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BACKGROUND - LOCAL FUNDS SPENT LOCALLY VISION AND GOALS The revenue generated through this transportation The development of the Countywide Transportation sales tax will be spent exclusively on projects and Plan and the Transportation Expenditure Plan began programs in Alameda County.All of the projects and by establishing a vision and set of goals for the programs included in the expenditure plan are County's transportation system: considered essential for the transportation needs of Alameda County. Vision:Alameda County will be served by a premier THE 201 TRANSPORTATION transportation system that supports a vibrant and 4 livable Alameda County through a connected and EXPENDITURE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED integrated multimodal transportation system WITH FULL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT promoting sustainability,access,transit operations, public health and economic opportunities. This expenditure plan was developed in conjunction with the Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan The vision recognizes the need to maintain and (CWTP),the long range policy document that guides operate the County's existing transportation transportation investments,programs, policies and infrastructure and services while developing new advocacy for Alameda County.A Steering investments that are targeted,effective,financially Committee and two working groups(technical and sound and supported by appropriate land uses. community)were established to guide development Transportation in Alameda County will be guided by of both the CWTP and this Plan. transparent decision-making and measureable performance indicators,and will be supported by Public engagement and transparency were the these goals: foundations of the development of these plans.A wide variety of stakeholders,including businesses, Goals:Alameda County's transportation system technical experts,environmental and social justice will be: organizations,and seniors and people with • Multimodal(BART,bus,train,ferry,bicycle, disabilities,helped shape the plan to ensure that it walking and driving) serves the county's diverse transportation needs. • Accessible,affordable and equitable for people Thousands of Alameda County residents participated q P P through public workshops and facilitated small of all ages,incomes,abilities and geographic group dialogues;a website allowed for online locations questionnaires,access to all project information,and • Integrated with land use patterns and local submittal of comments;and advisory committees that decision-making represent diverse constituencies were integrally involved in the plan development process from the • Connected across the county,within and across beginning. the network of streets,highways,transit,bicycle and pedestrian routes The 2014 Plan benefited from a performance-based • Reliable and efficient project evaluation process undertaken for the CWTP. This allowed policies and goals to be expressed in • Cost effective quantifiable terms and competing transportation • Well maintained investments to be compared to one another • Safe objectively.This led to a more systematic and analytical selection process for effective investment • Supportive of a healthy and clean environment priorities. City councils in the county and the County Board of Supervisors each held public meetings and voted to approve this Plan and recommended submission of the sales tax measure to the voters. i. ib. 8 2,614.Alameda County transportation Expenditure Plan::` ,,,