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Solano Transportation Authority Presentation at OneBayArea Leadership Roundtable Meeting, September 9, 2010 Solano’s Coordinated Strategy City County Coordinating Council (CCCC) City County Coordinating Council (CCCC) Solano City Managers Group y City Managers y County Administrator City Planning Directors City Public Works Directors/TAC Solano City Managers Group 2 y County Administrator y STA Exec. Director

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Solano Transportation Authority Presentation at OneBayArea Leadership Roundtable Meeting, September 9, 2010y p g p

Solano’s Coordinated StrategyCity County Coordinating Council (CCCC)City County Coordinating Council (CCCC)

Solano City Managers Group

City ManagersCounty Administrator

• City Planning Directors• City Public Works Directors/TAC

Solano City Managers Group

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County AdministratorSTA Exec. Director

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Solano Population

As of 1/1/2010 in Solano County:427,837 population148 160 h h ld148,160 households140,120 jobs

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Solano Jobs/Employees

Major EmployersKaiser Health Care Six Flags Discovery KingdomTravis Air Force Base Northbay Health CareTravis Air Force Base Northbay Health Care

Industry ClustersHEALTH CARE BIOTECHHEALTH CARE BIOTECHKaiser Health Care: Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville Genentech; VacavilleSutter‐Solano Medical Center; Vallejo ALZA; VacavilleNorthbay Health Care; Fairfield

FINANCE AGRICULTURE/FOODWestamerica Banking; Fairfield Anheuser Busch; FairfieldTravis Credit Union; Vacaville Jelly Belly; Fairfield

MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTIONCSK/Kragen; DixonMeyer Corporation; FairfieldAlbertson’s Distribution Center; VacavilleValero Refinery BeniciaValero Refinery; BeniciaCopart; Fairfield

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Solano Agriculture/Open Spaceg p p

Open Space:S i M h 85 000 f l d• Suisun Marsh: 85,000 acres of wetlands

• Additional wetlands and islands in the Solano portion of the Sacramento/SanSolano portion of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta

• Substantial hillside areas preserved as open space

Agricultural Land:g• 357,816 acres – irrigated & grazing agriculture (61% of Solano County land area)area)

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Solano Facts:

City‐centered Orderly Growth Initiative approved by Solano voters in mid 1980’sSolano voters in mid‐1980 sThe Solano County General Plan Update was approved by voters in 2008, extending the Orderly Growth y , g yInitiative for another 25 years

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Population Stats: Solano

For both 2009 and 2010, the State Department of Finance figures show that 95.3% of Solano County’sFinance figures show that 95.3% of Solano County s population lived in one of the 7 incorporated cities.  This is the highest percentage of residents living in California cities other than San Francisco.

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Priority Development Areas

ABAG approved 9 Bay Area PDAs in2008 and 2009

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STA Climate Change Strategy

The STA Board adopted the Solano Climate Change Strategy in December  2009Strategy in December, 2009

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STA Climate Change Strategy

1. Solano Napa Commuter Information (SNCI) ProgramsPrograms

2. Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Program3. Alternative Fuel Fleets4. STA Solano County T­PLUS Program5. Benicia Climate Action Plan

Benicia Climate Action Pl

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Plan

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STA Climate Change Strategy

1. Solano Napa Commuter Information (SNCI) ProgramsProgramsSTA, in partnership with the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA), p g g y ( ),provides rideshare and vanpool support services and markets the Solano Express Intercity Transit bus 

i d d l l b dservice, and conducts a yearly employer‐based Commute Challenge to encourage employer‐based commute alternatives.commute alternatives.

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STA Climate Change Strategy

2. Safe Routes to School (SR2S) ProgramSTA h d l d h i S f R t tSTA has developed a comprehensive Safe Routes to School Plan, involving every school district in Solano County.  The SR2S Plan addresses the 4Es of yEngineering, Encouragement, Education and Enforcement.

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STA Climate Change Strategy

3. Alternative Fuel FleetsSTA fi i ll t lt ti f l hi lSTA financially supports alternative fuel vehicle programs run by several cities.

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STA Climate Change Strategy

4. STA Solano County T­PLUS ProgramI t hi ith MTC STA’ T PLUSIn partnership with MTC, STA’s T‐PLUS program provides technical and financial assistance to agencies to plan and implement transportation and g p p pland use strategies that promote smart growth concepts. 

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STA Climate Change Strategy

5. Benicia Climate Action PlanTh Cit f B i i d S l C t hThe City of Benicia and Solano County have conducted Greenhouse Gas emission inventories; Benicia adopted a comprehensive Climate Action p pPlan in 2009, while Solano County is developing one.

Benicia Climate Action Plan

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STA Future Action Items

1. Solano GHG Emission Inventory and Action Plan2 S f  R t  t  T it 2. Safe Routes to Transit 3. Safe Routes to School Phase 2

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STA Future Action Items

4. Solano Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans5 P d St t  R t  (SR) 12 J  C  5. Proposed State Route (SR) 12 Jameson Canyon 

Transit and TDM Corridor6 Solano County Priority Development Areas 6. Solano County Priority Development Areas 

Implementation

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STA Future Action Items

1. Solano GHG Emission Inventory and Action Plan STA i ki t l t G h G (GHG)STA is working to complete a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission inventory for the 6 remaining cities, and to help develop common Climate Action Plan (CAP) for p p ( )all cities and the County.   This project will be completed by May 2011.Task 1. Project Kickoff and Baseline Data CollectionKickoff Meeting and Scope Refinement September 30, 2010Collect and Review Baseline 2005 Data October 31 2010Collect and Review Baseline 2005 Data October 31, 2010

Task 2. Prepare 2005 GHG Emissions InventoriesPrepare Draft 2005 GHG Emissions Inventories Feb. 28, 2011Prepare Final 2005 GHG Emissions Inventories April 30, 2011

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STA Future Action Items

2. Safe Routes to Transit STA ill d l t id S f R t t T itSTA will develop a countywide Safe Routes to Transit (SR2T) Plan, based upon intercity transit centers and Priority Development Areas.y p

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STA Future Action Items

3. Safe Routes to School Phase 2STA i ki ith h l di t i t t d thSTA is working with school districts to expand the number of schools with detailed transportation studies, so that at least 80 schools have complete , pwalking audits and local maps by the end of Fiscal Year 2011.

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STA Future Action Items

4. Solano Bicycle and Pedestrian Master PlansSTA i d ti t l f bi l dSTA is updating, master plans for bicycle and pedestrian transportation.  The bicycle master plan includes implementation of MTC’s regional bicycle p g yplan.  The plans draft plans will be publically released by December 2010.

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STA Future Action Items

5. Proposed State Route (SR) 12 Jameson Canyon Transit and TDM CorridorTransit and TDM CorridorThe soon‐to‐be expanded SR 12 though Jameson Canyon will largely solve traffic bottlenecks for this y g ycorridor, but it will also open up the possibility of a low‐delay transit corridor between Solano and Napa 

i STA d NCT&PA ki f dcounties.  STA and NCT&PA are working to fund a      2‐year pilot transit program for this currently          un‐served corridor.un served corridor.

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STA Future Action Items

6. Solano County Priority Development Areas ImplementationImplementationSTA is actively working with the 5 Solano cities that have designated PDAs (1 in Benicia, 1 in Vallejo, 1 in g ( , j ,Suisun City, 4 in Fairfield and 2 in Vacaville) to develop transportation and land use projects in h l ithese locations.

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Opportunitiespp

•Corridors:I 80•I‐80

•Capitol Corridor/Amtrak•Existing: Suisun Fairfield Train Station•Existing: Suisun‐Fairfield Train Station

•SolanoExpress Bus•Existing: Baylink/WETA Ferry Systemg y / y y

•3 Bridges•Travis Air Force Base

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SOLANO COUNTYPDAs and Transit Centers

•$100M in transit centers coming•$100M in transit centers coming online

•Vallejo Station•Vacaville Transportation Center•Curtola Park & Ride (Vallejo)•Curtola Park & Ride (Vallejo)•Fairfield/Vacaville Train Station•Fairfield Transportation Center•Dixon Rail Station

LEGENDLEGEND:

PDAsTransit Centers

Robert Macaulay, Director of Planning

Solano Transportation AuthorityOne Harbor Center, Suite 130Suisun City CA 94585707-242-6006