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Media Advisory

For Release November 17, 2005

Contact:

Catalina Alvarado, 510.817.5783
Patrick Hannan, 510.817.5739

Community Workshops to Develop Bay Area Regional Rail Plan

November/December Meetings to be Held in Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Livermore, Modesto and Suisun City

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 17, 2005 . . . Bay Area residents are invited to share their vision for the Bay Area regional rail system at a series of public workshops being held in November and December. The meetings are the first step in developing the Regional Rail Plan – a comprehensive blueprint to improve and extend passenger railroad, rapid transit and high-speed rail service over the next 50 years.

Hosted by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, BART, Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the meetings will help create a vision for rail in the Bay Area, including possible rail extensions, new routes and stations, and establish criteria for evaluating those proposals.

The first round of meetings will seek comments on:

  • Improving the Bay Area’s existing rail system;
  • Identifying locations for new rail extensions and train stations;
  • Managing rail sharing between passenger and freight trains;
  • Planning for growth around rail; and
  • Developing evaluation criteria.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority will also be launching its environmental study on proposed high-speed rail routes between the Bay Area and the Central Valley. Light refreshments will be offered at each meeting. For more information, contact the Regional Rail Project Office at 510.464.6151 or visit http://bayarearailplan.info.

MTC is the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency.

Bay Area Regional Rail Plan Community Workshops

  • Tuesday, November 29 - Oakland
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, Larry D. Dahms Auditorium
    101 Eighth Street, Oakland
  • Wednesday, November 30 – San Jose
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    New San Jose City Hall – Council Wing, Community Room W120
    200 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose
  • Thursday, December 1 – San Francisco
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    Hiram Johnson State Building, San Diego Room
    455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco
  • Monday, December 5 – Livermore
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    Public Library, Community Room A & B
    1188 S. Livermore Avenue, Livermore
  • Tuesday, December 6 – Modesto
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    Double Tree Hotel, Ballrooms 1, 2 & 3
    1150 Ninth Street, Modesto
  • Thursday, December 8 – Suisun City
    3:00-5:00 p.m. – First Session, 6:00-8:00 p.m. – Second Session
    Suisun City Hall, Council Chambers
    701 Civic Center Boulevard, Suisun City
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