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[Hitesh Soneji]

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Come share your vision for the Bay Area rail system!

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, BART, Caltrain,
and California 
High-Speed Rail Authority need your help developing a
Regional Rail Plan for the Bay 
Area. The Plan will look at improvements and extensions of
railroad, rapid 
transit, and high-speed rail services for the near (5 to 10
years), intermediate (10 
to 25 years), and long-terms (beyond 25 years). Please join
us at one of six 
community workshops being
held in November and December.

Topics for discussion include:
* Improving the Bay Area's existing rail system
* Locations for new rail extensions and train stations
* Rail sharing between passenger and freight trains
* Planning for growth - building new homes near rail
* Evaluating initial rail concepts

In addition, these workshops are intended to serve as
"scoping" meetings for, 
and contribute to the preparation of, the California
High-Speed Rail Authority's 
Bay Area to Central Valley High-Speed Train Program EIR/EIS.

Workshops are planned throughout the Bay Area and in the
Central Valley - see 
below for the for times and location.  A flyer announcing
these outreach workshops 
is attached to this email as well.

For each workshop, we are offering two sessions.  For your
convenience, the 
daytime session is repeated in the evening.  You may join us
at either times.

Session One:  Starts at 3 p.m. and Ends at 5 p.m.
* Open House: 3-4 p.m.
* Presentation/Discussion: 4-5 p.m.

Session Two: Starts at 6 p.m. and Ends at 8 p.m.
* Open House: 6-7 p.m.
* Presentation/Discussion: 7-8 p.m.

Tuesday, November 29th - Oakland Workshop
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, Larry D. Dahms Auditorium, 101
Eighth Street
Transit Connections: BART (Lake Merritt Station); AC Transit
(11 from Piedmont 
or Montclair; 59 or 59A
from Montclair; 62 from East or West Oakland; 88 from
Berkeley); Amtrak (C.L. 
Dellums Station at 2nd
and Alice Streets)

Wednesday, November 30th - San Jose Workshop
New San Jose City Hall - Council Wing, Community Room W120,
200 East Santa Clara 
Street
Transit Connections: Santa Clara VTA Trains; Closest Light
Rail Station: Santa 
Clara; VTA Bus
Connections: 22, 23, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 72, 73, 81, 82, 85,
180, 304, 305, 522, 
Highway 17
Express and DASH.

Thursday, December 1st - San Francisco Workshop
Hiram Johnson State Bldg, Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Avenue
Transit Connections: BART (Civic Center Station), Muni Metro
Light Rail Lines, 
Muni Bus Routes: 5, 6, 7,
9, 21, 26, 66, 71 and 71L

Monday, December 5th - Livermore Workshop
Livermore Public Library, Community Room A + B, 1188 S.
Livermore Avenue
Transit Connections: Wheels Bus Routes 11, 11L and 14

Tuesday, December 6th - Modesto Workshop
Double Tree Hotel, Ballrooms 1,2 and 3, 1150 Ninth Street
Transit Connections: Amtrak and Modesto Area Express Routes:
21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 
27, 29, 30, 31,
32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42

Thursday, December 8th - Suisun City Workshop
Suisun City Hall, Council Chambers, 701 Civic Center
Boulevard
Transit Connections: Amtrak and Fairfield/Suisun Transit
System Route 5

Here is a link to the Regional Rail Plan's project Web site:
http://www.bayarearailplan.info/ 


Ashley Nguyen
Senior Transportation Planner/Analyst
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
101 Eighth Street | Oakland, CA 94607
Tel. 510.817.5809 | Fax 510.817.5848


		
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