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Alameda CTC Local Transportation Technology Program Implementation Guidelines N. Measure B: Alameda County's half-cent transportation sales tax, originally approved in 1986, and reauthorized by voters in November 2000. Collection of the sales tax began on April 1, 2002. Administered by the Alameda CTC, Measure B funds four types of programs in 20 local jurisdictions: bicycle and pedestrian, local streets and roads, mass transit, and paratransit. O. Operations: Provision of services that operate transportation facilities and programs. Operations costs do not include the costs to operate community outreach or other programs not directly related to a specific transportation service, program, or product. P. Planning: Identification of project and program current conditions and needs and development of strategies and plans to address the identified needs. Q. Planning area: Four geographical sub-areas of the county(Planning Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4). The sub-areas of the county are defined by the Alameda CTC as follows: 1. Planning Area 1 —North Area: Cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont 2. Planning Area 2—Central Area: Cities of Hayward and San Leandro, and the unincorporated areas of Castro Valley and San Lorenzo, as well as other unincorporated lands in that area 3. Planning Area 3 —South Area: Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City 4. Planning Area 4—East Area: Cities of Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton, and all unincorporated lands in that area R. Project completion/closeout: Inspection/project acceptance, final invoicing, final reporting, and the processes for closing out a project. S. Scoping and project feasibility: Early capital project phases that identify project needs, costs, and implementation feasibility. T. Smart Corridors Program: A multi-modal advanced transportation management system, which provides real-time traffic conditions along major transportation corridors to allow participating agencies to better manage congestion and incidents along regional routes; improve transportation mobility, efficiency, and safety; and provide timely, multi-modal transportation information to agency transportation managers and to the public. U. Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF): Measure F, Alameda County's VRF Program, approved by the voters in November 2010 with 63 percent of the vote. It will generate approximately $11 million per year through a $10 per year vehicle registration fee. Administered by the Alameda CTC, the VRF funds four main types of programs and the distribution percentage is as follows: local streets and roads (60 percent); transit(25 percent); local transportation technology(10 percent); and bicycle and pedestrian projects (5 percent). Section 5. Local Transportation Technology Fund Allocations A. These Implementation Guidelines provide guidance on the VRF Local Transportation Technology Fund allocation process.