BART releases draft FY 06 ten-year plan

Will hear public comment at January 2006 Board Meeting

BART has released the District's Draft Fiscal Year 2006 Short Range Transit Plan and Capital Improvement Program (SRTP/CIP) for public review. The agency will hear public comment on the document at the January 12, 2006 Board meeting, which begins at 9:00 a.m. in the BART Board of Directors room at 344 20th Street, 3rd floor, Oakland, California, 94612.

The Federal Transit Administration and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission require BART to produce the plan, which is a management and financial planning tool that gives an analysis of BART's operating and capital funding needs, priorities and funding strategies through Fiscal Year 2015. The document also provides a long-term perspective for the current year operating and capital programs and lays out the District's approach to capital investment and funding strategies.

Highlights of Draft SRTP/CIP include:

• An Overview of the BART Organization, Facilities & Fare Structure
• Information on Current & Future Rail Ridership, Service & Operating Performance
• Ten-Year Operating And Capital Financial Forecasts § Discussion of expansive "Next Generation" Renovation Program
• Update on Earthquake Safety Program
• Station-by-station updates of planning, development, access, reinvestment and capacity projects

The public can download the District's Draft FY06 SRTP/CIP here (764 kb .pdf file). Requests for hard copies can be made on the website, or the document may be picked up at BART's Media & Public Affairs Office. The following public libraries will also have copies available for review:

UC Berkeley Institute of
Transportation Studies Library
412 McLaughlin Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720

Castro Valley Public Library
20055 Redwood Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546

Contra Costa County Library Documents Unit
1750 Oak Park Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4497

Dublin Public Library
7606 Amador Valley Blvd.
Dublin, CA 94568

Fremont Public Library
39770 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538

Hayward Public Library
835 C Street
Hayward, CA 94541

Metropolitan Transportation Commission Library
101 8th Street
Oakland, CA 94607

Oakland Public Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Pittsburg Public Library
80 Power Avenue
Pittsburg, CA 94565

S. F. Municipal Railway
Planning Division Library
949 Presidio Avenue, Room 204
San Francisco, CA 94115

Pleasanton Public Library
4333 Black Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566

Berkeley Public Library
Reference Division
Shattuck Avenue and Kittredge
Berkeley, CA 94704

Richmond Public Library
325 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804

San Francisco Public Library,
Gov't Information Center
Civic Center
San Francisco, CA 94102

San Mateo County Library
Millbrae Branch
1 Library Ave
Millbrae, CA 94030

Santa Clara County Free Library
1095 North 7th Street
San Jose, CA 95112

The public may also submit written comments from now through January 12, 2006 to the following address:

Draft FY06 SRTP/CIP Comments
BART Office of Planning and Budget
300 Lakeside, LKS16
Oakland, CA 94612
Fax: (510) 287-4751
Email: [email protected]

The public may also submit written comments from now through January 12, 2006 to the following address:

Draft FY06 SRTP/CIP Comments
BART Office of Planning and Budget
300 Lakeside, LKS16
Oakland, CA 94612
Fax: (510) 287-4751