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4. 13,500 daily riders for Option 5; and 17,000 total riders, including Transit Oriented Development (TODD; He noted that the project would be successful in capturing intra-Tri-Valley trips, and that 49% of tBART trips start and end in the Tri-V alley. He added that approximately half the trips would be local trips, as well as sonic reverse co nznzuters; 1 O% of morning tBART trips are from BART to tBART_ He noted that less than half of those who board tB ART in the Tri-Valley in the morning transfer to BART. In addition, over 40 % of Altamont commuters stay in the Tri-Valley. Mr_ Minoti displayed a summary of the findings, and noted that Options 1, 2, and 3 all fall within BART's general criteria for cost effectiveness. The recommended next steps include: 1. Continue outreach effort; 2. Refine the Livermore Extension estimates; 3 _ Evaluate the capital £mance plan; and 4_ Revise the report to reflect input. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts, Mr. Minoti replied that they were trying to narrow the options somewhat. He added that the Options 1 and 2 would be examined in the Livermore/Amador section with respect to the environmental process. Chairperson Arkin suggested a hybrid between Options 1 and 4, which would utilize heavy rail from Pleasanton to Livermore, and the DMUs up the 680 corridor. Mr_ Minoti noted that would be possible, and added that Contra Costa County was interested in the bus project in Option 4_ Chairperson Arkin did not believe the community would support Option 1 because of the proximity of the homes to the Iron Horse Trail and its impacts on residents- He noted that he strongly preferred Option 4. He noted that he did not like making transfers to and from trains, such as with AirBAR"T, and noted that the alignments were not always clean. He added that the transfers were inconvenient and unpredictable, and he did not believe that people liked changing transportation types. He noted that the Dublin/Pleasanton station has carried more ridership than originally prof ected_ Commissioner Roberts agreed with Chairperson Arkin's statement with respect to the Iron Horse Trail, and noted that people have preferred to live by it because of the pedestrian and equestrian uses. She believed that the addition of public transportation would be a difficult issue. She noted that the surrounding communities were extremely protective of the Trail. She noted that she did not like transfers, and believed that general dislike of transfers would effect the public's transportation patterns. Mr. Minoti noted that they planned to build a connection to Oakland Airport that would be in operation by 2008_ He agreed that transfers were a disincentive for people using a PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 25, 2003 Page 3