TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Dumbarton Corridor Transit Travel Time Reduction Project
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
Title
Consider adoption of Resolution No. 20-050 authorizing the filing of a Notice of Exemption for the Dumbarton Corridor Transit Travel Time Reduction Project.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The proposed project is intended to improve service reliability and reduce travel time by upgrading the transit signal priority system, improving signal coordination and bus stop optimization.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Filing the three Notices of Exemption will require the payment of a filing fee, estimated to be $50 each for a total of $150.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The District is completing designs and preparing to enter the construction phase of the Dumbarton Corridor Transit Travel Time Reduction Project. The Project concerns improvements on AC Transit Line U and Dumbarton Express routes. The Project is being funded by various federal, state and local funding sources, including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) and Caltrans.
Public and private California construction projects are subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) if they meet certain criteria. As part of the initial CEQA process, the District must determine whether the Project is exempt from CEQA requirements. If it is exempt, it can avoid the considerable costs and schedule associated with an alternative CEQA compliance process. Based on an analysis performed by District's project consultant, Iteris, the Project will not have a significant impact on the environment.
The Project falls under the exemption for existing facilities under Title 14, California Code of Regulations, section 15301, which provides: "[The Existing Facilities Exemption] ... con...
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