https://wiki.citizensforbalancedgrowth.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=BART_to_Livermore_at_Isabel BART to Livermore at Isabel - Revision history 2026-04-15T02:38:20Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.26.2 https://wiki.citizensforbalancedgrowth.org/index.php?title=BART_to_Livermore_at_Isabel&diff=424&oldid=prev Dmann at 23:54, 29 September 2018 2018-09-29T23:54:33Z <p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:54, 29 September 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>BART&#039;s easternmost station, the Dublin/Pleasanton station went into service in 1997 with anticipation of going into Livermore at some point.&#160; In June 2018, the BART Board voted not to extend eastward of the Dublin station. 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Just prior to the vote, two different methodologies for train projects were under consideration.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Newer Method</del>, Assembly Bill 758==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">New Approach</ins>, Assembly Bill 758==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After 53 years of waiting for the BART board to make progress, [http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB758 AB 758] was crafted to wrest control of the process away from BART, the MTC and the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC).&#160; At the April 10 2017 Livermore City Council meeting, City staff presented the bill for discussion.&#160; It received broad support, as there was only a single vote at the time (out of nine) of the BART board in favor of extending.[http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/10/livermore-council-says-bart-board-doesnt-care-backs-new-rail-authority/].&#160; Funding control was scheduled to be transferred to the new JPA on June 30 2018.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After 53 years of waiting for the BART board to make progress, [http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB758 AB 758] was crafted to wrest control of the process away from BART, the MTC and the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC).&#160; At the April 10 2017 Livermore City Council meeting, City staff presented the bill for discussion.&#160; It received broad support, as there was only a single vote at the time (out of nine) of the BART board in favor of extending.[http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/10/livermore-council-says-bart-board-doesnt-care-backs-new-rail-authority/].&#160; Funding control was scheduled to be transferred to the new JPA on June 30 2018.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Older Method</del>, Local <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Agencies</del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Old Approach</ins>, Local <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Agency Planning</ins>==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; 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Funding was key.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Until AB 758, only one pathway to delivery was considered - BART.&#160; It involved the need to achieve approval from three separate agencies: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the ACTC and the BART board of directors.&#160; The potential to extend BART to Livermore with an Isabel Boulevard station in 2026 involved several steps. 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font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There have been conflicting statements.&#160; Although they have often declared in documents such as the August 12 2012 BART to Livermore Extension Project EIR Notice of Preparation [http://dublin.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12965] the &quot;Project also is intended to alleviate traffic congestion on I-580&quot;,&#160; BART offered no explanation why such an outcome would occur. 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The cost of the EIR was $11.2 million [https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/10/livermore-council-says-bart-board-doesnt-care-backs-new-rail-authority]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There have been conflicting statements.&#160; Although they have often declared in documents such as the August 12 2012 BART to Livermore Extension Project EIR Notice of Preparation [http://dublin.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12965] the &quot;Project also is intended to alleviate traffic congestion on I-580&quot;,&#160; BART offered no explanation why such an outcome would occur. They also stated it will&#160; &quot;provide an alternative to traffic congestion along the federal I-580 corridor&quot; [http://www.alamedactc.org/files/managed/Document/17131/1212.000_I580CorridorBARTLivermoreStudies_factsheet_ACTIA6260.pdf] which can be interpreted as implying that freeway congestion will still be bad after BART is extended.&#160; At the time it was unclear it this was a soft admission that BART to Livermore might not actually relieve traffic problems.&#160; The reality that the BART extension will not alleviate 580 congestion was confirmed <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">when </ins>the Draft EIR was released [http://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BLVX%20DEIR_Vol%201_Complete.pdf].&#160; Pages 317, 320, 326, 329, 393, 396, 398, 401 contain charts that show no improvement in 580 commute traffic flow. 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Increasing the ridership ''throughput'' can only be achieved by increasing the ''frequency'' of trains.  There are tremendous challenges associated with engineering shorter intervals since transbay timing issues can create a "BART traffic jam" within its own system. Discussion has begun to replace the system control mechanism and have enough trains to reduce the interval to 12 minutes, increasing throughput by up to 30%.
 
Increasing the ridership ''throughput'' can only be achieved by increasing the ''frequency'' of trains.  There are tremendous challenges associated with engineering shorter intervals since transbay timing issues can create a "BART traffic jam" within its own system. Discussion has begun to replace the system control mechanism and have enough trains to reduce the interval to 12 minutes, increasing throughput by up to 30%.
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As of September 2016, BART expected the 12 minute interval would be achieved in 2023.  In July 2018, that estimate was moved back three years to 2026.
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As of September 2016, BART expected the 12 minute interval would be achieved in 2023.  
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