Title
Adopt a Resolution to Accept and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Agreements to Receive a Technical Assistance Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in the Amount of $265,000 to examine Station Access and Circulation Around the City's Five Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stations and Reaffirm the City's Support of Local Implementation of MTC's Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Economic Development
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to accept a $265,000 Technical Assistance Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to examine multimodal station access and circulation around the City's five AC Transit-operated TEMPO Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations. The grant award is intended to support the City's efforts to achieve compliance with MTC's Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy (Attachment B). The Resolution would also reaffirm the City's support of local implementation of MTC's TOC Policy.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Technical Assistance Grant
In October 2024, MTC issued a Call for Projects for jurisdictions seeking technical assistance to support work necessary to come into compliance with MTC's TOC Policy. The City of San Leandro subsequently applied for and received a $265,000 grant to support the City's efforts towards achieving compliance. The grant would specifically fund an examination of multimodal access and circulation around the City's five BRT stations (four BRT stations located along E. 14th Street and Davis Street and the BRT boarding platform at the San Leandro BART Station), a requirement for achieving compliance with the TOC Policy. The examination would include recommendations for capital and service improvements that would enhance and expand convenient access to the City's BRT stations via walking, biking, or bus/shuttle tri...
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