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BACKGROUND In the year 2000, Alameda County voters approved Measure B, the %: cent sales tax to fund transportation improvement projects. The Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, (ACTIA) oversees the implementation of projects funded by Measure B. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is a nonprofit organization working with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into trails. In 2007, ACTIA joined the RTC in the national Active Transportation campaign. The goal of this campaign is to increase funding for walking and bicycling in the next federal transportation bill, specifically to provide $50 million to each of 40 communities for bicycling and walking projects. ACTIA has requested that local jurisdictions within Alameda County show support for this campaign by adopting a resolution endorsing the Active Transportation campaign. The goals of the Active Transportation campaign are to increase pedestrian and bicycle access to transit, fill the gaps in the inter-jurisdictional trails such as the Iron Horse Trail, develop trails that connect communities such as the new East Bay Greenway, and develop programs to encourage walking and biking. DISCUSSION By adopting a resolution that supports the Active Transportation campaign, Pleasanton will be helping to increase the probability of obtaining federal funding for the Alameda County active transportation projects. One of the specific goals mentioned in the Case Statement for the Active Transportation Campaign is the completion of the Iron Horse Trail from the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station to Livermore. Submitted by: ~~--' /~~ Brian Dolan Director of Community Development Fiscal Review: ~~~ David P. Culver Director of Finance Approved y: Nelson Fialho City Manager Attachments: 1. Resolution Page 2 of 2