| Mode |
Market/Project |
Est. Cost over
25 years $mil * |
Maximize
Alternative to Driving Alone |
Reduce Hwy101
Congestion |
Reduce Local
Congestion |
Maximize
Mobility for Seniors, Youth & Disadvantaged |
Maintain
Environmental Quality of Life |
Maintain
Flexibility |
Overall Benefit |
|
Regional /
Interregional |
|
Hwy |
Narrows
Novato-
Petaluma |
$300.0
Should be $485 |
HIGH
Improves all high capacity modes. |
HIGH Relieves key bottleneck; may save an estimated 492 daily
person hours in delay. |
MED Relieves congestion on freeway access routes in Novato. |
LOW Provides no new alt., but allows transit to be more
efficient. |
LOW Environmental impact on-going.
Keeps traffic
moving which has positive effect on air quality
-Correct. May have other impacts. |
MED Allows for future bus improvements through Narrows.
Should be
HIGH |
MED |
|
Rail |
Commuter Rail |
$115.2
Should be $200 |
HIGH Provides new alternative; projected 5,100 daily riders initially. |
HIGH May take 1,900 trips off Hwy 101 in morning peak. |
MED Changes travel patterns around stations; reduces overall driving
trips. |
MED Provides new transit option; but primary focus is commuters. |
MED Environmental impact assessment on-going.
Reduces auto
travel - WRONG
but may have other impacts. |
HIGH Future phases already planned, service levels can vary.
SB LOW |
HIGH |
|
Freeway |
Add Freeway lane from Santa Rosa to San Rafael |
$390
excl. narrows |
HIGH
8,100 more autos from 6am to 9am |
HIGH
Why is this option missing? |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGHEST of them all |
HIGH |
|
Express bus |
Marin-Sonoma Express Bus |
$78.8 |
HIGH Projected 1,350 new daily express bus riders. |
MED May take 610 trips off Hwy 101 in morning peak. |
MED Changes travel patterns around stops; reduces overall driving trips. |
MED
Provides new transit option; but primary focus is
commuters. |
MED No environmental impact assessment. Reduces auto travel; but may have
other impacts. |
HIGH Routes and service levels can change over time. |
MED |
|
Ferry |
Ferry |
TBD |
HIGH Substantial but unknown ridership potential. |
HIGH Proven mode, but potential still being studied. |
MED Changes travel patterns around terminals; reduces overall driving
trips. |
MED Provides new transit option; but primary focus is commuters. |
MED Environmental impact assessment on-going. Reduces auto travel; but
may have other impacts. |
MEDTied to landside infrastructure, but routes and services can vary. |
MED |
|
Loc Bus |
Intermodal Connections |
$10.0 |
HIGH Projected to carry 1,400 daily riders, reducing auto connections to
regional transit. |
MED May eliminate about 600 daily auto trips from Hwy 101 in morning
peak. |
HIGH Reduces auto access needs at local stations. |
MED Provides new transit option; but primary focus is commuters. |
HIGH Improves environment around station area. Reduces cold starts by
eliminating auto connections. |
HIGH Routes and service levels can change over time. |
HIGH Local Commute Projects |
|
Local Commute Projects |
|
Hwy |
Highway Interchanges Perhaps the most cost-effective congestion
solution |
$236.0 |
LOW Some help to transit operations, but primarily for traffic. MED less bus delays |
HIGH May save approximately 1,050 daily person hours of delay. |
HIGH Reduces spillover congestion on local streets. |
LOW Primary benefit is to drivers.
sb HIGH, maximizes mobility for all |
MED Reduces stopped and delayed traffic, but may have other impacts to be
studied. congestion causes Air Pollution |
LOW Fixed capital investment.? sb
HIGH, caters to buses too |
MED sb HIGH |
|
Loc. Bus |
Transit Junctions/Pads
/Stops,
Technology and Admin. |
$31.0 |
HIGH Capital investment required to generate an estimated 16,000 new
transit riders. |
HIGH Capital investment may allow elimination of over 1,000 daily trips on
Hwy 101 with enhanced service. |
HIGH Capital investment may increase overall transit ridership. |
HIGH Local transit is primary option for dependant riders. |
HIGH Increases transit use with minimal impacts. |
HIGH Can be altered over time. |
HIGH |
|
Loc. Bus |
Intercommunity Transit |
$129.0 |
HIGH Could serve 13,500 daily riders. |
MED
May reduce Hwy 101 traffic by approximately 2,250 daily trips; approx.
560 peak. |
HIGH May reduce local traffic by over 6,000 daily trips; approx 1,500 peak
trips County-wide. |
HIGH Local transit is primary option for dependant riders. |
HIGH Increases transit use with minimal impacts. |
HIGH Can be altered over time. |
HIGH |
|
Loc. Bus |
Local Express Bus (Hwy 101) |
$21.0 |
HIGH Could serve 3,700 daily riders. |
MED May reduce Hwy 101 traffic by approximately 900 daily trips; 250 in
peak. |
LOW
Primary focus is highway trips, some local improvement for access. |
HIGH Local transit is primary option for dependant riders. |
HIGH Increases transit use with minimal impacts. |
HIGH Can be altered over time. |
HIGH |
