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City Manager’s Report
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TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:
SUBJECT:
FEBRUARY 22, 2000 CMR:153:00
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR TEA-21 GRANTS FOR
THE PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION/ SOUTH OF FOREST
AREA CALTRAIN PEDESTRIAN/ BICYCLE UNDERCROSSING AND
TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADE PROJECTS
REPORT IN BRIEF
During the past several months, City staff has been participating in a Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) Task Force that developed a recommended priority list
of projects in Santa Clara County to be funded through the second cycle of
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) funding. As a result of the
evaluation process, two Palo Alto projects which were not funded during the first cycle of
TEA-21 funding last year have been included on the second cycle funding list: the
PAMF/SOFA Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing Project ($2.3 million) and the
Traffic Signal System Upgrade Projects ($885,000). In addition, the VTA has reserved
additional State grant funds to offset the 11.5 per cent local match requirement associated
with the TEA-21 grants. Consequently, the total grant funds the City will receive for
these projects is $2.3 million for the PAMF/SOFA undercrossing and $1.0 million for the
Traffic Signal System Upgrade. Any local funds or other funding identified for these
projects could be used to supplement the project budgets.
To complete the applications, the governing board of the agency sponsoring a funded
project must adopt a Resolution approving the application for grant funds, agreeing to the
local match requirement and committing to obligate the grant funds by September 30,
2002. To meet this accelerated and ambitious time line, the City must commit the
necessary staff resources, and reassign priorities as necessary. As soon as the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission approves the grant funding, staff proposes to
return to Council with a Budget Amendment Ordinance to create a new capital
improvement, project. Any adjustmerits to current City resources that are needed to
implement these projects would be addressed at that time.
The purpose of this staff report is to recommend that the Council adopt the attached
resolution, indicating the intent to proceed with the projects.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the attached resolution (Attachment A), which
authorizes the City Manager to submit grant applications for Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (TEA-21) funds for the following two bicycle/pedestrian
improvement projects in the amounts indicated:
Proiect Grant Amount
(1) Palo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area
(PAMF/SOFA) Caltrain Undercrossing Project $2,035,500
(2) Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project $885,000
BACKGROUND
The Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the follow-up
funding program to ISTEA, continues the Surface Transportation Program (STP) and
Congestion Management and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding for transportation system
management and operations projects. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(MTC) divided the six-year TEA-21 program into two 3-year funding cycles. The first
cycle was programmed last year through a regional competition for funding. Palo Alto
received $800,000 for the Embarcadero Bridge and Bike Path Project during the first
cycle. This year, MTC has delegated the programming of the second cycle of funding to
the Congestion Management Agencies in each of the counties in the region. In Santa
Clara County, the VTA established a Transportation Systems Operations Task Force
(TSO) composed of staff from each of the member agencies to develop the prioritized list
projects to be forwarded to the VTA Board for approval.
There is approximately $13.2 million available to Santa Clara County. Agencies
receiving funding through this process must commit to providing an 11.5 percent local
match and obligating the grant funds (through award of construction contracts) by
September 30, 2002. However, VTA has provided funding to offset the local match
requirement through a .set-aside of State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
funds that have been reserved for the purpose of covering any needed local match for
Congestion Management and Air Quality (CMAQ) funded projects. Consequently, any
local funds or other funding identified for these projects would supplement the pr6ject
budgets.
Beginning in October 1999, the TSO Task Force began to develop the project priority list
for the second cycle. The Task Force began with the prioritized list of unfunded projects
from the first cycle scoring process last year. Palo Alto had three projects on the list,
including the PAMF/SOFA undercrossing, traffic signal system upgrade, and California
Avenue pedestrian/bicycle undercrossing. Agencies were given the opportunity to
submit new projects if needed, which were evaluated by VTA staff using the same
screening criteria as before. As a result of the screening process, 20 projects were
recommended by the TSO Committee, including $2,035,000 for the PAMF/SOFA
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Caltrain pedestrian/bicycle undercrossing and $885,000 for the Traffic Signal System
Upgrade Project. The list was approved by the VTA Board in late December 1999 (see
Attachment B). To complete the applications, the governing .board of the agency
sponsoring a funded project must adopt a Resolution approving the application for grant
funds, agreeing to the local match requirement and committing to obligate the grant funds
by September 30, 2002. Resolutions are due to VTA staffby February 28, 2000.
DISCUSSION
Following is a brief description of the background, scope and benefits of each of the
City’s projects. Further discussion of the costs and funding issues is provided in the
Resource Impact section of this report.
PAMF/SOFA Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing
This project consists of design and construction of a new pedestrian/bicycle grade-
separated crossing of the Caltrain tracks approximately 800 feet south of the Palo Alto
Caltrain station platform between the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and the Homer/Alma
intersection. The project will provide access from the SOFA residential and commercial
areas to the new PAMF campus and to the Caltrain station via ’the new bike path
constructed by PAMF along Urban Lane.
The need for a new pedestrian/bicycle crossing of the railroad tracks was identified
during the review of the plan for the new PAMF campus. The approved PAMF campus
plan includes an area to accommodate a pedestrian/bicycle access/landing area for a
future crossing and a connection to the existing segment of the Embarcadero Road bike
path built by PAMF on its campus. In conjunction with the PAMF/SOFA Coordinated
Area Plan study, a planning and feasibility study for the pedestrian/bicycle crossing of the
Caltrain right-of-way in the vicinity of the Homer/Alma intersection was prepared. The
study included evaluation of potential usage and crossing alternatives (including
overcrossings, undercrossings and at-grade crossings). The study estimated the facility
would attract up to 1,800 users a day. The study recommended that an undercrossing,
rather than a bridge, be pursued as the most functional design for the anticipated
combined use of the facility by pedestrians and bicyclists.
Based on a construction cost estimate of $2.3 million developed during the feasibility
study, the grant application was submitted to the VTA requesting $2,035,500 in TEA-21
funds, with the balance of $264,500 to be provided by the VTA set aside for local match.
The total project cost, as recently revised and updated by Public Works staff, is $3.2
million, including design, construction, construction management, contingency and
inflation costs, of which $2.65 million is currently secured from various sources. In
addition to the $2.3 million in TEA-21 ~grant and VTA-STIP match funds, local funding
of $350,000 is already committed to this project in the form of development mitigation
payments from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Holiday Inn development projects.
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PAMF is required to pay a Railroad Crossing Mitigation Fee equal to 15 percent of the
cost of a pedestrian/bicycle crossing up to a maximum of $300,000, adjusted annually for
inflation. The Holiday Inn (for the Westin Hotel project) agreed to contribute $50,000 as
a Public Benefit Assessment to the pedestrian undercrossing between PAMF and the
south of downtown area.
Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project
The purpose of the project is to upgrade the central signal control system, replace all local
signal controllers and cabinets at the City’s 89 traffic signals, and acquire new traffic
signal system software. The project is critical for the safe and efficient operation of the
City’s traffic signal system. The current VMS 330 signal master is approximately 14
years old and is beginning to breakdown more frequently for no apparent reason. In
addition, some of the local controllers are also more than 10 years old, and many parts are
not supported by the manufacturer. Some other problems include skipping certain timing
plans, inaccurate clock and even problems that manufacturer cannot diagnose nor fix.
The scope of the project is based on a recently completed traffic signal system evaluation
study. The study included recommendations for a system overhaul that will bring the
City’s signal system into compliance with National Transportation and Communication
ITS Protocols (NTCIP), as well as the ability to communicate with neighboring
jurisdictions (including traffic signals operated by Caltrans and Santa Clara County in
Palo Alto). This project will, for example, improve signal interconnect coordination on
the City’s collector and arterial system and facilitate future connection with other Smart
Corridor System agencies.
The new system would include the latest technologies that would allow for improved
remote signal timing adjustment, priority control for transit (including Global Positioning
System capability to determine if transit is on schedule) and video pedestrian/bike or
vehicular detection. The project would also include a system that provides for ease of
collecting and use of traffic count data for purposes of planning and evaluation. This
data, together with improved technology in the newer system, will enable the City to
better develop accurate timing plans, which will improve the flow of traffic in the whole
system. This, in turn, will result in more efficient use of existing roadway capacity and
eliminate or defer the need for added capacity in the future.
The total cost of the full system replacement project is estimated to be $2.3 million,
including design and construction. The TEA-21 grant of $885,000 will be supplemented
with a set aside of $114,700 in STIP funds to cover the local match requirement. The
balance of the project costs will be funded by the Electric Utility Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) budget. While the project was always planned to be phased over several
years, the TEA-21 grant will fund the basic project elements in a shorter time frame and
reduce dependence on funding from the Electric Utility budget.
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ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution formally
authorizing the City’s application for TEA-21 funds for the projects discussed in this
report. If Council decides not to pursue one or both grants, staffwill advise VTA staffto
withdraw one or both of the City’s applications from consideration.
RESOURCE IMPACT
Because the TEA-21 grant funds are disbursed on a reimbursement basis, City funds will
need to be appropriated for these expenditures and then reimbursed by the grant funds.
Staff will return to Council when the grants are formally approved with a Budget
Amendment Ordinance.
PAMF/SOFA Undercrossing
Budget: The total cost of the project is currently estimated to be $3.2 million. The
combination of TEA-21/STIP grant funds ($2.3 million) and local development
mitigation fees from PAMF and the Holiday Inn ($350,000) will cover 83 percent of the
currently projected cost, leaving a shortfall of $550,000, which in the absence of other
outside funds, would need to be funded by the City General Fund. While staff will
continue to pursue grant funding for this project over the next two years, with the
expectation that a portion of the shortfall could be reimbursed from other outside funds, it
is highly likely that the City will need to commit City funds in order to leverage the
significant level of grant funds committed to this project already. Staff considers this
project to be a very high priority due to its relationship to the SOFA Plan, its importance
to the City’s bicycle system, and its likely contribution to realizing the "Dream Team"
Intermodal Transit Center plan. Potential external funding sources include the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District and the private sector.
Workload." This project has just developed to the feasibility study stage to date by the
Planning Department. The project design and construction would be transferred from the
Planning Department to the Public Works Department. Under the time line established
for the grant funds, the City must commit to committing the grant funding in a
construction contract by September 30, 2002. To meet this accelerated and ambitious
time line, the City must commit the necessary staff resources, and reassignment of project
priorities as necessary. As soon as MTC approves the grant funding, staff proposes to
return to Council with a Budget Amendment Ordinance (BAO) to create a new CIP
pr.oject so that work can begin on this project immediately. With this BAO staff will
address the City resources needed to implement the project. Design and construction of
the PAMF/SOFA Caltrain Undercrossing Project would be managed by Public Works
Engineering. A detailed analysis of project workload and staffing was recently
completed as part of the Infrastructure Management Plan. Existing staff resources have
been committed to completing infrastructure projects that are included in the current five-
year capital improvement program. Adding this new project will require adjustments
either to staffing levels or to project schedules. Staff will also evaluate an option to
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contract for project management services. Depending on which option is selected,
additional funding from the City’s General Fund may be required to implement this
project.
Maintenance: Implementation of this project, together with other projects, continues to
incrementally add to the regular need for maintenance within the Public Works budget.
The Public Works Department would monitor this and other projects for cumulative
maintenance impacts and pursue additional resources as needed through the budget
process.
Traffic Signal System Upgrade
Budget: The total cost of this project is estimated to be $2.3 million which will be fully
funded from a combination of TEA-21/STIP grant funds (totaling $1.0 million), previous
Federal RSTOP grant funds ($313,000) and Electric Utility funding identified in the
Capital Improvement Program budget for 2000-2004 ($1.0 million).
Maintenance: This project is expected to reduce maintenance costs by 10-15 percent and
facilitate easier installation and repairs by standardizing system equipment requirements.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The recommended actions in this report are consistent with a number of Comprehensive
Plan Transportation policies including Policy T-14: Improve pedestrian and bicycle
access to and between local destinations, Program T-21: Study projects to depress
bikeways and pedestrian walkways under Alma Street and the Caltrain tracks and
implement if feasible; and Program T-38: Implement computerized traffic management
systems to improve traffic flow when feasible.
In addition, the Draft Coordinated Plan for the South of Forest Area (SOFA) includes two
policies related to this facility:
Policy T-13: Support the construction of a railroad undercrossing at Homer and Alma.
Funding sources include the existing PAMF contribution towards such a project and may
include grant money, contributions from Stanford University, and City funds.
Policy T-20: Facilitate implementation of the recommendations of the Railroad Crossing
Feasibility Study to improve pedestrian access from SOFA to the PAMF campus and
points west.
TIMELINE
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is scheduled to act on the TEA-21
Corridor Management program in early April, with adoption of the projects into the
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in August. Funds will become available
October 1;2000 (the beginning of the federal fiscal year).
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
An application for funds is not considered an action subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore no environmental assessment is needed at
this time. The Environmental review for the PAMF/SOFA Caltrain undercrossing will
be conducted prior to obligating the grant funds for this project. The NTCIP Traffic
Signal System Upgrade Project was found to be categorically exempt under a previous
environmental review under National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).
ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution
B. VTA List of Proposed Second Cycle TEA-21 Corridor Management Program Projects
C. VTA List of Second Cycle STIP Match Claims for TEA-21 Projects
D. Project location map and grant application form for PAMF/SOFA Caltrain
PedestriardBicycle Undercrossing Project
E. Project location map and grant application form for NTCIP Traffic Signal System
Upgrade Project
PREPARED BY: Gayle Likens, Senior Planner
REVIEWED BY: Joseph Kott,~ Chief Transportation Official
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
Director of Pla.nning and
Community
Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory C
David Jury, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Walt Stringer, Caltrain Joint Powers Board
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ATTACHMENT~
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR
FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND
CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE NTCIP TRAFFIC SIGNAL
SYSTEM UPGRADE PROJECT AND THE PALO ALTO MEDICAL
FOUNDATION/SOUTH OF FOREST AREA CALTRAIN
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE UNDERCROSSING PROJECT AND
COMMITTING THE NECESSARY LOCAL MATCHING FUNDSFOR
THE PROJECTS AND STATING THE ASSURANCE OFTHE
CITY OF PALO ALTO TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA 21) (Public Law 105-178, Jun~ 9, 1998) and the TEA
21 Restoration Act (Public Law 105-206, July 22, 1998) continue
the Surface Transportation Program (23 U.S.C. § 133) and the
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQI
(23.U.S.C. § 149); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to TEA 21, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to
receive Surface Transportation Program or Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Improvement Program grants for a project shall
submit an application first with the appropriate metropolitan
transportation planning organization (MPO), for review and
inclusion in the MPO’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP);
and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
is the MPO for the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo ~Alto is an eligible project
sponsor for Surface Transportation Program or Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto wishes to submit a grant
application to MTC for funds from the Surface Transportation
Program or Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program in fiscal year 1999-2000 for the following projects:
(I) National Transportation and Communication ITS
Protocol Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project,
(2) Palo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area
Caltrain Pedestrian Bicycle Undercrossing Project; and
WHEREAS, MTC requires, as part of the application, a
resolution stating the following:
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I)the commitment of necessary local matching funds of at
least 11.5%; and
2) that the sponsor understands that the Surface
Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality Improvement Program funding is fixed at the
programmed amount, and therefore any cost increase
cannot be expected to be funded with Surface
Transportation Program or Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality Improvement Program funds; and
3) the assurance of the sponsor to complete the project as
described in the application, and if approved, as
programmed in MTC’s TIP; and
4) that the sponsor understands that funds must be
obligated by September 30, 2002 for non-operating
projects and September 30, 2003 for operating projects,
or the project may be removed from the program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of ~Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION I. The City Council hereby approves and
authorizes the City Manager to execute and file an application
for funding under the Surface Transportation Program or the
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program of TEA
21 in the amount of $2,035,500 for a pedestrian/bicycle
undercrossing of the Caltrain tracks in the vicinity of Homer
Avenue and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation campus and $885,000
for upgrade and replacemen~ of the central signal system master
and local traffic signal controllers and system software for the
City’s 85 traffic signals.
SECTION 2.
hereby state that:
The Council by adopting this resolution does
i) the City of Palo Alto will provide $565,500 (21.7 %) in
local matching funds for the Palo Alto Medical
Foundation/South of Forest Area Caltrain Pedestrian
Bicycle Undercrossing Project and a local match of
$115,000 for the NTCIP Traffic Signal System Upgrade
Project; and
2) the City of Palo Alto understands that the Surface
Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality Improvement Program funding for the
projects is fixed at $2,920,500, and that any cost
increases must be funded- by the City of Palo Alto
from local matching funds, and that the City of Palo
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Alto does not expect any cost increases to be funded
with Surface Transportation Program or Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds;
and
3)The Palo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area
Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing Project and
the NTCIP Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project will be
built as described in this resolution and, if approved,
for the amount shown in the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC) Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP) with obligation occurring within the timeframe
established below; and
4)The program funds are expected to be obligated by
September 30, 2002 for non-operating projects and by
September 30, 2003 for operating projects.
SECTION 3. The Council finds ~and determines that the
filing of this application is not a project within the meaning of
CEQA. The NTCIP Traffic Signal System Upgrade Project is a
continuation of a project previously found to have no significant
environmental effects. Before any decision is made to construct
the proposed Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing Project, CEQA
review will be completed by the City.
SECTION 4. A copy of this resolution will be transmitted
to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application.
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SECTION 5. The MTC is requested to support the
application for the project described in the resolution and to
program the ~roject, if approved, in MTC’s TIP.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:~APPROVED:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
Mayor
City Manager
Director Of Planning &
Community Environment
Director of Administrative
Services
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ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED SECOND CYCLE TEA=21
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
ATTACHMENT B
System Components: HW = Highway; A = Arterial; T/R = Transil/Rideshadng; B/P = Bicycle/Pedestrian; F = Freight; S = Safety
Cost TEA-21 ~’;Ivt Total Cummulative
Project Description Partner(s)
Silicon Valley - West Implementation of ATMS/ City of San Jose, City of
Corddor (Stevens Smart Corridor elements in Cupertino, City of Santa
Creek Blvd, Wolfe this corridor. This project will Clara and City of Campbell
Rd and Hamilton Av) enable the connection of & (County of Santa Clara
Cupertino to Silicon Valley’s and Caltrans)
data exchange network.
, Estimate Request Score Grant Request
$3,105,280 $2,747,660 31,5
Main Avenue/UPRR Improvement of existing City of Morgan Hill and
Crossing Safety substandard at-grade UPRR UPRR
Improvement crossing.
$325,000 $287,625 31
$2,747,660
Replacement of
Grade Crossing
Warnina Pre.dic.tor~
City of Saratoga
Citywide Signal
Upgrade Project
Silicon Valley
Internet Traveler
Information System
Bicycle Detection at
Signalized
Expressway
Intersections
1-880 Smart Park at
Tasman/Alder
$3,035,285
Three locations in Sunnyvale Caltrain, City of Sunnyvale $900,000 $796,500 30.5
and Mountain View. and City of Mountain View
$3,831,785
Upgrade non-standard Saratoga, San Jose & $435,000 $385,000 30
equipment at 6 signals on Caltrans
Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road to
prepare for relinquishment by ~
Caltrans; upgrade signals
citywide ot NCTIP
compliance & install basic
infrastructure including TMC
for future Smart Corridor
Fully interactive web site $300,000 $265,225 30
providing congestion and
travel time information,
camera views on area
artedats, e-mail commute
updates, bike and transit
information and links to ride-
Install bike detection loops on $150,000 $132,750 30
the pavement along
designated bike routes in
PaiD Alto, Los Altos, Los
Altos Hills, Sunnyvale, Sant~,
Clara and San Jose at where
they intersect expressways.
The project would install
detectors at approximately 50
intersections.
City of San Jose, City of
Campbell, City of Santa
Clam, City of Milpitas,
Town of Los Gatos and
County of Santa Clara &
(Pdvate Sector Partner)
County of Santa Clara and
potentially San Jose, PaiD
Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos
Hills, Sunnyvale, Santa
Clara
Implementation of electronic VTA, City of Milpitas and
traveler info. devices and Caltrans
other ITS elements at an LRT
park and ride lot, including a
link to Smart Corridor traveler
information system.
$881,356 $780,000 29.8
Monterey Highway at Improve railroad crossing and County of Santa Clam, City
Masten Av./roadway along major truck of Gilroy and UPRR &
Fitzgerald Av.route.(Caltrain)
Railroad Crossing
Improvements
$750,000 $663,750 29.5
$4,216,785
$4,482,010
$4,614,760
$5,394,760
$6,058,510
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System Components:
Project
Winchester Blvd
Bike Video Detection
and Traffic
Surfeillance Systems
Palo Alto Medical
Foundation/South of
Forest Area Caltrain
Pedestrian and
Bicycle
Proactive Signal
Timing Program
City of Palo Alto
NTCIP Traffic Signal
System Upgrade
ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED SECOND CYCLE TEA-21
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
HW = Highway; A = Arterial; T/R = Transit/Rideshadng; B/P = Bicycle/Pedestrian; F = Freight; S = Safety
Cost TEA-21 CM
Description . Partner(s)Estimate Request
Design, procurement and Campbell $210,000 $185,850
installation of video bike
detection and traffic
surveillance systems for 7
signalized intersections on
Winchester Blvd.
Total
Score
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New ped/bike grade-
separated undercmssing of and Palo Alto Medical
Caltrain tracks about 800 feet Foundation
south of Palo Alto Caltrain
Station,
City of Palo Alto, Caltrain $2,300,000 $2,035,500 28.5
$500,000 $442,5002-year project to retime San Jose
integrated signal systems in
various corridors, taking
advantage of
interjurisdictional opportunites
created by deployment of the
Silicon Valley ITS Program
Data Exchange Network.
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Upgrade central signal
system master and local
traffic signal controllers to
meet NTClP compliance.
City of Palo Alto, Caltrans,
County of Santa Clara,
VTA and Stanford
Margurite Transit Service
$1,000,000 $885,000 27.8
Cummulative
Grant Request
$6,244,360
$8,279,860
$8,722,360
City of Cupertino
Adaptive Traffic
Signal Control
System
De Anza Blvd.
Corridor ATMS
Pedestrian Access
Improvements Near
Tasman LRT in
Sunnyvale - Revised
Installation of adaptive traffic City of Cupertino, City of
signal control system for four Sunnyvale, City of San
arterials, includes 38 Jose and Caltrans
signalized intersections. The
arterials are De Anza Blvd.,
Stevens Creek Bird., Wolfe
Rd. and Homestead Rd.
$1,000,000 $885,000 27.8
Continued expansion of
ATMS/Smart Corridor
elements in the West Valley
are of the County. This
project requires completion of
Stevens Creek Blvd. project
first.
City of Cupertino, City of
Sunnyvale, City of San
Jose and Caltrans
$900,000 $796,500 27.8
Complete a comprehensive
sidewalk network throughout
the Moffett Industrial Park
linking area businesses to
Tasman West LRT system.
City of Sunnyvale and VTA $565,000 $500,000 27
$9,607,360
$10,492,360
$11,288,860
$11,788,860
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ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED SECOND CYCLE TEA-21
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
System Components: HW = Highway; A = Arterial; T/R = Transit/Ridesharing; B/P = Bicycle/Pedestrian; F = Freight; S = Safety
Cost TEA-21 CM Total Cummulative
Project Description Partner(s)Estimate Request Score Grant Request
Monterey Road-Constuct new Bus Stops VTA, San Jose, Morgan $500,000 $442,500 27
Transit Stop along Monterey Road in Hill, Gilroy & Santa Clara
Improvements South San Jose, Morgan Hill, County
Gilroy and unincorporated
parts of Santa Clara County
to straighten bus routing: add
bus duckouts; ADA compliant
pedestrian walkways; and at
least one signalized
intersection for pedestrian
access
TOS Improvements Installation of TOS
in Fremont/South improvements consisting of
Bay Corddor CCTV and traffic monitoring
stations in Santa Clara
Eastside Communty Widen shoulder, improve
Safety Enhancement pedestrian, bicycle and
vehicular traffic in Linda
Vista, Joseph George and
Horace Cureton Schools
~irinh~Monterey Hwy./Safety improvements to
UPRR pedestrian and bicycle
Undercrossing &access under Monterey
Bikeway Hwy./UPRF~ undercrossing.
Improvement -Includes construction of
Revised sidewalk and Class II
bikelanes.
Wolfe Rd. Traffic
Signal Coordination
/Radio Spread
Spectrum
Inf~rrt~nn~t,f
Caltrans, VTA and Travlnfo $300,000 $265,500 27
County of Santa Clara, City $250,000 $221,250 26
of San Jose
City of Morgan Hill and $400,000 $354,000 26
UPRR
Interconnection & signal Sunnyvale
timing coordination of six
traffic signals on Wolfe Rd.
from Homestead Rd to Reed
CUT-OFF LINE
Smart Intersections Interconnect 100 traffic San Jose
(TSMP Phase VI) signals, install related
infrastructure and necessary
services to support signal ’
system coordination, traffic
management activities, traffic
responsive signal timing,
equipment status monitoring
and incident/event detection.
Sunnyvale North-
South Travel
Corridor Bicycle
Improvement -
Borregas Av.
Bike/Ped. Bridge
Over SR 237
$12,231,360
$12,496,860
$12,718,110
$170,000 $150,450 26
$13,072,110
CUT-OFF LINE
$3,000,000 $2,655,000 24.8
$13,222,560
Ped./bike crossing over SR
237 along the alignment of
Borregas Av. Would stripe
Class II bikelanes on 2
segments of Borregas Av.
City of Sunnyvale $2,920,000 $2,584,200 24.8
$15,877,560
San Tomas Aquino Modification to existing bridge City of Santa Clara, Santa
Creek Trail- US 101 undercrossing at US 101 to Clara Co. Parks & Rec,
Undercrossing provide Class I bikeway for Santa Clara Valley Water
Modifications -peds and bikes.District, San Jose &
$1,100,000 $950,000 24.8
$18,461,760
$19,411,760
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ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED SECOND CYCLE TEA=21
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
System Components: HW = Highway; A = Arterial; T/R = Transit]Ridesharing; B/P = Bicycle/Pedestrian; F = Freight; S = Safety
Cost TEA-21 CM Total Cummulative
Project Description Partner(s)Estimate Request Score Grant Request
TOS Improvements Completion of Caltrans TOS Caltrans $750,000 $663,750 24.8
in Santa Clara in Santa Clara County.
County
Rengstorff Avenue Interconnect of 7 signals City of Mountain View and .
Traffic Signal between Montecito Av. and Caltrans
Interconnect Charleston Rd., including 2
Caltrans signals.
Shoreline Blvd.Interconnect of 7 signals City of Mountain View and
Traffic Signal between Montecito Av. and Caltrans
Interconnect Pear Av., including 2 Caltrans
signals.
City of Sunnyvale
Bus Duck-outs on
Major Arterials
~itvwide.
City of San Jose
MTS Signalization
Project
$400,000 $354,000 24
$400,000 $354,000 24
Bus duckout construction on City of Sunnyvale
major arterial roadways with
high transit service levels.
$192,090 $170,000 24
Design and construction of City of San Jose and
12 traffic signals on MTS in Caltrans
San Jose.
$!,800,000 $1,600,000 23.8
$20,075,510
$20,429,510
$20,783,510
$20,953,510
Great America
Interrnodal Park &
Ride Lot
Mathilda Avenue
Adaptive Traffic
Signal Control
System and
Interconnect
Replacement of
Grade Crossing
Surfaces
Central Expressway
HOV Queue Jumper
Lane
Central Expressway
HOV Queue Jumper
Lane
Lawrence
Xwy/Wildwood Ave.
Roadway Re-
Alignment
Construct a 100 space park & VTA, Santa Clara, ACE,
ride lot adjacent to the Great Capitol Corddor JPB
America AmtraldACE train
~f~finn
Implementation of adaptive City of Sunnyvale
traffic signal system for
corridor of 14 traffic signals
connected using spread
spectrum radio to TMC at
Resurfacing of grade
crossing.
$1,000,000 $885,000 23.8
$935,000 $827,475 23.8
$22,553,510
Minor widening, roadway
realignment, and re-striping .
as needed to create and
deliniate a separate HOV
queue jumper lane along De
Minor widening, roadway
realignment, and re-striping
as needed to create and
deliniate a separate HOV
queue jumper lane along
Central Expressway near De
Provide a new connection
between Lawrence
Expressway and the Mercado
Santa Clara/Great America
Business district by realigning
Wildwood Ave and
constructing a full service
traffic signal at Lawrence
Xwy& Wildwood Ave.
$23,438,510
$24,265,985
Caltrain, CityofSunnyvale $900,000 $796,500 23.8
and CityofMountainView
$25,062,485
$1,400,000 $1,239,000 22.8
County of Santa Clara $600,000 $531,000 22.8
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara $890,000 $787,650 19.8
County & Caltrans
$26,301,485
$26,832,485
$27,620,135
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System Components:
Project
Traffic Signal Red
Light Enforcement at
Expressway
Intersections
California Avenue
Pedestrian/Bicycle
Undercrossing
El Camino
Real/Grant Road/SR
237 Intersection
Improvement
ATTACHMENT A
PROPOSED SECOND CYCLE TEA-21
CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
HW = Highway; A = Arterial; T/R = Transil/Ridesharing; B/P = Bicycle/Pedestrian; F = Freight; S = Safety
Cost TEA-21 CM Total
Description Partner(s)
Install "RAT" boxes mounted Santa Clara County, Traffic
on the back or side of traffic Safety Taskforce
signal head, to simultaniously
with the signal’s red light. The
project would equip
approximately 100
Replacement of existing City of Palo Alto and
ped/bike undercrossing with Caltrain
ADA compliant undercrossing
at California Avenue Caltrain
,~tatinn
Installation of right turn lane. City of Mountain View and
Caltrans
Estimate Request
$250,000 $221,250
Cummulative
Score Grant Request
19
$2,000,000 $1,770,000 18.5
$400,000 $354,000 17
$27,841,385
$29,611,385
$29,965,385
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D FT ATTACHMENT C
ATTACHMENT A
2ND CYCLE STIP MATCH CLAIMS
PROJECT
ELIGIBLEST~
SPONSORS MATCH AMOUNT
SECOND CYCLE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Silicon Valley - West Corridor (Stevens Creek BIvd, Wolfe Rd
and Hamilton Av)
Main Avenue/UPRR Crossing Safety Improvement
Replacement of Grade Crossing Warning Predictors
City of Saratoga Citywide Signal Upgrade Project
Silicon Valley Internet Traveler Information System
San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Campbell
$34,410
Bicycle Detection at Signalized Expressway Intersections $17,205
1-880 Smart Park at Tasman/AIder $101,092
Monterey Highway at Masten Av./Fitzgerald Av. Railroad
Crossing Improvements ~$86,025
Winchester BIvd Bike Video Detection and Traffic Surfeillance Campbell
Systems $24,087
Pato Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area Caltrain Palo Alto, Caltrain, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Pedestrian and Bicycle Undercrossing $263,810
Proactive Signal Timing Program San Jose $57,350
City of Palo Alto NTClP Traffic Signal System Upgrade Palo Alto, Caltrans, County of Santa Clara $114,700
City of Cupertino Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose $1 t4,700
De Anza Blvd. Corridor ATMS Cupertino, Sunnyvale, San Jose $103,230Pedestrian Access Improvements Near Tasman LRT in Sunnyvale, VIA
Sunnyvale - Revised $64,806
Monterey Road Transit Stop Improvements VIA, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy & Santa Clara
County $57,350
TOS Improvements in Fremont/South Bay Corridor Caltrans, VTA and Travlnfo $34,410
Eastside Communty Safety Enhancement County of Santa Clara, San Jose $28,675
Monterey Hwy./UPRR Undercrossing & Bikeway Morgan Hill, UPRR
Improvement- Revised $45,880Wolfe Rd. Traffic Signal Coordination/Radio Spread Spectrum Sunnyvale
Interconnect $19,499SECOND CYCLE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SUBTOTAL $1,713,806
Tasman East LRT Extension VTA $1,408,000
TOTAL NEW STIP MATCH CLAIMS $3,121,806
First Cycle STIP Match Claims Various $447,000
TOTAL STIP MATCH CLAIMS $3,568,806
$356,176
$37,278
$103,230
$ 49,895
Morgan Hill and UPRR
Caltrain, Sunnyvale, Mountain View
Saratoga, San Jose & Caltrans
San Jose, Campbell, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Los
Gatos County of Santa Clara
County of Santa Clara
VTA, Milpitas
County of Santa Clara, Gilroy, UPRR
ATTACHMENT D:
STP/CMAQ Application
Project Summary Page
ATTACHMENT D
Project Information
Project
Title:IPalo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing
Brief
Description:
Sponsoring
Agency:
Partnering
Agency:
County:
Project consists of design and construction of a new pedestrian/bicycle grade separated crossing of the Caltrain track~
approximately 800 feet south of the Palo Alto Caltrain station platform. The project will provide access from the south of
downtown residential and commercial area to the new Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) campus and to the Caltrain
station via a new bike path being,constructed by PAMF. (see pages 7 and 8 for further project infomation.
[CITY OF PALO ALTO [
[Caltrain Joint Powers Board
]Santa Clara [Project
Contra Costa Purpose:HarinNapa
San Francisco
San MateoISanta Clara I
Solano TIP ProjectSonoma
Regional Type:
[System Management
Maintenance/Rehab.
ExpansionTransit Operations
Safety
Other
[Local roadway/Other
Transit
State Hwy.
Project
Type:
[Bike - Buildings and Other
Bike - BridgeI Bike - Buildinas and Other FacilititesBike - Interchange
Bike - PavementBike - Signal
Bike/Pad. - Bridge
Bike/Ped. - Multi-use bike trailBike/Ped. - Signal
Air Basin: Bay Area
Bay Area
Sacramento
North Coast
Multiple
Complete the following for Transit Projects
FTA,administered? DYes DNo
Complete the following for Roadway Projects
Route From
Number I J Post Mile
Transitl
UZA:Antioch/Pittsburgh
Fairfield
San .lose
To
IP°st Mile I
Contact Information
IGayle ILikens [
first name last name
1650-329-2136 1650-617-3108
phone fax
Igayle_likens@city.palo-alto.ca.us
e-mail
address 1 Git~ P__alo Alto
address 2 I P.O. Box 10250
IPalo Alto ICA 194303
city state zip
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-2
STP/CMAQ Application
Financial Information
,,project Funding Request
MTC Funding Program:JCorrido.r Management
I Corridor ~~Regional Transit
TLC
Customer Service
For all numbers, enter the amount needed in each program year, rounded to
the nearest thousand (e.g. $1,325,250 should be entered as $1,325).
Use Federal fiscal years (October I - September 30).
Current Federal Funding Request ($1,000s) :
Design
Environmental
ROW
Construction
Operating
Total Request
$
$
FY 00/01
2OO
200
FY 01/02
$ 100
$1,735
$1,835
FY 02/03 Total
300
1,735
2,035
Note: The obligation
deadline for 2nd Cycle
STP/CMAQ is September 30
2002 for all non-operation
projects. Therefore, funding
requests should be
constrained to FY 00/01 and
01/02 for all non-operation
projects.
Local Match ($1,000s)
Design
Environmental
ROW
Construction
Operating
Total Match
$
$
FY 00/01
15
2O
$
FY 01/02
53O
FY 02/03
¯
$
Total
15
20
530
$
$
$
15 35J$530J$565
Source(s)
STIP
STIP
STtP; City of Palo Alto
Check %Match J21.73%
Prior Pro~Iramming
Existing TIP ID Number:I ]
Source
Amount
Total Prior Programming
Total Project Cost including this Request
$
$2,600
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-3
STP/CMA Q Application
Milestones and Map
Project Milestones
Use Federal fiscal years (October I - September 30).
Enter N/A if the task is not applicable to the project.llst Qtr = Oct 1 - Dec 31
2nd Qtr = Jan 1 - March 31
3rd Qtr = April 1 - June 30
4th Qtr = Jul 1 - Sept 30
Milestone
Field Review
Environmental Certification
Right of Way Certification
PS&E Complete
Construction E-76 form
Ready to Advertise
Project Completion (open for use)
00-01
00-01
00-01
01-02
01-02
01-02
03-04
F_~.Y Quarter
1 st
4th
4th.
¯2rid
3rd
3rd
4th
Note: The obligation deadline for
2nd Cycle STP/CMAQ is
September 30, 2002 for all non-
operation projects. Therefore, all
milestones prior to and including
"Construction E-76 form" should
occur by the 4th quarter of
federal FY 2002.
Project Maps
Please attach two maps.
1) Show the project location within the county or region; and
2) Show a close-up of the project boundaries and connections to existing facilities.
see attached pages 3b and 3c
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-4
City of Pa|o A|~o
Pa|o A|~) Nledica| Founda~ion/Sou~h Fores~ Area
New Bike Path
Proposed
CITY OF PALO ALTO
PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION/SOUTH OF FOREST AREA
CALTRAIN PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE UNDERCROSSING
Project Location Map
STP/CMAQ Appfication
Corridor Management Supplement
Corridor Management procjram Screeninq Criteria
Check all screening criteria that apply:
[]Project is eligible for STP or CMAQ under Federal guidelines and is consistent with the list of eligible strategies,
[]Project is included in a corridor management plan.
[]Project is consistent with the 1998 RTP.
[]Project is on the MTS or significantly benefits the MTS.
[]All project funds, except operating assistance, can be fully obligated by September 30, 2002.
Operating assistance can be obligated by September 30, 2003.
[] Project is financially viable and fully funded. The non-federal match is at least 11.5% of the total project cost,
[] Project is well defined, and results in a usable segment.
Corridor Management Proqram Supplemental Information
Corridor:lSanta Clara Subarea
Golden Gate
Napa Valley Subarea
North Bay East West
North/Central Oakland Subarea
Peninsula/Coastide
Richmond Bridge
San Francisco Subarea
ISanta Clara Subarea I
1-80
Other Information (check all that apply):
[] Project would purchase new transit vehicles. (Go to
[] Project would provide operating assistance for a transit service, traffic/transit management Or traveler information center/system. (Go to
** Please explain how the associated service is a corridor management strategy.
Reference corridor management objectives.
** Please cite policy document demonstrating financial capacity to operate the service.
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-5
STP/CMAQ Application
Rehabilitation Supplement
Rehabilitation Pro~lram Screeninq Criteria
Check all screening criteria that apply:
[] Protect Is eligible for STP or CMAQ under Federal guidelines and is consistent with the list of eligible strategies.
[] Project Is in an adopted regional/local plan.
[] Project is consistent with the 1998 RTP.
[] Project funds can be fully obligated by September 30, 2002.
[] Project is financially viable and fully funded. Tt~e non-federal match is at least 11.5% of the total project cost.
[] Project is well defined, and results in a usable segment.
[] ]f a streets and roads project, the sponsoring agency has a certified Pavement Management System.
[] Project meets rehabilitation standards (please check appropriate standard below):
[]Roadway rehabilitation Projects have a PC] of 60 or less.
[]Eligible preventive maintenance projects have a PC] of 85 or less.
[]Transit projects use/age consistent with FTA regulations.
Rehabilitation Program Supplemental Information
Project Type: I
Transit
Roadway
Project Tier:
Roadway
Tier 1 - HTS Pavement
Tier 2 - Non-MTS Pavement
Tier 3 - MTS Non-Pavement
Tier 4 - Non-MTS Non-Pavement
MTS = Metropolitan Transportation System.
Non-MTS must be federal aid eligible -- includes road-
ways classified above that of rural minor collector or urban
1
Transit
Tier 1 - Safety
Tier 1 - ADA
Tier 1 - Maintenance Facilities and Heavy Equipment
Tier 2 - Stations
Tier 2 - Shelters
"13er 2 - Station Parking
Tier 2 - ]ntermodal Facilities
Tier 3 - Non-revenue Vehicles
Tier 3 - Office equipment
Tier 3 - Maintenance Tools and Equipment i~,l
I I Percentage of Project Cost for Amenities (for Roadway Projects Only)
Amenities include bike lanes, signalization, turn pockets, transit pull-outs, sidewalk ramps, guard rails, and culverts. Projects IIwhere amenities are greater than 20% of the total project cost are considered non-pavement.I
[] If a local streets and roads project, the project is also critical for transit vehicles and/or bicycles and pedestrians.
Request for Exception to General Rehabilitation Policy
Check all that apply:
[] Project involves expansion to the existing transportation system.
[] The sponsor has confirmed with the County CMA that all transportation maintenance and rehabilitation needs have been met within the County.
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-6
STP/CMAQ Application
Multi-County/Regional Transit Supplement
Multi-County Regional Transit Pro~lram Screening Criteria
Check all screening criteria that apply:
[] Project is eligible for SIP or CMAQ under Federal regulations and is consistent with the list of eligible strategies.
[] Project is in an adopted regional/local plan.
[] Project is consistent with the 1998 RTP.
[] Project funds can be fully obligated by September 30, 2002.
[] Project is financially viable and fully funded. The non-federal match is at least 1L5% of the total proje~ cost.
[] Project is well defined, and results in a usable segment.
Multi-County/Regional Transit Program Supplemental Information
Regi°nal/N°n’Regi°nah I
Regional
Non-Regional
Note: Project is regional if it meeets
conditions 1 and 2 below.
Project Tier: I
Regional
Tier 1 - Safety
Tier 1 - ADA
Tier 1 - Maintenance Facilities and Heavy Equipment
Tier 1 - Stations
Tier 1 - Shelters
Check all conditions that apply:
I
Non - Regional
Tier 2 - Safety
Tier 2 - ADA
Tier 2 - Maintenance Facilities and Heavy Equipment
Tier 2 - Stations -
Tier 2 - Shelters
[] Fifty percent of project beneficiaries lie outside of the county in which project is located.
(For multi-county system-wide projects,, this requirement need only be satisfied for one constituent county.
Location of boardings may be used if residence is not available.)
2.[] The project meets one of the following thresholds of interregional travel volumes (check all that apply):
[] A minimum of three (3) counties must each contribute at least 10% of trips on the facility; or
[] The facility must handle over 10% of the region’s transit trips (10% of 1.236 million trips = 124,000 trips).
3 [] The sponsor believes the project should be classified as regional based on its key importance to a major corridor, as identified in the RI-P.
Request for Exception to General Multi-County/Regional Transit Policy
Check all that apply:
[] Project involves expansion to the existing transportation system.
[] The sponsor has confirmed that all transit maintenance and rehabilitation needs have been met within’the subject urbanized area.
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-7
Corridor: Santa Clara Valley Subarea
Prqiect: Palo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area
Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing
Project Description
A new pedestrian!bicycle grade separated crossing of the Caltrain tracks approximately 800 feet south of the Palo Alto
Caltrain station platform. The crossing Will connect to a new signalized at ~ade crossing of Ahna Street, a major
arterial street that parallels the Caltrain corridor. The purpose of the project is to provide direct pedestrian/bike access
from the south of Forest (SOFA) residential and commercial area to the new Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF)
cmnpus and to the Palo Alto Caltrain station (via a segment of the new bike path being constructed parallel to the
Caltrain tracks by PAMF). By improving access to this major multi-modal hub, the project will encourage and
facilitate multi-modal trips m~d txansfers, and promote non-SOV trips.
The new Palo Alto Medical Foundation facility (355,000 square feet of medical clinic medical research offices;
projected daily trip generation of approximately 13,000 trips) relocated from the SOFA area to E1 Camino Real and
opened in December-1999. This new facility was designed with an area reserved for the landing of the underpass and
connection to the bike path running adjacent to the railroad right-of-way to the Caltrain station.
The south of Forest Area located immediately east of the project. This area is a mixed residential and commercial area
is currently the subject of a Coordinated Area Planning process. The proposed development regulations encourage
land uses, housing and transportation systems that reduce the use of the automobile and support transportation
alternatives, including walking and bicycling. The new undercrossing will provide an alternate bicycle and pedestrian
route between this south of downtown district and portions of Palo Alto and Stanford located west of the Caltrain
tracks.
The SOFA area is already served the by the Big’ant Street Bicycle Boulevard, approMmately 4 blocks east of the
proposed undercrossing. A connector bike route is proposed along Homer street to link the two faciliites. The project
will also provide an east!~vest connection to a subregional bicycle trail fi’om the new PAMF campus that extends north
into Menlo Park. The.segment of this bike path extending from PAMF sonth to Churchill Avenue has been designed
and will be constructed when full funding is secured (see Santa Clara Valley Subarea TEA 21 application for the
Embarcadero Bridge and Bike Path project).
(description continued on attached page)
Corridor: Santa Clara Valley Subarea
Project: Palo Alto Medical Foundation/South of Forest Area
Caltrain Pedestrian/Bicycle Undercrossing
Project Description, continued:
Both bike and pedestrian usage of this facility is anticipated to be high. Twelve hour bicycle and pedestrian
counts conducted in 1997 at two existing undercrossings, University Avenue (.25 mi north) and Embarcadero
Road ( .3 mi south), demonstrate the high ped/bike demand for east west connections across the tracks.
Embarcadero Road Underpass
University Avenue Underpass
7 a.m -7 p.m. Weekday Counts
Ped Trips Bike Trips
244 364
1987 879
It is projected that approximately 1160 pedestrians/bicyclists (1/3 of the current users of the University Avenue
and Embarcadero Road underpasses) would switch to the new PAMF/SOFA undercrossing In addition, the Palo
Alto Medical Foundation, Caltrain station, adjacent businesses, SOFA neighborhood and commuters in the area
would generate at minimum an additional 500-600 ped/bike trips.
The Palo Alto Caltrain Station at University is the major multi-modal transit hub in the mid-peninsula. The
Caltrain station is the second busiest along the entire Caltrain line, second only to the San Francisco station.
The station is served by 62 trains weekdays, with approximately 3500 daily passenger boardings and alightings.
In addition, the VTA transit center accommodates 11 local and regional bus lines of VTA, Samtrans, Dumbarton
Express, making approximately 850 weekday arrivals and departures. All trains, VTA and DB buses are
equipped to transport bicycles. Palo Alto opened the first valet bicycle parking facility ("bike station") at the
depot funded by the BAAQMD with TFCA funds in March 1999. The facility has storage capacity for 150 bicycles
and offers full service bicycle repair, and other amenities for bicycle commuters.
ATTACHMENT D:
STP/CMAQ Application
Project Summary Page
ATTACHMENT E
Project Information
Project
Title:I NTCIP Traffic Signal System Upgrade I
Brief Upgrade and replace central signal system master and local traffic signal co .n, trollers and system software, for City’s 85 traffic
Description:" "Isignals’ The project will improve signal interconnect coordination on the C ty s co lector and arterial system. Selected
Icontrollers will be NTCIP compliant with the ability to communicate with systems of ne,,ighb,o, ring jurisdictions. Projectlincorporates MTS Arterial Management Strategies 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 and qualifies as a high utilization impact.
Sponsoring
Agency: [City of Palo A
Partnering
Agency:
County:[Santa Clara [Project
Alameda ~Purpose:Contra Costa
Narin
Napa
San Francisco
San Mateo
ISanta Claro I TIP ProjectSolano
Sonoma
Regional
JSystem Management
System Manaqement I
Maintenance/Rehab,
Expansion
Transit Operations
Safety
Other
Type: [Local roadway/Other
State Hwy.
I Local roadway/Other
Project
Type:[~ocal Roads - Signal
ocal Roads - Siani~lLocal Roads - OtherMass Transit - Buildings & Other
Mass Transit - BusMass Transit - Other
Mass Transit - ParatransitMass Transit - RailPort/Freight - Other
Hiqhway - Paving
Air Basin: Bay Area
Bay Area
SacramentoNorth Coast
Multiple
Complete the following for Transit Projects
FTA administered? [~Yes [~No Transitl
UZA: Antioch/PittsburghFairfield
San JoseComplete the following for Roadway Projects
Route From To
Number I I Post Mile I I Post Mile I I
Contact Information
i Christopher IThnay
first name last name
1650-329-2425 1650-617-3108
phone fax
[christopher_thnay@city.palo-alto.ca.us
e-mail
address 1 City of Pato Alto
address 2 P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto ICA 194303citystatezip
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-2
STP/CMAQ Appfication
Financial Information
Project Funding Request
MTC Funding Program:ICorridor Management
Maintenance/Rehab, ~_
i Corridor Manaqement I
Regional Transit
TLC
Customer Service
For all numbers, enter the amount needed in each program year, rounded to
the nearest thousand (e.g. $1,325,250 should be entered as $1,325).
Use Federal fiscal years (October I - September 30).
Current Federal Funding Request ($1,000s) :
Design"
FY 00101 FY 01/02
Environmental
ROW
Construction $221
Operating
Total Request $221 $
$664
664
FY, 02/03
i:i:i:i:i::$ .:::.:i~:i~-i:
:::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
$
$$
Total
885
885
Note: The obligation
deadline for 2nd Cycle
STP/CMAQ is September 30,
2002 for all non-operation
projects. Therefore, funding
requests should be
constrained to FY 00/01 and
01/02 for all non-operation
projects.
Local Match ($1,000s)
Design
Environmental
ROW
Construction
Operating
Total Match
FY 00/01
29
FY01/02
$ 86
FY 02/03
U.~:;:;: :;: :.-: :+:-: :,.;:;:;-.;: ’v :, .~::;..:-:;.
:?-.:.:?:.:.:.! :.!.!.:.;
2915
Total
$
$
$
$115
$-
8615 -15 115
Source(s)
Check %Match 111.50%
Prior Programming
Existing TIP ID Number:
Source
Amount
Total Prior Programming
Total Project Cost including this Request
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03
$
$1,000
ATTACHMENT D-3
STP/CMAQ Application
Milestones and Map
Project Milestones , ~ ~
Ilst Qtr = Oct 1 - Dec 31
Use Federal fiscal years (October I - September 30).12nd Qtr = Jan 1 - March 31
13rd Qtr = April 1 - June 30Enter NIA if the task is not applicable to the project.14th Qtr = Jul 1 - Sept 30
Milestone
Field Review
Environmental Certification
Right of Way Certification
PS&E Complete
Construction E-76 form
Ready to Advertise
Project Completion (open for use)
00-01
00-01
00-01
01-02
01-02
01-02
02-03
F_~.Y Quarter
1st
3rd
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Note: The obligation deadline for
2nd Cycle STP/CMAQ is
September 30, 2002 for all non-
operation projects. Therefore, all
milestones prior to and including
"Construction E-76 form" should
occur by the 4th quarter of
federal FY 2002.
Project Maps
Please attach two maps.
1) Show the project location within the county or region; and
2) Show a close-up of the project boundaries and connections to existing facilities.
see attached pages 6 and 7
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-4
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s TP/CMA Q Appfication
Corridor Management Supplement
Corridor Management Program Screening Criteria
Check all screening criteria that apply:
[] Project is eligible for STP or CMAQ under Federal guidelines and is consistent with the list of eligible strategies.
[] Project is included in a corridor management plan.
[] Project is consistent with the 1998 RTP.
[] Project is on the MTS or significantly benefits the MTS.
[] All project funds, except operating assistance, can be fully obligated by September 30, 2002.
Operating assistance can be obligated by September 30, 2003.
[] Project is financially viable and fully funded. The non-federal match is at leas~ 11.5% of the total project cost.
[] Project is well defined, and results in a usable segment.
Corridor Management Program Supplemental Information
Corridor:Isanta Clara Subarea
Fremont South Bay
Golden Gate
Napa Valley Subarea
North Bay East West
North/Central Oakland Subarea
Peninsula/Coastide
Richmond Bridge
San Francisco Subarea
I Santa Clara Subarea
Other Information (check all that apply):
[] Project would purchase new transit vehicles. (Go to **.)
[] Project would provide operating assistance for a transit service, traffic/transit management or traveler information center/system. (Go to **.~)
** Please explain how the associated service is a corridor management strategy.
Reference corridor management objectives.
** Please cite policy document demonstrating financial capacity to operate the service.
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-5
STP/CMAQ Application
Rehabilitation Supplement
Rehabilitation Pro,,qram Screening Criteria
Check all screening criteria that apply:
[] Project is eligible for STP or CMAQ under Federal guidelines and is consistent with the list of eligible strategies.
[] Project is in an adopted regional/local plan.
[] Project is consistent with the 1998 RTP.
[] Project funds can be fully obligated by September 30, 2002.
[] Project is financially viable and fully funded. The non-federal match Is at least 11.5% of the total project cost.
[] Project is well defined, and results in a usable segment.
[] If a streets and roads project, the sponsoring agency has a certified Pavement Management System.
[] Project meets rehabilitation standards (please check appropriate standard below):
[]Roadway rehabilitation projects have a PC! of 60 or less.
[]Eligible preventive maintenance projects have a PC! of 85 or less.
[]Transit projects use/age consistent with FTA regulations.
Rehabilitation Program Supplemental Information
Project Type: I
Transit
Roadway
Project Tier:
Roadwav
Tier 1 - MTS Pavement IAI
-tier 2 - Non-MTS Pavement
Tier 3 - MTS Non-Pavement
Tier 4 - Non-MTS Non-Pavement
MT$ : Metropolitan Transportalion System.
Non-MTS must be federal aid eligible -- inoludes road-
ways classified above that of rural minor colleotor or urban
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Transit
Tier 1 - Safety
Tier t - ADA
Tier 1 - Maintenance Facilities and Heavy Equipment
Tier 2 - Stations
Tier 2 - Shelters
Tier 2 - Station Parking
Tier 2 - lntermodal Facilities
Tier 3 - Non-revenue Vehicles
Tier 3 - Office equipment
Tier 3 - Maintenance Tools and Equipment
I I Percentage of Project Cost for Amenities (for Roadway Projects Only)
Amenities include bike lanes, signalization, turn pockets, transit pull-outs, sidewalk ramps, guard rails, and culverts. Projects iwhere amenities are greater than 20% of the total project cost are cons dered non-pavement.I
[] If a local streets and roads project, the project is also critical for transit vehicles andlor bicycles and pedestrians.
Request for Exception to General Rehabilitation Policy
Check all that apply:
[] Project involves expansion to the existing transportation system.
[] The sponsor has confirmed with the County CMA that all transportation maintenance and rehabilitation needs have been met within the county,
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACHMENT D-6
The purpose of the project is to upgrade and replace the Central Signal Master and local signal; controllers and system software. The.
current VMS 330 signal master is appro-dinately 14 3’ears old and ~s beginning to break-down more frequently for no apparent reason
Some other problems include skipping certain timing plums, inaccurate clock and even problems that manuf:acturer cannot diagnose nor
fix. In ~,ddition. some of the local controllers are also more than 10 years old. and many parts are not supported by the manuthcturer.
The City is currently conducting a System evaluatmn. The study will include recommendations that address a system overhaul that will
bring the C~"s signal s~stem into compliance with NTCIP standards as well as the ability to communicate with neighboring
urisdiction For example, this project would facilitate future comaection with other Smart Comdor System agencies,
)ther benefits of the project include improved s~gnal interconnect coordination on the City’s collector and arterial system. The new
system would include the latest technologies that would allox\, for improved remote s~gual timing adjustment, priority control for
transit (including GPS capability to detemune if transit is on schedule) and video pedestrian/bike or vehicular detections, This is
particularly beneficial to the many transit systems operating in the C~ty such as the vastly successful Stantbrd Margurite transit bus
system~ Dumbarton Express, VTA, Samtrans local and regional routes as well as highly patronized tnmsit servme arranged by the City’
for public events
rhe project would also include a ~,stem that provides for ease of collecting and use of traffic count data. This data together with better
technology m the newer system will enable the City to better develop accurate timing plans which will improve the flow of traffic in the
s,~’hole system This prqiect would also use the existing City GIS basemap to provide real-time transportation intbrmation on the
mternet which would assist commuters in their decision of routes to use during commute hours.
Fhe project incorporates MTS Arterial Management Strategies 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and qualifies as a "high" utilization impact, In the
bonus points catego~’, the project implements ITS system objectives related to trat’fic signal control and Federal TCMS related to
simml timing.
The implementation of this project would prevent potential s~gnal system failure in the future as well as contributing to an improved
transportation system for all ~nodes of travel (transit, autos, peds and bikes).
STP/CMAQ Program Guidance
FY 2000/01 - 2002/03 ATTACI~VIENT D-7