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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/00/1990, LR-2 - -7ETING AGENDA DATE -aD. ITEM! # ��- The San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council & Regional Transportation Planning Agency NEWSLETTER MAY , 1990 VOLUME III, ISSUE 3 . �, 1R� ?,a La TL-d- a- �_ 21— 6E°l a 0o..,.4 02-9— New projects added to the plan are: RTIP Approved o An additional Northbound and Southbound lane for Rt 101 on Questa Grade New changes in state laws on o Continued 4 lane widening for transportation programming were Hwy 46 east of Paso Robles reported by Ron DeCarli to the Area Council at the May 2, 1990 meeting. Spirited discussion by Area Council The Regional Transportation delegates focused on cost Improvement Plans (RTIP) are escalations, as three previously developed by rural counties as a programmed projects -are now means of identifying and estimated to have increased in cost prioritizing necessary highway between 30% and 90%. Any projects improvements within the region. All that have escalated over 20% require. �- projects listed in the previous a reaffirmation before being, - year's RTIP were reconfirmed by programmed in the State Transport- . Council resolution, a necessary ation Improvement Plan (STIP) . The action because of escalated cost RIP was adopted by resolution and projections and new legislation. will be considered by the California The SID IMP was approved by Council Transportation Commission in action, and includes 10 projects August totaling $66.45 million. Key projects are listed below: For more information or a copy of the RTIP, contact Ron DeCarli at o Interchange improvement projects 549-5712. on Highway 101 at Oak Park, Tefft Street and Fourth St/Five Cities Drive Area Council Work Plan, 1990/91 o Curve improvement, Hwy 1 at Callender/Black Lake Roads in The Area Council set its work Nipomo objectives for the coming year by II approving the Overall work Program l o Hwy 46 passing lanes east of Hwy and budget at their May 2 annual 101 „Ming. Continues work is scheduled �I !I for transit planning, street, road, o H1.1y 41 Realignment at Hwy 101 in and highway planning, ridesharing, Atascadero, subject to administrative activities and II consideration of the final coordination with the ALr Pollution j �I EIR/EIS Control Board in developing the transportation elerent of the Clean !j Ail Plan. A major task for 1990/91 be LCOAT Pian, Budget Approvedupdating the comprehensive Regional Transportation Plan, addressing all transportation modes within the SIA region. The total On May 2, the SLo Regional TDA funding requ1red for these tasks Transportation Authority adopted a will be about 5% less than the Short Range Transit Development Plan previous year, partly due to office for the integrated Central Coast automation. Area Transit (CCAT) bus system. The plan was presented by Ms. Bonnie 'Ihe following proposed grant studies Nelson, the transit consultant who in the CWP were approved by worked with staff to develop the Caltrans: document. It will guide the growth and operations of regional transit o mouth County Traffic model and operations for the rve-\t five yeas. Improvement Study Key points contained in the plan o Short Range Transit Development include: a performance monitoring study for the SLA City transit program; more coordination in use system of vehicles, employees and facilities; an extensive capital For more information, contact Ron improvement plan to replace buses; DeCarli at 549-5714. and an image-improving marketing plan for the relatively new system. Service expansions are planned for North County, Cuesta College and Earth Day Transit Avila Beach. A financial plan was Promotions Sucessful included projecting sufficient revenues to meet the system's needs for the coming five years. Ridership increased as much as 100% For more information, contact on transit routes during the Free Richard Randise at 549-4465- Transit Day, April 17, noted Dan Herron, Transportation Planner. The promotion was planned as a part of Stronger Transit Earth week celebrations, where Marketing Ahead people were asked to chose less-polluting ways to travel. Most of the system showed lesser Aggressive transit marketing was increases, but the South County/SIA called for by the Area Council at Route 10 bus ran virtually full its May 2 meeting, in an atterrpt to during the commute round trip. The convince SID County residents to leave their cars at home and take results were encouraging, according the bus. The council noted that to Dan Herron, who also noted that a transit marketing budgets are number of Earth Day events featured typically v special transit runs which were used tyP y �' low, and suggested by 725 riders who chose to leave that each system consider allocating 3 to 50 of operating budgets for their cars at home. � this purpose. �I For more information contact Qin For more information, contact Can Herron at 549-5711. Herron at 549-5711. ii i SLORTA Organizational Supplemental Funding Study Reviewed Survey Completed i A public opinion survey has just `rhe Area council reviewed an been completed by the Area Organizational Assessment of the Coordinating Council, examining Regional Transit Authority at its public support for a half-cent May 2, meeting. The study was increase in the local sales tax to conducted in conjunction with the fund a wide range of transportation Five Year Developntient plan for the improvements- Such an increase was regional bus system, and recommended recently approved by voters in both shifting the system operation to Santa Barbara and Monterrey create a new framework, reporting Counties. The consulting firm of directly to the SLORrA board. The Townsend and Company conducted the staff recommendation was approved, telephone survey. calling for continued implementation of a series of interim Over 600 individuals were asked more recommendations to increa_,e than 200 questions on a wide range responsiveness of the existing of issues, including general framework. Zhe action also called attitudes on taxes, growth, water, for reviewing the system in one environmental protection, - parks and year, allowing time to resolve open space preservation, system "start-up" problems that may alternative transportation options, have affected study findings. and specific street, road, and Transit staff will be increasing highway project-s• Key findings their proactive planning as a result include: of Council discussions on the assessment. o Generally, 60% of respondents would support a sales tax CCAT Logo depends on the program mix o Significant numbers of A new regional transit logo is respondents were very concerned scheduled to be unveiled at a with the impacts of growth ceremony held May 18th, from 10:30 to 11:30 at the SLD Library. The o Strong support was voiced for CCAT bus system has been conducting environmental protection, open a contest to choose new colors and a space preservation, local parks, j transit system logo for the growth management, local street consolidated regional transit maintenance, alternative trans- �� system. The contest is jointly portation and certain high I{ sponsored priority street, road, and rsut by the Regional Transit highway umprova^�ants Authority and Pacific Gas and ji Electric Company. PG &E donated a Area Council staff are now in the $1,000 prize which will be awarded process of developing a preliminary ii to the winning entrant at the expenditure plan and program, ceremony. addressing the priorities identified by the survey respondents, for p Contact Greg Schulte, County presentation to the Supplemental Rideshare Coordinator, for more Funding Task 17 rce at its ne.,t information by calling 541-CARS, meeting. Down the Road Area Council Membership * Technical Transportation Advisory Committee The San IuObispo Area at (MC) .. . . . . .. .. . . .June 22 1990 e ordnating Council cil is the .state * Cottee ens Transportation Advisory pllaanrung Agignated �iofor �Transportation rU„G Obispo region. Member agencies of (CT-AC) .. . . . . . . .. . . .June 25, 1990 the Council are listed below, with * San Luis Obispo Area delegated representatives. coordinating Council (S�CC) . . . .. .. .. ..July 11, 1990 + *Atxnyo Grande - Gene Moots Atascadero - Bonita Borgeson .-1- y,_:. xu *Gover City - Dave Edxm, Mayo r*Morro Bay - Rose Marie Sheetz, Area Councilh Mayor w President *Paso Robles - Nick Russell At Annual *Pismo Beach - Dick Morrow, Mayor of the S r,,;G OMeeting an *San Luis Obispo City - pay Rappa lspo Area Coordinating *San Luis Ob” cotu�cil ) , Obispo CountyCouncil officers for the �p chose Supervisors David Blakely, Bill Dick Morrow ° Year. Coy, Evelyn Delaney. Jim Ma r of Pismo Beach, Johnson, Harry Ovitt. was elegy President, succeeding Supervisor Evelyn Delaney, and Rose AREA COiJNCIL STAFF Marie Sheetz, Mayor of Morro Bay, was elected Vice President. Ronald.L.. DeCarli, program Manager *Mike Harmon, Planner Thank you, Evelyn Delaney, for your *Dan Herron, Planner fine leadership this past year. *Cathy Corliss, Planner *Julie Millsap, Intern I San Luis Onis;)o Area Coorainating Couno,i ,ounty Government Center ;an Luis OC)ispu. CA 93408 Penny Rappa 3346 Barranca Court San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401 hi.. ii:: :.'l ......... ...s :...... ...