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Countywide Transportation Plan, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement <br /> Authority's Strategic Plan as input to the Congestion Management Program; <br /> (k) Prepare, maintain and update the Alameda Countywide Transportation <br /> Plan; <br /> (1) Develop and promote Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans and programs <br /> throughout the County. <br /> (m) Coordinate multi -modal planning throughout the County and in <br /> cooperation with the Region; <br /> (n) Develop and promote Paratransit, Transit Oriented Development and <br /> Transportation Demand Management Plans and programs throughout the County; <br /> (o) Foster communication among Local Agencies and Transit Operators on <br /> transportation projects and issues, and on the system of roadways and transit designated in the <br /> Congestion Management Program; <br /> (p) Fulfill the objectives of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) <br /> and SB 375 (Steinberg 2008) and related laws and programs regarding global warming and <br /> land use for Alameda County; and <br /> (q) Carry out other programs and projects consistent with the goals and <br /> needs of the Cities in Alameda County and the Transit Operators. <br /> 3. DEFINITIONS. Certain words as used in this Agreement shall be defined as <br /> follows: <br /> (a) "Local Agencies" shall mean the County of Alameda, the cities of <br /> Alameda County, the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority and the Alameda <br /> County Congestion Management Agency. <br /> (b) "Transit Operators" shall mean the Bay Area Rapid Transit District <br /> "BART Alameda Contra Costa Transit District "AC Transit Livermore Amador Valley <br /> Transit Authority, Union City Transit, Altamont Commuter Express and the Water Emergency <br /> Transportation Authority. <br /> (c) "Member Transit Operators" shall mean BART and AC Transit. <br /> 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall become effective upon the approval <br /> by the Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities representing a majority of the population <br /> of the cities within the county. <br /> 5. CREATION OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. <br /> There is hereby created the Alameda County Transportation Commission "ACTC to exercise <br /> in the manner set forth in this Agreement the powers common to each of the Local Agencies <br /> and the Member Transit Operators. The ACTC shall be a public entity separate from the Local <br /> Agencies and the Member Transit Operators. No debt, liability or obligation of the ACTC shall <br /> constitute a debt, liability or obligation of any Local Agency or the Member Transit Operator, and <br /> 2 <br />