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ATTACHMENT 1 THE CITY OF X47.1, p itIL . C NT August 22, 2007 r ASANTON C /ryM gN q0 F9 � Regional Rail Steering Committee Ashley Nguyen MTC Staff Liaison 101 Eighth Street Oakland, CA 94607 Subject: California High Speed Rail Alignment Alternatives Dear Regional Rail Steering Committee: Thank you for providing the opportunity to comment on the alignment alternatives for the California High Speed Rail. The City of Pleasanton is encouraged by the High Speed Rail Program and the potential congestion relief and track improvements it could provide to the Tri- Valley. The City of Pleasanton is supportive of the plan to bring High Speed Rail through the Tri- Valley as long as the Plan does not significantly impact the City of Pleasanton community. The design of a high speed elevated track system through the 2 mile downtown portion of City of Pleasanton will significantly impact the community both visually and audibly and this alignment is not supported by the City of Pleasanton. We do riot support any alignment with elevated structures through Pleasanton. We encourage the Policy Advisory Committee to support the High Speed Rail option that uses the I- 580 and 1 -680 median. We understand there are design hurdles to overcome with this option, but the reduction of impact to the Pleasanton Community along with the connectivity to the BART system at the Dublin/ Pleasanton Station makes this the preferred alternative for Pleasanton. We are also aware that there is some discussion of the alteration of alignment for BART, where the Greenville Station would be elirninated and replace by a station at Stanley and Isabel. We are not aware of any information that shows this is a better alignment than the current Greenville Station. Pleasanton continues to support the BART plan for a Greenville Station. Sivc- y, N Ison Fialho Cii} Manager City of Pleasanton Nlayor and City Council Rob Wilson. Director of Public Works Mike Tassano. Deputy Director of Public Works. Transportation 'W IC WORKS P.O. BOX 520, Pleasanton, CA 94566 -0802 .101;ni.!ni C'm t: egineering (r, it tit nspec lion Operations Service Center �� -J „ o '2, qs1 ;Fr!) I �1 • � i' r...