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City Council Rail Committee Staff Report
Meeting Date: 4/20/2022
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Title: Discuss and Direct Staff on the Prioritization, Sequencing, and Scope of
Work for Additional Studies on the Grade Separation Alternatives for the Rail
Crossings at Churchill, Charleston, and Meadow in the Proposed Amendment
#4 to Contract C18171057 with AECOM (Referred by Council on February 14,
2022)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Transportation Department
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Rail Committee discuss the City Council referral related to Staff
Report 13761, and provides staff direction on prioritizing, sequencing, and adjusting the scope
of work for additional studies for Grade Separation alternatives for the crossings at Churchill,
Charleston, and Meadow.
Background and Discussion
On February 14, 2022 the Palo Alto City Council referred the staff report related to Grade
separations for the “Approval of Amendment #4 to Contract C18171057 with AECOM to
Increase the Not-to-Exceed Compensation by $722,170 for Additional Evaluation and Outreach
of Railroad Grade Separation Alternatives for a Total Not-to-Exceed of $3,596,828” to the Rail
Committee for review and direction.
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TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CHIEF TRANSPORATION OFFICIAL
DATE: April 13, 2022
SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 - Staff Update
This memorandum provides communications with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission
(MTC) and Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) requesting grant funding for Grade Separation
Projects at Churchill Avenue Crossing, Meadow Drive, and Charleston Road Crossing.
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From:Bhatia, Ripon
To:Georgia Gann Dohrmann
Cc:Rebecca Long; Kamhi, Philip; Kenneth Kao; Aaron Quigley (aaron.quigley@vta.org)
Subject:RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Date:Thursday, April 7, 2022 1:22:00 PM
Hello Georgia,
Thanks for sharing this information. Appreciate the background it is very helpful. We hope City of
Palo Alto projects are considered for inclusion into the future grant opportunities.
Best Regards,
Ripon
From: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 12:15 PM
To: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>; Aaron Quigley (aaron.quigley@vta.org)
<aaron.quigley@vta.org>
Subject: Re: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Ripon –
Thanks for following up. I missed that earlier email.
Of course. See below for information on how we went about prioritizing project requests and below
that, some insight into the process.
Georgia
202-257-8801
In general, all projects were evaluated based on alignment with the three “Guiding Principles” that
were included in our presentations & discussions about the list development. These are:
1. Plan Bay Area 2050 alignment
2. Project Readiness/Competitiveness
3. Balanced Approach that Minimizes Intra-regional Competition
Competitiveness for grade separation projects was assessed on project benefits related to:
·Safety (including inclusion in the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) grade
separation priority list);
·Mobility (including goods movement, passenger rail/transit mobility and bicycle/pedestrian
access);
·Connecting California High-Speed Rail to the Bay Area; and
·Equity
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Safety and overlap with the CPUC’s priority list were particularly important given the Federal
Railroad Administration’s commitment to safety and that our strategy is to consult and coordinate
with the state on best Bay Area candidates to advance for BIL grants (the state is typically the lead
partner with the Federal Railroad Administration, whereas other federal agencies tend to work more
directly with locals). The exception to that CPUC priority list inclusion is the Peninsula Avenue
Extension Grade Separation project, which met other criteria and still provides a safety benefit.
A bit of insight into the process:
MTC got direction from our Legislation Committee in February to work with partners to identify
regional priorities for a subset of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law discretionary grants, including the
rail safety grants. We early on identified grade separations as a priority category for the rail safety
programs and shared that with partners in our outreach & “list” development. Given the huge
demand in that space, and the state’s role in rail safety, we went into the March 11 Legislation
committee meeting with a recommendation that we identify 5-10 grade separation projects to share
with the state by the March Commission meeting.
We sent out a “call for projects” to county transportation authorities around the region to request
that they help compile grade separation priorities in each county, for consideration for inclusion in
the BIL priority list. In addition to general project & funding information, we requested information
about general project readiness & specifics on each of the grade-separation criteria we outlined
above to help inform the team’s evaluation of project priorities for inclusion in the Commission-
adopted BIL priority list.
From: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 11:04 AM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>, Kamhi, Philip
<Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>, Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>, Aaron Quigley
(aaron.quigley@vta.org) <aaron.quigley@vta.org>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
*External Email*
Hello Georgia,
Following up on our request to seek feedback on the selection criteria for grade separation projects
included in the BIL grant strategy. We would appreciate this information, as it will be helpful to us in
applying for future grant applications as well as sharing with our management on the reasons for
why our project did not get the priority.
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We would appreciate If you can let us know. Thank you for assistance and cooperation.
Best,
Ripon
From: Bhatia, Ripon
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 3:41 PM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>; Aaron Quigley (aaron.quigley@vta.org)
<aaron.quigley@vta.org>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Georgia,
Thanks for sending us the list of the Grade Separation projects included as priority projects and
information on the other upcoming opportunities. It is good to know that door is still open and
flexible to add more projects to the list in future.
As a follow-up, can you please share with us some insights on the criteria for selection of Grade
Separation Projects that made into this priority list and also what made the Palo Alto Project
unfavorable to be included in this list. This will be helpful information to share with my superiors
and also will be useful for us to be more prepared for future opportunities.
We sincerely appreciate MTC’s assistance in seeking current and future funding for much needed
projects in Palo Alto.
Thanks,
Best,
Ripon
From: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 12:17 PM
To: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>; Aaron Quigley (aaron.quigley@vta.org)
<aaron.quigley@vta.org>
Subject: Re: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Ripon—
Thanks for following up. See attached for the BIL priority list endorsed by the Commission last week.
The three grade separations in Santa Clara County included in that BIL list are the Castro Street
Caltrain Grade Separation (Mountain View), the Caltrain Grade Separation at Mary Avenue
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(Sunnyvale) and the Caltrain Grade Separation at Rengestroff Avenue (Mountain View).
In total, six grade separation projects were identified as priorities to share with the state for
coordination & consultation on best Bay Area candidates to submit for federal BIL grants.
Of note, the BIL strategy is one piece of the larger funding puzzle. Another big funding opportunity
for grade separations is in the state budget. I believe Mayor Burt was on the grade separations
roundtable hosted by Senator Becker last week where the Senator mentioned that he is exploring up
to $1 billion for grade separations this year and there was discussion from many of the participants
on that roundtable about how that funding might be used to both leverage federal funds for projects
seeking BIL grants and help build a pipeline of projects. There was also a
discussion/acknowledgement that this MTC BIL strategy list is a living document & that there will be
opportunities over the course of the five years of the BIL to open it back up and revise/add priorities.
Hope that’s helpful.
Best,
Georgia Gann Dohrmann
MTC/ABAG
From: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 11:02 AM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>, Kamhi, Philip
<Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>, Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
*External Email*
Georgia,
Following up to check with you, if MTC made the decision on the selection of Grade Separation
Projects for the BIL Grant Strategy. I would appreciate if you can let us know the projects that were
selected to move forward under this Grant and if any of the Palo Alto Grade separation project made
this list.
Hoping for a positive consideration of Palo Alto Grade Separation project in this review. Thank You,
Best,
Ripon
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From: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 8:56 PM
To: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>
Subject: Re: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Ripon—
Received! We will review and circle back with you if we have questions.
Best,
Georgia Gann Dohrmann
MTC/ABAG
From: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2022 at 8:15 PM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>, Kamhi, Philip
<Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>, Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
*External Email*
Hello Georgia,
Attached please find the City of Palo Alto requests for inclusion of the two major grade separation
projects for Federal Funding. City is requesting for MTC to consider these two Grade Separation
projects on the Caltrain Corridor as priority project in the region for inclusion into Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law Regional Grants.
We would sincerely appreciate the positive consideration of these two projects for federal funding.
Please let us know should you have any question or concerns. Thank You for your support and
assistance.
Sincerely,
Ripon Bhatia
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From: Bhatia, Ripon
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 11:46 AM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao <kkao@bayareametro.gov>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
Georgia,
Thanks for your quick response. We certainly will work on the worksheet template and forward you
the request ASAP. In a quick review of the CPUC, 2021 priority list that I found on their website, I did
not find the City’s projects on the list. We will work with CPUC to get these grade separation on the
list, as these intersections are identified high in the number of collision at such crossings.
We sincerely appreciate you assistance.
Best Regards,
Ripon
From: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 10:46 AM
To: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>; Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>;
Kenneth Kao kkao@bayareametro.gov
Subject: Re: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant StrategyCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.
Ripo
Thank you for your email. Will you please send us your list? Sharing the template we’ve asked
project leads to fill out to help provide us information that will help us assess the projects. Given that
we’re operating under quite a short turnaround time (we’re aiming to post materials in advance of
our Wednesday Commission meeting), it may be challenging to fill out the full template, but as much
as you can would be appreciated. At a minimum, please let us know if the projects are on the CPUC’s
grade separation priority list and if so, the rank.
I’m looping in Kenny Kao from the MTC team here who has been working with folks on the ground
on gathering project information. He or I are happy to answer any questions!
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Best,
Georgia Gann Dohrmann
202-257-8801
MTC/ABAG
From: Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2022 at 9:55 AM
To: Georgia Gann Dohrmann <gganndohrmann@bayareametro.gov>,
gandohrmann@bayareametro.og <gandohrmann@bayareametro.og>
Cc: Rebecca Long <rlong@bayareametro.gov>, Kamhi, Philip
<Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: RE: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant Strategy
*External Email*
Resending (with correct email address)
Good Morning Georgia,
I am reaching out to find more information about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Regional Grant
Strategy that was presented on the 3/11 at MTC board meeting. We understand that the funding
strategy also includes Railroad Crossing Elimination Program. Based on the presentation notes, it
mentioned that staff aims to identify approximately 5-10 Bay Area grade separation projects to
share with the state by March Commission meeting for incorporation into overall BIL grant strategy.
We were not sure if MTC has already developed the list of the priority projects in this category or is
in the progress towards developing the final list. We would appreciate If you can share information
regarding the projects considered/prioritized in this list.
We are certainly hoping that City of Palo Alto grade Separation project is in the list. City is currently
working on the Four Grade Separation projects along the Caltrain Corridor and would like to ensure
inclusion of such projects into this program funding. We would appreciate the information as it
relates to the list of projects for consideration in this funding program.
Let us know if you need anything from the City of Palo Alto for consideration of City’s grade
Separation projects. Looking forward to hear from you.
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Ripon Bhatia
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Ripon Bhatia | Senior Engineer
Office of Transportation
250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
T: 650.329.2269 | E: Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org
Please think of the environment before printing this email – Thank you!
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Bay Area Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Regional Grants Prioritization
FINAL Regional Endorsement List
March 23, 2022
MTC will periodically revisit over the five-year BIL funding period, as federal grant guidelines are refined and as project funding plans evolve,
including results from current and future state and federal grant cycles.
BIL Grant Program 5 Year National Total
(Guaranteed) Recommended Projects
Transit Expansion & Modernization (Federal Transit Administration)
New Starts/Core Capacity
(Capital Investment Grants)
Projects with existing FFGAs (including seeking supplementary funding from FY 2023
CIG program funds to offset cost increases):
•Caltrain Electrification
•BART Core Capacity
$18 billion
(New Starts/Core
Capacity and Small
Starts)
Projects seeking new grant agreements through FY 2026:
•BART Silicon Valley Phase II (seeking FFGA in 2023)
•Downtown Rail Extension (DTX) (seeking FFGA in 2025)
•Valley Link (seeking FFGA by 2026) – Endorsement is pending verification of
Federal Transit Administration’s approval of project’s entrance into the CIG
Project Development phase
Inclusion of other entrants to regional grant strategy is subject to MTC’s Major Project
Advancement Policy (MAP) to be adopted by Summer 2022.
Small Starts (Capital Investment Grants) Programmatic approach recommended; Prioritize competitive small starts candidates
seeking grant agreements through FY 2026.
Low- and Zero-Emission Bus Program
$5.6 billion Programmatic approach recommended; Support Bay Area’s transition to a zero-
emission fleet (including facilities upgrades).
•FY 2022-23: Seek agreement among operators to limit applications to zero
emission transit-related projects; aim for a coordinated application, if possible.
•FYs 2023-26: MTC to develop Bay Area zero emission transition strategy in
coordination with Bay Area Partnership; Strategy to define future grant priorities.
Bus and Bus Facilities Discretionary
$2.3 billion
Intercity and Freight Rail (Federal Railroad Administration)
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity
Passenger Rail (Outside Northeast Corridor)
$12 billion
($36 billion total; $12
billion for projects
outside the Northeast
Corridor)
California High Speed Rail
Joint benefit projects that support bringing HSR into the Bay Area.
•DTX
•Diridon Station
•Caltrain Electrification
Capitol Corridor South Bay Connect
Link 21 (project development phase) conditioned on grant guidelines including a set-
aside for project development
Note: Given state leadership in the rail area, staff has consulted with the California State
Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on our recommend approach and will continue to
coordinate with CalSTA on advocacy strategy.
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety
Improvements (CRISI)
and
Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
Alameda County Rail Safety Enhancement Plan (CRISI only)
$8 billion
($5 billion – CRISI;
$3 billion – Railroad
Crossing Elimination)
Grade Separation
•Given state leadership in this area, staff recommends a programmatic approach
to enable consultation and coordination with CalSTA on best Bay Area candidates
to advance for BIL grant funds. We anticipate state prioritization will include:
•HSR-related grade separations; and
•High performing goods movement projects
Staff has identified the following grade separation projects to share with the state:*
1.Broadway Grade Separation (City of Burlingame, San Mateo County)
2.South Linden Avenue-Scott Street Grade Separation (Cities of South San
Francisco and San Bruno, San Mateo County)
3.Castro Street Caltrain Grade Separation (City of Mountain View, Santa
Clara County)
4.Caltrain Grade Separation at Mary Avenue (City of Sunnyvale, Santa
Clara County)
5.Caltrain Grade Separation at Rengstorff Avenue (City of Mountain View,
Santa Clara County)
6.Peninsula Avenue Extension Grade Separation (City and County of San
Francisco)
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Bay Area Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Regional Grants Prioritization
FINAL Regional Endorsement List
March 23, 2022
MTC will periodically revisit over the five-year BIL funding period, as federal grant guidelines are refined and as project funding plans evolve,
including results from current and future state and federal grant cycles.
BIL Grant Program 5 Year National Total
(Guaranteed) Recommended Projects, cont.
Multimodal Projects of National & Regional Significance (US Department of Transportation)
MEGA (National Infrastructure Project
Assistance) Innovate 680 Express Lane project with supplemental transit/Express Bus component
LARGE (>$500 million)
MEGA (National Infrastructure Project
Assistance)
SMALL ($100 million - $500 million)
$5 billion
(LARGE & SMALL)
Transforming Oakland’s Waterfront Neighborhoods Project (TOWN)
Inclusion of other projects in this category is subject to MTC’s Major Project
Advancement Policy (MAP) to be adopted by Summer 2022.
Road, Bridge & Multimodal Projects (Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Bridge Investment Program
LARGE (Projects >$100 million)
$12.5 billion
($6.25 b minimum for
large bridges)
Golden Gate Bridge Seismic (first priority for Bridge Investment Program funding)
Bay Bridge Rehabilitation
INFRA
(nationally significant freight) $8 billion I-80 Clean Freight Truck Scales project (component of proposed East Bay Clean Freight
Corridor program)
Rural Surface Transportation Program $2 billion State Route 37 Interim Project
PROTECT
(surface transportation resilience) $1.4 billion State Route 37 Resilience Improvements
Port Infrastructure and Electrification (Maritime Administration and FHWA)
Port Infrastructure Development Program $2.5 billion
Port of Oakland Electrification and Modernization
Reduce Truck Emissions at Ports $400 million
*Grade separation recommendations were prioritized based on project benefits related to equity, safety (including inclusion in the California
Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) grade separation priority list), mobility (including goods movement, passenger rail/transit mobility and
bicycle/pedestrian access), connecting California High-Speed Rail to the Bay Area. All but one project in this list are high-priority safety
improvements ranked on the CPUC’s grade separation priority list. The exception is the Peninsula Avenue Extension Grade Separation project,
which met other criteria and still provides a safety benefit.
Notes:
1.Staff has reflected each program’s administrating agency to the best of our knowledge. In some cases, U.S. Department of Transportation (the
Secretary’s office) may administer programs identified here as being administered by a modal agency.
2. This project list identifies the Bay Area’s priorities for the select BIL grant programs, as of March 2022.
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grant Candidate Project Information Report
1 Plan Bay Area 2050 Project ID
2 Project Title (For BIL Application)
3 BIL Grant Project Scope
4 Project Benefits Y/N
Safety Yes
Goods movement Yes
Transit or intercity passenger
rail mobility Yes
Bike/pedestrian access Yes
Located in equity priority
community?
California High Speed Rail
nexus?Yes
Included in CPUC's 2022-23 &
2023-24 draft project
prioritization list? If so, what
number?
Other
5 Planned Start Year
Planned
Completion Year Funds Committed*Funds Needed Total Cost
Planning 2010 2023 1,000,000$ -$ 1,000,000$
PA/ED 2023 2025 7,000,000$ 2,000,000$ 9,000,000$
PSE & ROW 2025 2027 30,000,000$ 15,000,000$ 45,000,000$
ROW -$ -$ -$
CON 2027 2029 45,000,000$ 120,000,000$ 165,000,000$
Total 83,000,000$ 137,000,000$ 220,000,000$
6 Fund Source Phase Committed Planned
Example:RM3 CON 100,000,000$ -$
INFRA CON -$ 10,000,000$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
Total -$ -$
7 Federal Match Anticipated for Project/Phase:
Phase % Federal Match
Planning
PA/ED
PSE
ROW
CON
Total
*To be considered committed, funding must have been programmed or otherwise committed through an official action of
the funding body
Grade Separation on Churchill Avenue which includes pedestrian and bike crossings across caltrain
corridor required for mitigatin and implmentation of bike plan
Churchill Avenue Grade Separation, Palo Alto
Bike, Pedestrian, and Vehicular improvements for separation.
On a railroad corridor with passenger and freight movement
Yes, it will grade separate with Caltrain's tracks that is a major transit rail
service.
Will provide bike and pedestrain crossings with grade seperation.
NA
Description
On the CA High Speed Rail and Caltrain Corridor
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Grant Candidate Project Information Report
1 Plan Bay Area 2050 Project ID
2 Project Title (For BIL Application)
3 BIL Grant Project Scope
4 Project Benefits Y/N
Safety Yes
Goods movement Yes
Transit or intercity passenger
rail mobility Yes
Bike/pedestrian access Yes
Located in equity priority
community?
California High Speed Rail
nexus?Yes
Included in CPUC's 2022-23 &
2023-24 draft project
prioritization list? If so, what
number?
Other
5 Planned Start Year
Planned
Completion Year Funds Committed*Funds Needed Total Cost
Planning 2010 2023 1,750,000$ -$ 1,000,000$
PA/ED 2023 2025 9,000,000$ -$ 9,000,000$
PSE & ROW 2025 2027 66,000,000$ 39,000,000$ 105,000,000$
-$ -$ -$
CON 2027 2029 120,000,000$ 280,000,000$ 400,000,000$
Total 196,750,000$ 319,000,000$ 515,000,000$
6 Fund Source Phase Committed Planned
Example:RM3 CON 100,000,000$ -$
INFRA CON -$ 10,000,000$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
Total -$ -$
7 Federal Match Anticipated for Project/Phase:
Phase % Federal Match
Planning
PA/ED
PSE
ROW
CON
Total
*To be considered committed, funding must have been programmed or otherwise committed through an official action of
the funding body
Grade Separation on Meadow Drive & Charleston Road which includes pedestrian and bike crossings
across caltrain corridor required for mitigatin and implmentation of bike plan. Due to close proximity
of these two grade crossings, the project will likely be consturcted as one project.
Meadow Drive & Charleston Avenue Grade Separation, Palo Alto
Bike, Pedestrian, and Vehicular improvements for separation.
On a railroad corridor with passenger and freight movement
Yes, it will grade separate with Caltrain's tracks that is a major transit rail
service.
Will provide bike and pedestrian crossings with grade seprations
NA
Description
On the CA High Speed Rail and Caltrain Corridor
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From:Bhatia, Ripon
To:Shinn, Jane
Cc:Kamhi, Philip
Subject:RE: MTC Major Project Advancement Policy Call for Projects - Grade Separations
Date:Tuesday, April 12, 2022 10:45:00 AM
Attachments:image001.pngPalo Alto Grade Separation (2 Projects) MAP 22.xlsx
Good Afternoon Jane,
Attached please find the updated draft with minor revisions for your review regarding MTC Major
Project Advanced Policy Call for projects. Please review and process this request. Let us know should
you see any concerns or have any additional question. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Best Regards,
Ripon
From: Bhatia, Ripon
Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 2:20 PM
To: Shinn, Jane <Jane.Shinn@vta.org>
Cc: Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>
Subject: RE: MTC Major Project Advancement Policy Call for Projects - Grade Separations
Hello Jane,
Attached please find the draft that I prepared for submitting the City of Palo Alto grade Separation
Projects to MTC for the Major Project Advancement Policy Call for project. Please review and edit as
needed.
Let me know should you see any concerns. We appreciate your leadership for finding funding to
build these grade separations in Santa Clara County.
Thanks,
Best,
Ripon
From: Shinn, Jane <Jane.Shinn@vta.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:13 PM
To: Kamhi, Philip <Philip.Kamhi@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Cameron, Dawn
<dawn.cameron@mountainview.gov>; Chip Taylor <CTaylor@sunnyvale.ca.gov>
Cc: Houghton, Joy <Joy.Houghton@mountainview.gov>; Angela Obeso <aobeso@sunnyvale.ca.gov>;
Dennis Ng <DNg@sunnyvale.ca.gov>; Gonzales, Robert <Robert.Gonzales@mountainview.gov>;
Bhatia, Ripon <Ripon.Bhatia@CityofPaloAlto.org>; Rensi, Marcella <Marcella.Rensi@vta.org>
Subject: MTC Major Project Advancement Policy Call for Projects - Grade Separations
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Importance: High
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links.
Good afternoon Grade Sep project sponsors,
You may have received emails from MTC related to the development of what MTC calls the Major
Projects Advancement Policy (MAP) “Call for Projects”. The attached letter provides some additional
detail and context, but in short MTC is looking to create a list of projects over $250M that will help
inform a regional policy to support funding advocacy and project delivery of major transportation
projects throughout the Bay Area. MTC’s first cut at the list of projects is based on the Plan Bay Area
2050 project list and they are requesting project sponsors submit a nomination form (attached Excel
spreadsheet) by April 15.
Grade separations are not listed individually, they are included as a single project within Plan Bay
Area under “Caltrain/HSR grade separations.” However, we have learned that MTC is looking for
individual project information for potential inclusion on the MAP candidate project list. This is an
excellent opportunity to highlight the Caltrain grade separation needs in Santa Clara County, and we
are asking the cities to complete the Candidate Project Information Form (attached excel
spreadsheet) for each of your grade sep projects.
VTA has enough information on and can complete the Candidate Project Information Form for the
following grade sep projects:
Rengstorff Ave. in Mountain View
Mary Ave. in Sunnyvale
We may reach out to the project manager if we need more information. Note that the Castro St.
project does not meet the $250m minimum threshold to be considered for MTC’s MAP candidate
project list.
Please complete the Candidate Project Information form and return to me no later than
Wednesday, April 13, 2022. This will allow us time to review the form and make sure that it is
sufficiently completed. We intend to submit all of the Santa Clara County Caltrain grade separation
projects to MTC at one time.
The form itself:
#1: Plan Bay Area 2050 Project ID
21-T11-103
FYI - The project name in Plan Bay Area 2050 is ‘2016 MB Palo Alto, Mountain View and
Sunnyvale Caltrain Grade Separations*’
#3: If not in preliminary project list, please provide a brief justification for including it in
the MAP:
Please indicate: “The project is currently included as a single project within Plan Bay
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Area under “Caltrain/HSR grade separations.” This submittal honors MTC’s request for
individual project information.”
#5 : Schedule and Budget & Funding Plan
Committed funds – 2016 Measure B funds are not considered committed unless it is in
the adopted FY22/FY23 Biennial Budget. Inclusion in the 10-year Program are
considered planned funds.
We realize that there is not much time to submit this information to MTC, so we thank you in
advance for your time. Please let us know if you have any questions or need more information.
Thanks,
Jane
Jane Shinn
2016 Measure B Program Manager
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Grants & Allocations - 2016 Measure B Program Office
3331 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134-1927
Phone: 408.321.5513
Work from Home (Mon & Tues): 408.831.1282
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Bay Area Partnership Board
March 30, 2022
Attachment B
Agenda Item 4d
Major-project Advancement Policy (MAP) Candidate Project Information Form
Please fill out all nine sections below
1 Plan Bay Area 2050 Project ID 21-T11-103**Note: This project is one of the elements within the project list.
2 Project Title
3 Candidate Project Criteria
Plan Bay Area 2050 Project Tier Tier 1 (2021-2035)
Mode Roadway/Highway
Total Capital Cost 515,500,000$
4 Project Scope
5 Schedule and Budget
Planned Start Year
Planned
Completion Year Funds Committed*Funds Needed Total Cost
ENV FY 23 FY 24 9,000,000$ 1,500,000$ 10,500,000$
PSE & ROW FY 25 FY 27 66,000,000$ 39,000,000$ 105,000,000$
-$ -$ -$
CON FY 28 FY 30 120,000,000$ 280,000,000$ 400,000,000$
Total 195,000,000$ 320,500,000$ 515,500,000$
38%
6 Funding Plan Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Fund Source Phase Committed Planned
Sant Clara County Measure B Environmental 9,000,000$ -$
Sant Clara County Measure B PSE & ROW -$ 66,000,000$
Sant Clara County Measure B Construction -$ 120,000,000$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
Total 9,000,000$ 186,000,000$
7 Project Status If completed, note completion date, otherwise note current status and milestones completed
Preliminary Engineering
CEQA Documentation
NEPA Documentation
Final Design
Construction
8 Policy Consistency
Operating Plan: please provide a
narrative on how operations will be
funded
The operations of the facilities will be managed through agreements between the
Joint Peninsula Board and City of Palo Alto
*To be considered committed, funding must have been programmed or otherwise committed through an official action of the
funding body
The project scope includes grade separations for vehicular and bike/pedestrian crossings to separate the
current at-grade crossings on Meadow Drive and Charleston Road. Due to close proximity of these at-grade
crossings, the project will likely involve construction of these at-grade crossings together. The project
includes working with Joint Peninsula Board to separate rail movements from all other modes of the
crossing traffic along the corridor.
Meadow Drive & Charleston Road Grade Separation
If not in preliminary project list,
please provide a brief justification
for including it in the MAP:
With planned increase in frequency of Caltrain passenger
rail service along the Peninsula Corridor and future
California High Speed Rail using the corridor the existing at-
grade crossings at Meadow and Charleston will require
grade separation to address safety and traffic congestion.
Impediments to project
completion or other additional
details on project status
Plan Bay Area 2050 projects over $250 million were subject to a Project Performance Assessment (PPA) that included
quantification of the benefit-cost ratios and assessments of equity and Plan Bay Area guiding principles. The highest
performing projects identified in the assessment had strong benefit-cost ratios, were most resilient to an uncertain
future and had strong potential to advance equity. For projects found to have performance challenges, MTC worked
with project sponsors to identify issues causing those challenges and suggest refinements to better achieve regional
goals and objectives. Some project sponsors were asked to submit Commitment letters in summer 2021 outlining
changes to improve project performance outcomes.
Did your project submit a letter as
described above to MTC?
If yes, Please describe any updates
The project is included as the grade separations presented with the Caltrain
Conceptual Plans are developed. Final Alternative to be selected
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Attachment B
Agenda Item 4d
9 Risk Management
Describe the risk management
approach(es) planned and in-use
for the project. Note involvement
of project partners or oversight
entities.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) managing Measure B funding &
Caltrain, JPB oversight for funding, design and construction
to the direction outlined in your
letter
Corridor Rail, Grade Separations & Modernization and Caltrain/High Speed Rail in
the Plan Bay Area Project 21-T11-103
In addition to the PPA noted above, MTC is updating its Transit Oriented Development Policy, now known as the
Transit Oriented Communities Policy. The policy encourages residential and commercial land uses that support the
region’s transit investments. The MAP will include a connection to the TOC Policy, which is anticipated to be adopted
in summer 2022.
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Major-project Advancement Policy (MAP) Candidate Project Information Form
Please fill out all nine sections below
1 Plan Bay Area 2050 Project ID 21-T11-103**Note: This project is one of the elements within the project list.
2 Project Title
3 Candidate Project Criteria
Plan Bay Area 2050 Project Tier Tier 1 (2021-2035)
Mode Roadway/Highway
Total Capital Cost 219,000,000$
4 Project Scope
5 Schedule and Budget
Planned Start Year
Planned
Completion Year Funds Committed*Funds Needed Total Cost
ENV FY 23 FY 24 7,000,000$ 2,000,000$ 9,000,000$
PSE & ROW 30,000,000$ 15,000,000$ 45,000,000$
-$ -$ -$
CON 45,000,000$ 120,000,000$ 165,000,000$
Total 82,000,000$ 137,000,000$ 219,000,000$
37%
6 Funding Plan Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
Fund Source Phase Committed Planned
Sant Clara County Measure B Environmental 7,000,000$ -$
Sant Clara County Measure B PSE & ROW -$ 30,000,000$
Sant Clara County Measure B Construction -$ 45,000,000$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
-$ -$
Total 7,000,000$ 75,000,000$
7 Project Status If completed, note completion date, otherwise note current status and milestones completed
Preliminary Engineering
CEQA Documentation
NEPA Documentation
Final Design
Construction
Impediments to project
completion or other additional
Churchill Avenue Grade Separation
If not in preliminary project list,
please provide a brief justification
for including it in the MAP:
With planned increase in frequency of Caltrain passenger
rail service along the Peninsula Corridor and future
California High Speed Rail using the corridor the existing at-
grade crossings at Churchill Avenue will require grade
separation to address safety and traffic congestion.
The project scope includes grade separations for vehicular and bike/pedestrian crossings to separate the
current at-grade crossings on Churchill Avenue. The project includes working with Joint Peninsula Board to
separate rail movements from all other modes of the crossing traffic along the corridor.
*To be considered committed, funding must have been programmed or otherwise committed through an official action of the funding
body
Operating Plan: please provide a
narrative on how operations will be
funded
The operations of the facilities will be managed through agreements between the
Joint Peninsula Board and City of Palo Alto
Preferred Alternative to be selected.
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8 Policy Consistency
9 Risk Management
Describe the risk management
approach(es) planned and in-use for
the project. Note involvement of
project partners or oversight
entities.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA) managing Measure B funding &
Caltrain, JPB oversight for funding, design and construction
Plan Bay Area 2050 projects over $250 million were subject to a Project Performance Assessment (PPA) that included
quantification of the benefit-cost ratios and assessments of equity and Plan Bay Area guiding principles. The highest
performing projects identified in the assessment had strong benefit-cost ratios, were most resilient to an uncertain
future and had strong potential to advance equity. For projects found to have performance challenges, MTC worked
with project sponsors to identify issues causing those challenges and suggest refinements to better achieve regional
goals and objectives. Some project sponsors were asked to submit Commitment letters in summer 2021 outlining
changes to improve project performance outcomes.
Did your project submit a letter as
described above to MTC?
If yes, Please describe any updates
to the direction outlined in your
letter
The project is included as the grade separations presented with the Caltrain
Corridor Rail, Grade Separations & Modernization and Caltrain/High Speed Rail in
the Plan Bay Area Project 21-T11-103
In addition to the PPA noted above, MTC is updating its Transit Oriented Development Policy, now known as the Transit
Oriented Communities Policy. The policy encourages residential and commercial land uses that support the region’s
transit investments. The MAP will include a connection to the TOC Policy, which is anticipated to be adopted in summer
2022.
details on project status
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