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F 'SROt7A �ON • • INVESTMENTS • This Transportation Expenditure Plan describes a analyses,as applicable. Examples of programmatic program anticipated to generate$7.7 billion in the investments include local road maintenance and first 30 years designed to sustainably, reliably and transit operations which provide funds to local effectively move people and goods within the county jurisdictions to complete on-going operations and and to connect Alameda County with the rest of the maintenance tasks.The following summarizes total Bay Area.The projects and programs that follow expenditures by mode including both capital and describe the plan for investments between the programmatic investments. approval of the tax in 2012 and its subsequent collections pursuant to comprehensive updates,at PUBLIC TRANSIT AND SPECIALIZED least once before the end of 2042 and every 20 years TRANSIT (48%) thereafter.These improvements are necessary to address current and projected transportation needs in Increasing the number of people that can be served Alameda County,current legislative mandates,and by high capacity public transit is critical to all reflect the best efforts to achieve consensus among residents of Alameda County to provide varied interests and communities in Alameda transportation choices,relieve congestion and County. support a vibrant economy.The investments identified for public transit in this plan were guided The linkage between sustainable transportation and by the principles of enhancing safety,convenience development has never been clearer.Recent and reliability to maximize the number of people legislation,including SB 375, requires transportation who can make use of the transit system.By more than planning agencies to focus on connecting doubling the amount of local sales tax funds available transportation with development policies to ensure to transit operations and maintenance, this plan that communities develop in a way that supports represents a major investment in Alameda County's biking,walking and transit while maximizing transit system to increase transit services and expand accessibility for all modes.Transportation planning access to transit throughout the County,and to help must also find ways to reduce the number of miles avoid further service cuts and preserve affordability driven,reducing the production of greenhouse gases. of transit. The projects and programs in this plan are designed LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS (30%) to strengthen the economy and improve quality of life in Alameda County,and reduce traffic Local streets and roads are the essential building congestion.They include maintenance of existing blocks of Alameda County's transportation system. infrastructure,targeted investments to improve Virtually every trip begins or ends on a local road. highway safety,remove bottlenecks on major Alameda County has more than 3,400 road miles of commute corridors,enhance rail,bus and ferry transit aging streets and roads, many of which are in need of systems,and make it safer and easier to bike and repair: intersections need to be reconfigured, traffic walk throughout the county. lights need to be synchronized and potholes need to be filled.Most important,these roads are essential to Two types of investments are funded in this plan: every mode of transportation from cars and trucks,to capital investments which are allocated specific dollar buses,bikes and pedestrians. amounts in the plan,and programmatic investments which are allocated a percentage of net revenues to be HIGHWAY EFFICIENCY, FREIGHT AND distributed to program recipients on a monthly or ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(9%) periodic basis.Capital investments will be made based upon clearly defined project descriptions and Aging highway systems continue to operate under limits resulting from the outcomes of environmental substantial pressure as travel patterns become more