TRANSPORTATION ACTION TEAM
Meeting Minutes
Date: April 28, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Keller House, 1760 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94520
Facilitator: Mary Lou Laubscher
Co: Facilitator Bruce Lyon
Members Present: Dave Pitman, Mary Lou Laubscher, Wes Laubscher, Bruce Lyon, Lindsay Emi, Urban Habitat of Alameda County, Susan Lawson, and Sally Smith, Mike Van Hofuegen, Executive Director of the Michael Chavez Center, Eric Anya
Introductions:
We were asked to introduce our selves and tell what current form of transportation that we currently use and what future form of transportation that we aspire to use.
Members present, Current transportation, Future Transportation
*Wes Laubscher, Drives a car ,Bike & walk
*Lindsay, Bicycle and bus, Live close to work and walk
*Susan, Car, para transit
*Sally, Car, para transit
*Dave Pitman, Drives, para transit
*Bruce, Commuter personal type public transportation with personal vehicle
Meeting Minutes
Date: April 28, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Keller House, 1760 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94520
Facilitator: Mary Lou Laubscher
Co: Facilitator Bruce Lyon
Members Present: Dave Pitman, Mary Lou Laubscher, Wes Laubscher, Bruce Lyon, Lindsay Emi, Urban Habitat of Alameda County, Susan Lawson, and Sally Smith, Mike Van Hofuegen, Executive Director of the Michael Chavez Center, Eric Anya
Introductions:
We were asked to introduce our selves and tell what current form of transportation that we currently use and what future form of transportation that we aspire to use.
Members present, Current transportation, Future Transportation
*Wes Laubscher, Drives a car ,Bike & walk
*Lindsay, Bicycle and bus, Live close to work and walk
*Susan, Car, para transit
*Sally, Car, para transit
*Dave Pitman, Drives, para transit
*Bruce, Commuter personal type public transportation with personal vehicle
*Mike Hofwegen, Driver, Bike & Walk
*Eric Anya, Bike & Walk, Bike & walk
*Eric Anya, Bike & Walk, Bike & walk
* Mary Lou, Drive, Door to Door Para transit
PRESENTATION: by Lindsay, from Urban Habitat of Alameda County
Lindsay talked about the Metropolitan Transportation Planning project called One Bay Area it is designed One Bay Area Plan to incorporate land use, decrease green house gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.
The One Bay Area Plan will add 200 billion Dollars 25 year transportation plan to maintain and operate the nine-county region transportation network.
Goals of the One Bay Area Plan
* Reduce air pollution, improve health, reduce Green House Gas emissions.
* Provide Equitable access for transportation
* Provide Open space and Agricultural Preservation:
* 100% of proposed housing to be located within the region.
* Plan to be Updated every three to four years.
* Ami Worth from City council fromOrinda our MTC representative for MTC (MTC is 9 county region)
* SB375 Senate Bill Green House Grass (GHG)reduction.
Priority Development Areas "PDA" estimates 40% growth in Contra Costa County 42%. In Concord 19,000 households to be added by 2035
Future housing growth will match jobs with housing near existing transit,
Future housing growth is expected along, Clayton Road and Monument Blvd.
Some concerns from members present is that the high cost of new housing is expected to displace the existing low income residents and there are health concerns and cancer risks associated with locating housing in close proximity to emitter sources like freeways.
Lindsay reported that:
Transportation cost is high for low income, the second highest cost in family
budgets.
Living near Public transit will reduce the cost by half.
FUTURE EVENTS:
July 2011 MTC develops a few different RTP (Regional Transportation package) of projects for review.
Sept. Oct 2011 Discussion of the pros cons of the alternatives.
COMMUNITY REPORTS:
Dave, Bruce and Mary Lou gave reports on the meetings they attended:
PRESENTATION: by Lindsay, from Urban Habitat of Alameda County
Lindsay talked about the Metropolitan Transportation Planning project called One Bay Area it is designed One Bay Area Plan to incorporate land use, decrease green house gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.
The One Bay Area Plan will add 200 billion Dollars 25 year transportation plan to maintain and operate the nine-county region transportation network.
Goals of the One Bay Area Plan
* Reduce air pollution, improve health, reduce Green House Gas emissions.
* Provide Equitable access for transportation
* Provide Open space and Agricultural Preservation:
* 100% of proposed housing to be located within the region.
* Plan to be Updated every three to four years.
* Ami Worth from City council from
* SB375 Senate Bill Green House Grass (GHG)reduction.
Priority Development Areas "PDA" estimates 40% growth in Contra Costa County 42%. In Concord 19,000 households to be added by 2035
Future housing growth will match jobs with housing near existing transit,
Future housing growth is expected along, Clayton Road and Monument Blvd.
Some concerns from members present is that the high cost of new housing is expected to displace the existing low income residents and there are health concerns and cancer risks associated with locating housing in close proximity to emitter sources like freeways.
Lindsay reported that:
Transportation cost is high for low income, the second highest cost in family
budgets.
Living near Public transit will reduce the cost by half.
FUTURE EVENTS:
July 2011 MTC develops a few different RTP (Regional Transportation package) of projects for review.
Sept. Oct 2011 Discussion of the pros cons of the alternatives.
COMMUNITY REPORTS:
Dave, Bruce and Mary Lou gave reports on the meetings they attended:
4-8 CCTA hearing with non-governmental agencies
4-12 Concord City Council Meeting. Monument Corridor Shared Use Trail: City hired an engineering company of Nolte Associates inWalnut Creek
4-20 CCTA forum Regional transportation plan
4-21 TANSPAC Hearing on Regional Transportation Plan
4-25 Senior Mobility Action Council
4-27 CCTA advisory committee measure J transportation for livable communities, pedestrian Bicycle and trail facilities, MTC safe routes to school.
4-12 Concord City Council Meeting. Monument Corridor Shared Use Trail: City hired an engineering company of Nolte Associates in
4-20 CCTA forum Regional transportation plan
4-21 TANSPAC Hearing on Regional Transportation Plan
4-25 Senior Mobility Action Council
4-27 CCTA advisory committee measure J transportation for livable communities, pedestrian Bicycle and trail facilities, MTC safe routes to school.
BART mobile seating lab, is coming to the Keller house so residents can try out new types of seats and give their opinions.
No TAT meeting in May
May 18 MTC forum meeting at
ADJORNMENT: 9:00
Next Meeting
June 23, 7 p.m. at Keller House
