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Bay Area Environment and Mobility: Forging A Link

Bay Area Environment and Mobility: Forging A Link. Therese McMillan Deputy Executive Director, Policy Metropolitan Transportation Commission Women Energy Associates May 15, 2007. Forging A Link For the Challenge Ahead:. Milepost  Climate Change. World Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

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Bay Area Environment and Mobility: Forging A Link

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  1. Bay Area Environment and Mobility:Forging A Link Therese McMillan Deputy Executive Director, Policy Metropolitan Transportation Commission Women Energy Associates May 15, 2007

  2. Forging A Link For the Challenge Ahead: • Milepost  Climate Change

  3. World Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: U.S DOE

  4. Bay Area Greenhouse Gas Emissions Source: BAAQMD

  5. The Bay Area 2020 Challenge Source: MTC

  6. 1st Post-War Rail System in United States

  7. Leader in Hybrid Plug-In Technology

  8. Trailblazer in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transit

  9. Pioneer in Linking Transportation and Land Use

  10. Possible 2020 Strategies • Smart Cars • Smart Driving • Smart Transit • Smart Growth

  11. Prop 1B Contributions • Infrastructure Bonds aren’t the only, or last, word • Elements of Bond complement other investments • Highway • Transit • Trade • MTC looking to leverage Bond with other Funding

  12. Environment / MobilityCoordination • Prop 1B and Prop 1C Synergies: • Smart Transit: Resolution 3434 TOD Policy • SMART Growth  F0CUS

  13. MTC’s TOD Policy: Key Transit Corridors existing rail corridors Proposed BRT Proposed rail corridors Proposed ferry terminals

  14. TOD Policy - Housing Requirements

  15. FOCUS Project: A Regional Partnership • Led by sister agency - ABAG • Voluntary local gov’t partners • TOD + Housing near Job Centers • Regional Commitment to Provide Incentives • Local commitment to expedited housing approval • Initial map of priority areas Oct 2007

  16. New CA State Bond asAddt’l Incentives

  17. Growing a Bigger Carrot? 2009 Regional Transportation Plan • Starting first with regional land use vision • Transportation projects to support vision • Financial realities for new transit expansion • Addt’l incentives for priority areas – potholes, transit, rehab, others?

  18. www.mtc.ca.gov Therese McMillan Deputy Executive Director, Policy

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