REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

The Future Governance of Caltrain

2.14.14

1,119,920 more jobs 700,090 more households

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Fragmentation that affects riders directly

Fragmentation that affects riders indirectly

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Hard Questions• Should a transit operator be governed by an elected board,

appointed officials, or ex-officio officials?

• Does it make sense to separate long range regional rail planning and short range operations decision?

• How much should transit riders pay for infrastructure (we don’t make drivers do this!)

• When can urban and suburban communities share a transit operator?

• Whose labor contract applies when agencies merge?

• Which of the regions transit riders should be subsidized the most?

• How can changing governance improve funding?

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

The Future Governance of Caltrain

2.14.14

Project Goals

• Improved access to rail and bus services

• Improved Caltrain service by providing direct access to downtown San

Francisco

• Enhanced connectivity between Caltrain and other major transit providers

• Modernization of the Transbay Terminal that meets future transit needs

• Reduced non-transit vehicle use

• Accommodating projected growth in travel demand in the San Jose-San

Francisco corridor

• Reduced traffic congestion on US Highway 101 and I-280 between San

Jose and San Francisco and reduced vehicle hours of delay on major

freeways in the Peninsula corridor

• Provide connectivity to a future Geary line.

• Improved regional air quality by reducing auto emissions

• Direct access to downtown San Francisco for future intercity and highspeed rail service

• Alleviation of blight and revitalization of the Transbay Terminal Area

• Support of local economic development goals.