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The San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council
& Regional Transportation Planning Agency
NEWSLETTER
MAY , 1990 VOLUME III, ISSUE 3
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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
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SLORTA Organizational Supplemental Funding
Study Reviewed Survey Completed
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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