center, near the Dublin/Pleasanton
BART Station. For example, the Avalon Dublin Station project, located at,
5200 Iron Horse Parkway, Connelly Station, located at 7550 Saint Patrick
Way, and Dublin Station by Windsor, located at 5300 Iron Horse
Parkway, have a density of 84-85 dwelling units per acre.
2.Figure 15 (Mall/Office Park Conversion Development Projects) depicts
multiple concentric circles demonstrating thousands of residential
developments at the I-580 and I-680 interchange. However, the map and
supplemental information do not identify which malls or office parks are
anticipated to be redeveloped, nor does the information clearly identify
whether those properties are in Pleasanton or Dublin. The City requests
this information be clarified to adequately assess the projected growth
and related impacts.
3.Figure 16 (Public-Owned Land Development Projects) depicts multiple
concentric circles demonstrating thousands of residential developments
at the I-580 and I-680 interchange. However, the map and supplemental
information do not identify which public-owned properties are
anticipated to be redeveloped, nor does the information clearly identify
whether those properties are in Pleasanton or Dublin. The City requests
this information be clarified to adequately assess the projected growth
and related impacts.
Attachment 3
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Draft Transportation Projects List
4. The Draft Transportation Projects List identifies projects and programs to alter the demand on
the transportation system or alter the supply of the transportation system. The City compared
the project list in the Draft Transportation Projects List Supplemental Report with other
approved transportation plans, including the Alameda County Transportation Plan (2020) and
the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) Fee Update (2021). Refer to the attached Table 1:
Transportation Projects Implementation Comparison. The City identified the following notable
differences:
▪ The funding of $316 million for corridor and interchange improvements (Project 21-T06-
019) may be adequate for planned I-580 interchange projects at Hacienda Drive,
Tassajara Road, and Fallon Road, but may not be adequate for Phase 1 of the I-580/I-
680 interchange and is certainly not adequate for Phase 2 of the I-580/I-680 interchange
improvements. The full I-580/I-680 interchange improvement project is included in the
Alameda County and TVTC plans. The City requests this funding be in creased to
accommodate the additional improvements cited.
▪ The proposed $5.7 billion for minor regional roadway improvements (Project ID 21-T07-
056) is laudable. However, the project list lacks specificity to determine if the funding is
sufficient for the Dublin Boulevard/North Canyons Parkway extension. The City requests
the Plan be revised to provide breakdown of allocation for minor roadway projects.
▪ The following Alameda County Transportation Plan active transportation projects are
not specifically identified in the Plan Bay Area 2050 project list and should be included:
1) ID 36 Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station Active Access Improvements; 2) ID 66A Iron
Horse Trail Crossing (old SPRR ROW) at Dublin Boulevard ; and 3) ID 202 SR2S
Improvements, Dublin.
▪ The following Alameda County Transportation Plan road projects are not specifically
identified in the Plan Bay Area 2050 project list and should be included: 1) ID 109
Dougherty Road Widening; 2) ID 148 Tassajara Road Widening from N. Dublin Ranch
Drive to City Limit; and 3) ID 239 Downtown Dublin Streetscape Plan Implementation.
Please note the City also issued a letter, dated July 20, 2021, expressing issues and concerns with the
Draft Environmental Report. See attachment.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Cass, Principal Planner, at
(925) 833-6610 or Michael.Cass@dublin.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Michael P. Cass, Principal Planner
City of Dublin
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Enc.: Table 1: Transportation Projects Implementation Comparison
City Letter on Draft Environmental Impact Report, dated July 20, 2021
CC Linda Smith, City Manager
Jeff Baker, Community Development Director
Kristie Wheeler, Assistant Community Development Director
Michael P. Cass, Principal Planner
Laurie Sucgang, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer
Pratyush Bhatia, Transportation and Operations Manager
Kan Xu, Senior Civil Engineer
Shannan Young, Environmental and Sustainability Manager
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Table 1: Transportation Projects Implementation Comparison
Plan Bay Area 2050 Alameda County Transportation
Plan (2020)
Tri-Valley Transportation
Council Fee Update (2021)
ID 21-T06-019
Corridor & Interchange
Improvements, I-580, Alameda
County
This program includes funding
to implement Design
Alternatives Assessments
between the Bay Bridge Toll
Plaza and SR-238; for
interchange improvements at
Hacienda Dr/Fallon Rd and
Santa Rita Rd/Tassajara Rd; and
funding for a planning study to
scope interchange
improvements at I-680.
$316 million
ID 48
I-580/Fallon/El Charro
Interchange Modernization
(Phase 2), Dublin/Pleasanton
$32 million
ID 21
I-580/I-680 Interchange (Phase
1), Dublin/Pleasanton
$300 million
ID 132
I-580/I-680 Interchange (Phase
2)
$1,200 million
ID 147
I-580 Interchange
Improvements at Hacienda,
Dublin
$36 million
ID 179
Santa Rita Road I-580
Overcrossing Widening,
Pleasanton
$49 million
ID B-1
I-580/I-680 Interchange
(Westbound to Southbound)
The proposed project limits are
from 1,700 feet east of the
Hacienda Drive Overcrossing to
2,000 feet west of the San
Ramon Road Overcrossing along
I-580, and from the Amador
Valley Boulevard Undercrossing
to 3,400 feet south of the
Stoneridge Drive Overcrossing
along I-680.
$1,785.65 million
ID C-8
Santa Rita/I-580 Interchange
This project will construct a 2nd
southbound left turn lane from
Santa Rita onto Pimilico Drive.
The left turn vehicle queue
length exceeds the length of the
left turn pocket and blocks the
#1 southbound lane, thus
reducing the Level of Service.
$10.33 million
ID C-12
I-580 Interchange
Improvements at Hacienda
Drive
Implement I-580 Hacienda Drive
Interchange Improvements,
which includes reconstructing
the overcrossing to add lanes. I-
580/Hacienda Drive interchange
Improvements will include;
reconstruction of overcrossing
to provide additional
northbound lane; widening of
the eastbound off-ramp to
include an additional lane to be
used as a combined left and
right turn lane; modifying signal
and striping, modifying the
westbound loop on-ramp; and
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widening of the westbound off-
ramp to include a third left-turn
lane.
$39.13 million
ID C-13
I-580/Fallon/El Charro
Interchange Improvements
(Phase 2)
Reconstruction of overcrossing
to provide four-lanes in each
direction with bike lanes;
reconstruction of the
southbound to eastbound loop
on-ramp; widening of the
eastbound off-ramp to provide
two exit lanes with two left turn
and two right tum lanes;
widening of the eastbound on-
ramp; widening of the
westbound off-ramp to provide
two left tum and two right tum
lanes; and widening of the
westbound on-ramp
$34.51 million
ID 21-T07-056
Minor Roadway Improvements,
Regional
This program includes funding
to implement minor roadway
improvements. This program
generally implements projects
exempt from regional air quality
conformity, but it does include
non-exempt local roadway
widenings or extensions.
Improvements include local
road extensions or new lanes
(less than 1/4-mile) and
intersection improvements such
as channelization and
signalization. Example projects
include improvements to
Oakland Army Base, Quarry
Lakes Pkwy, Decoto Rd, Dublin
Blvd, El Charro Rd, and Auto
Mall Pkwy (ALA); Newell Dr and
Airport Junction (NAP);
implementation of Envision
ID 47
Dublin Blvd. - North Canyons
Pkwy Extension, Dublin
$164 million
ID 110
Dublin Boulevard widening,
Dublin
$7 million
ID C-3
Dublin Boulevard - North
Canyons Parkway Extension
This project will construct the
street extension to connect
Dublin Blvd at Fallon Road in
Dublin with North Canyons
Pkwy. in Livermore at Doolan
Road. The preliminary phase
(currently underway) of this
planned project will update the
project by incorporating
multimodal travel, and the
current State, regional, and local
priorities.
$160.39 million
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Expy program, Calaveras Blvd,
and Mary Ave (SCL); Hunters
Point Shipyard and Candlestick
Point, Alemany Rd, and
Treasure Island (SF); and
Farmers Ln (SON).
$5.700 million
ID 21-T11-114
Rail Service Expansion, San
Joaquin County-
Dublin/Pleasanton ("Valley
Link")
This program includes funding
to implement new rail service
between San Joaquin Valley and
the Dublin/Pleasanton BART
station, including three new
stations within Alameda County
and three-car trains (12 min
peak headways), 2021 - 2035
$2,910 million
ID 88 Valley Link
$2,142 million
ID C-14
Valley Link Rail (Phase 1)
This project will connect
Northern San Joaquin County
communities to the Tri-Valley
and Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART) through 41 miles of rail
and 7 stations. The project will
extend from the planned ACE N
Lathrop Station in the San
Joaquin Valley through the
Altamont Pass, then readily
connect with the
Dublin/Pleasanton BART
terminus.
$258.25 million
ID 21-T12-122
Express Bus, Service Expansion,
I-680
This program includes funding
to implement new express bus
service along I-680 (on express
lanes where available) between
Martinez and San Jose (20 min
peak headways). Improvements
include bus-on-shoulder and
park-and-ride facilities, 2021 –
2035
$398 million
ID 135
I-680 Express Bus to Silicon
Valley
$75 million
ID C-16
I-680 Express Bus Service
This project proposes to
construct capital improvements
and purchase buses in order to
establish an express bus service
on I-680. This project requires
the construction of the I-680
Express Lane Gap Closure
project, closing the gap in the
express lanes between Alcosta
Blvd and State Route 84, in
order to utilize the express lanes
to avoid congestion, reduce
travel time, and improve
reliably, as part of an express
bus service between the Tri-
Valley communities and Silicon
Valley. This express bus service
would likely be combined with
and become part of similar
efforts by Contra Costa
Transportation Authority (CCTA)
and their Innovate 680 program,
with the intent to serve the
entire I-680 corridor extending
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from Martinez to San Jose,
utilizing buses to provide access
to additional commute options,
including BART, Amtrak,
Caltrain, VTA light rail, local bus
service, and Greyhound, for
those living along the corridor.
$59.35 million
ID T12 21-T12-116
Express Lanes, Regional
This program includes funding
to implement express lanes
through HOV lane conversions
on I-80 (ALA); partial HOV lane
conversions on I-80 (SOL), I-280
(SF) and US-101 (SF); freeway
lane conversions on I-580 (ALA)
and I-880 (ALA); new lanes on I-
80 (SOL), I-680 (ALA) and US-
101 (SM); new dual lanes with
HOV lane conversions on SR-85
(SCL); and new dual lanes on
US-101 (SCL).
$4,530 million
ID 19
I-680 Express Lanes: SR-84 to
Alcosta (Phase 1 - Southbound),
Dublin/Pleasanton
$260 million
ID 134 I-680 Express Lanes: SR-
84 to Alcosta (Phase 2 –
northbound)
$228 million
ID C-7
I-680 Express Lanes - Hwy 84 to
Alcosta
This project will close the gap
between existing and in-
progress hi-occupancy vehicle
(HOV) express lane projects to
the north and south. The
project extends for
approximately nine miles on
northbound I-680 through
Sunol, Pleasanton, Dublin and
San Ramon.
$527.57 million
ID 36
Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station
Active Access Improvements,
Dublin/Pleasanton
$16 million
ID 66A
Iron Horse Trail Trail Crossing
(old SPRR ROW) at Dublin
Boulevard, Dublin
$10 million
ID C-11c
Iron Horse Trail, Dublin Blvd.
Overcrossing
$11.60 million
ID 109
Dougherty Road Widening
Dublin,
$23 million
ID 148
Tassajara Road Widening from
N. Dublin Ranch Drive to City
Limit, Dublin
$23 million
ID B-8
Camino Tassajara/Tassajara Rd
Widening Project (East of
Blackhawk Drive to North Dublin
Ranch Dr), Contra Costa
Cty/Dublin
$39.50 million (roadway
widening project)
$55.09 million (safety
improvement project)
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ID 202
SR2S Improvements, Dublin
$7 million
ID 239
Downtown Dublin Streetscape
Plan Implementation, Dublin
$40 million
ID 240
Technology Enhancements to
connect arterials with freeways
for Connected and autonomous
vehicles, Dublin
$20 million
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July 20, 2021
MTC Public Information
Attn.: Draft EIR Comments
375 Beale Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94105
Email: eircomments@bayareametro.gov
RE: Plan Bay Area 2050 - Draft Environmental Impact Report
To Whom It May Concern,
Thank you for the opportunity to review the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft
Environmental Impact Report (“DEIR”). The City appreciates Plan Bay Area’s
30-year vision to create a Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse,
healthy, and vibrant for all residents. However, the City of Dublin offers the
following notable concerns:
1.On page 2-30, the DEIR states that more information on the regional
growth forecast is available on the www.planbayarea.org website. The
Draft Plan breaks up the Bay Area into 34 subcounty areas, called super-
districts, which are a combination of cities, towns, and unincorporated
areas. The City of Dublin is located in a super-district which also includes
Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Sunol. However, there is no
document on the website that describes the growth forecasts specifically
for the City of Dublin and growth forecasts are limited to super-districts
or counties. In particular, the City of Dublin should have access to the
number of housing units and employees by type assumed for the year
2050 within the City, as well as the same information for Priority
Development Areas (PDAs) within the City, and detailed mapping that
clearly shows the boundaries of the PDAs.
2.Figure 3.11-1 (Urban Land and Open Space) does not identify Urban Limit
Lines. In 2000, the Dublin City Council adopted Resolution No. 209-00,
establishing an Urban Limit Line within the Western Extended Planning
Area to protect land from development for a period of 30 years. In 2014,
the City Council adopted the Dublin Open Space Initiative, removing the
30-year sunset clause for the Urban Limit Line in the Western Extended
Planning Area, and establishing an additional Urban Limit Line along the
eastern edge of the Eastern Extended Planning Area to protect
approximately 3,828 acres of land known as the Doolan -Collier Canyons
from development. In addition to updating the map, the corresponding
tables, such as Table 3.11-2: Acreage of parks and Open Space, should be
updated.
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3. Figure 3.11-3 (Access to Parks and Open Space Lands) does not appear to accurately reflect
existing parks within Dublin. Specifically, the Dublin Sports Grounds, Don Biddle Community
Park, and Wallis Ranch Community Park do not appear to be identified. A complete list of
park facilities is included in Figure 3 of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which is
available at: https://dublin.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5063/Park-and-Recreation-
Master-Plan---2015-Update?bidId=. In addition to updating the map, the corresponding
tables, such as Table 3.11-2: Acreage of Parks and Open Space, should be updated.
Please note the City also issued a letter, dated July 20, 2021, expressing issues and concerns with the
Draft Plan and Draft Implementation Plan, specifically the Draft Forecasting and Modeling Report and
the Draft Transportation Projects List. See attachment.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Cass, Principal Planner, at
(925) 833-6610 or Michael.Cass@dublin.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Michael P. Cass, Principal Planner
City of Dublin
Enc.: City Letter on Draft Plan and Draft Implementation Plan, dated July 20, 2021
CC Linda Smith, City Manager
Jeff Baker, Community Development Director
Kristie Wheeler, Assistant Community Development Director
Michael P. Cass, Principal Planner
Laurie Sucgang, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer
Pratyush Bhatia, Transportation and Operations Manager
Kan Xu, Senior Civil Engineer
Shannan Young, Environmental and Sustainability Manager
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