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Tri-Valley Transportation Plan/Adian Plan Update shoulders, and installing passing lanes without increasing its capacity, consistent with the standards beings used in the Los Vaqueros-Vasco Road project. TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS The key transit improvements in the Tei-Valley have been the eXtension of BART to Dub- Iin-Pleasanton and the institution of ACE commuter service between the Central Valley and Santa Clara County. Local WHEELS routes rerouted to serve the BART and ACE station and create transit centers with timed transfers between modes. WHEELS and County Con- necnon routes have also been rerouted and augmented to serve new development areas: North Livermore, East Dublin, and Dougherty Valley. In addition, nine new express bus routes are included in the plan to serve the following corridors not served by BART: 1-680 north to Walnut Creek, Vasco Road to East County, and 1-680 south to Fremont. Some new express bus service has been implemented, included subscription bus service between BART and Concord and service between Walnut Creek and Bishop Ranch and the ACE station. Tri Delta transit is beginning new service between East Contra Costa and Livermore. The Tri-Valley Transit Plan has been developed to correspond to expected funding levels. Since the area is expected to almost double in population, the hope is that transit funding will also double, Although transit funding may not keep pace with population increases. Nevertheless, rhe plan includes the provision for significant new services plus greater use of existing routes that have available capacity. Additional riders can be served without addi- tional investment. The development pattern in the Tri-Valley is one of overall low density, however, :.'lnd the new areas proposed for development will generally reinforce the low-density pattern. The low-density pattern does not support the extensive use of transit or cost-effective transir operations. If transit is to serve a much greater role than it does today, development densi. ties will need to increase. Some plans for higher residential or commercial densities, or both, around BART stations are planned or under development. The East Dublin plan fo- cuses higher densities near the existing BART station. Plans are being developed for a dense commercial and residential development around the planned West Dublin station. lAND USE AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT The TVTC recognizes that its mission is not to plan land use. Land use inputs to the plan came from the planning department of each member jurisdiction. Projections are also available from ABAG, and the "expected" land use on which the plan is based is 11,000 dwelling units higher than Projections '92 for the Tri.valley as a whole. Action Plans in Contra Costa County are mandated by Measure C to address growth management issues when TSOs cannot otherwise be met. CCTA guidelines for Action Plans state that they may Page 20 18 April 2000 .