Kelly Asper’s Post

If you build it, they will come. Great article highlighting how work over the last several years has changed the transit landscape in our region today. https://lnkd.in/eqJBhzid

Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee- VTA is developing and implementing a Transit-Oriented Communities Program pursuant to the Board-adopted Transit-Oriented Communities Policy and FY24-25 Budget authorization. This new program seeks to maximize mixed-use and mixed-income equitable Transit-Oriented Development projects on both public and private sites around VTA transit stations and high capacity transit corridors. #HiltonForCouncil #Gilroy #GilroyBPAC #HiltonForGilroy #GilMtg #DowntownGilroy https://lnkd.in/gReJ3Z3Z The program is focused on partnerships to support local public agencies and other stakeholders involved in the creation of Transit-Oriented Communities. A new Transit-Oriented Communities Grant in the amount of $750,000 will provide a key funding opportunity to support local public agencies, property owners, community organizations, and other diverse Transit-Oriented Communities stakeholders working to further Transit-Oriented Communities along high-capacity transit corridors and stations in Santa Clara County. Overall, the Transit-Oriented Communities Program and the implementation of the VTA Transit Oriented Communities Grant would advance all three business lines in VTA’s Strategic Plan: (1) Faster, Frequent, Reliable Transit: integrating land use and transit steers growth to transit corridors, and increased people-throughput on corridors, leads to service improvements; (2) Delivering Projects and Programs and (3) Transportation System Management: Transit-Oriented Communities advance opportunities for multimodal, Complete Streets, and Transit-First projects, and more managed travel within communities, growing ridership, supporting shorter trips and more sustainable forms of transportation, and decreased Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Greenhouse Gases (GHG). Last year the VTA PAC recommended approval of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and I’m thankful that the full Board recently supported this too.

Thomas "Alec" More, AICP and the SRF Consulting Group team are working with the Lower Savannah Council of Governments to create a more useable and safe public transportation system! Check out the local coverage. Alec says, “We’ve really learned that there is a market for public transportation services in Aiken County. But we’ve also certainly learned that there are opportunities that we can improve the performance of the service, the efficiency of the service, and just make it a more useful service overall to Aiken and North Augusta." https://lnkd.in/g2fXGBcx

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Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee (VTA PAC)- Consists of one city council member from each of the 15 cities and one member from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The PAC ensures that all jurisdictions within the county have access to the development of VTA's policies and forward these recommendations to the VTA Board of Directors. #HiltonForCouncil #Gilroy #DowntownGilroy #GilroyBPAC #HiltonForGilroy #GilMtg VTA Staff is beginning their outreach to member agencies who have the power to improve travel speed, reliability, and overall appeal of public transit by adopting transit signal priority policies that prioritize transit at intersections along VTA’s Frequent Network routes or Gilroy's VTA Frequent 68 route along the Monterey corridor. This will help especially in the sections where the roadway is reduced from 4 lanes to two lanes through our Downtown. VTA is creating a cloud-based system that can overcome these challenges in one quarter of the time and half the cost of infrastructure-based systems, saving approximately $100 million in capital costs. VTA also anticipates it will reduce labor spent on operations and maintenance. It will enhance intersection management, facilitate remote monitoring and maintenance, prioritize safety, and can be leveraged for emergency vehicle preemption and bicycle signal priority. There are potential upcoming opportunities to secure Federal, State, and regional funding for signal upgrades and deployment if the County can show evidence of multijurisdictional commitment to prioritize transit. VTA secured $4.1million in SMART grant funds for planning, engineering, and equipment upgrades. In 2024, VTA plans to pursue $15 million of Stage 2 SMART funds for further implementation of transit signal priority. The effectiveness of this and securing more funding to implement it countywide will depend on local jurisdiction adoption of TSP policies. https://lnkd.in/gAxkM2JR

Is this a revenue raiser or for real? Tell me how to stay under 30kph in a modern vehicle without being in first gear and/or with one foot on the brake pedal? And what health benefits come from increased vehicle emissions? We might need to progress to rubber band power to implement this idea.

Finally... an intra-market public transport that will help alleviate heavy traffic congestion in #browardcounty / #fortlauderdale . Article refers to this as a first phase, however, provides no details as to future expansion. #sofloindustrialadviors #CRE #bergercommercial https://lnkd.in/g8GgbtBe

Makes sense to limit the number of highway lanes and add capacity by high capacity mass transit - this should be national policy. However, not building them does not make sense i.e. "do nothing" because highways have to be reconstructed at end of life. Also tailpipe emissions in gasoline powered vehicles is close to zero. Green house gases are from? https://lnkd.in/g62qvqdF "Reconstruct I-25 to add one 12-foot Express Lane in each direction from CO 66 to just south of CO 56 with a 4-foot painted buffer separating the tolled Express Lane from the general purpose travel lanes."

Right now, our leaders must choose: invest in communities and people first, or spend our limited #infrastructure dollars on endless highway expansions that damage both communities and the environment. Putting federal transportation dollars in maintenance, #safestreets, #publictransit, and reconnecting communities will improve our health and wellbeing. Tell your elected officials to invest in our communities today: https://bit.ly/4bqrBUa

San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG Executive Director Diane Nguyen met this week with Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua’s legislative director, Israel Landa, as part of the San Joaquin Valley Policy Council’s Valley Voice Sacramento delegation. The Valley Voice delegation is made up of elected officials and regional planning staff from throughout the San Joaquin Valley who travel to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to advocate for issues of interregional significance to federal and state legislators. This year’s Valley Voice interregional priorities included: ·        Pragmatically address air quality, equity and mobility goals through transportation improvements. ·        Leverage state funds to address safety, goods movement and mobility on highways with emphasis on State Route 99. ·        Access transit funding. ·        Enhance passenger rail service.   The San Joaquin Valley Policy Council is made up of elected officials from the policy board of regional planning agencies from throughout San Joaquin Valley, including SJCOG. The Policy Council provides a forum to communicate about interregional issues that impact all valley residents, such as transportation, air quality, and advocacy efforts, with the aim of having a single vision for the entire San Joaquin Valley.   #ValleyVoice #airquality #equity #mobility #transit #transportation #passengerrail #goodsmovement