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Executive Summary Transportation Service Objectives A key element of the plan is the list of Transportation Service Objectives. These are objectives that the Tri-Valley cities and counties should use as a guide to making transportation and land use decisions. In Contra Costa County under Measure C, the jurisdictions are required to make a good-faith effort to comply with the transportation service objectives on routes of regional significance or risk the loss of return-to-source funds. In Alameda County once the plan is adopted, individual jurisdictions are responsi- ble for maintaining Transportation Service Objectives through their general plnn.. The transportation service objectives adopted by the TVTC are as follows: · Ma~ntaln Level of Service D (V/C < 0.90) on arterials, and measured at intersections. · Maintain level of Service E (V/C < 0.99) on freeways. · Maintain Level of Service E conditions on 1-580 for no more than four hours per day (except on Altamont Pass) and on 1-680 for no more than eight hours per day. · Do not increase capacity for single-occupant vehicles at gateways. · Increase average ve.hicle ridership for commute trips by 10 percent. · Increase the transit mode share through providing express transit travel times that are competitive with autos. The TVTP is not intended to be a land use control document, such as a General Plan. While the plan is based on a set of growth assumptions, the plan should not be interpret- ed as limiting growth to the assumed levels. Nevertheless, the plan does establish Transportation Service Objectives, which may indirectly influence growth rates. Growth beyond what is assumed herein may occur provided the TSOs are met. If there are TSO violations, or projected TSO violations, in a Tri-Valley jurisdiction, then that jurisdiction can either (a) implement transportation improvements (e.g., road widening) to correct the TSO deficiency on that affected network segment, or (b) implement other measures intended to result in measurable improvements to TSOs on the Routes of Regional Significance network and contribute to significant improvements in air quality. Failing this, the jurisdiction can refer the problem to the TVTC for joint resolution. In the event that the TVTC cannot resolve the violation to the mutual satisfaction of all members, the jurisdiction may modify the TSO standard, but only if other jurisdictions are not physical- ly impacted. Action Plans in Contra Costa County are required to include the following components: · Long-range assumptions regarding future land use based on local General Plans. · Procedure for review of impacts resulting from proposed local General Plan Amend- ments that have the potential to influence the effectiveness of adopted Action Plans. The following are requirements for a Contra Costa County jurisdiction to be considered in compliance in relation to Regional Routes: Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. xiii '