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spaces required. E-bikes and other technologies are making bicycles larger and heavier which may require changes to current design standards to accommodate them. This would affect the size of the areas needed to store bicycles when combining bicycle parking size and number of parking space requirement. We would like to update these standards simultaneously to any updates to the number of bicycle parking spaces required .
3. Describe the depth of impact of your proposal on the number of residents, transit riders, and those traveling within the TOC station area(s). Applicants are encouraged to include estimated numbers here for current and/or future conditions to help quantify impact, if available.
Based on online population maps and BART data, it is estimated the total population within ½ mile of the Concord BART station is about 9,000 residents while the N. Concord BART station has about 2,500 residents. Ridership based on 2015 data from BART shows the N. Concord BART station has about 2,900 riders per day while Concord has about 6,600 riders per day.
Pedestrian and bicycle mode choice in 2015 was about 29% of riders at Concord and 10% of riders at N. Concord. Changes from the proposal would likely increase the non-auto mode share of transit passengers accessing the two BART stations since these policies would generally encourage reduced vehicle ownership. Reduced vehicle ownership would also likely lead to additional services within the TOC to serve these residents such as new dining and shopping establishments that are reachable by non-auto modes. Significant growth in both residential and commercial population is anticipated at the North Concord station in the coming decades due to the redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station which is proposing the highest densities in the vicinity of the N. Concord BART station. The parking and TDM policy changes resulting from the project would have a significant effect on the development in this part of the Naval Weapons Station.
4. How will this proposal impact your jurisdiction’s TOC Policy compliance? Do you anticipate that your jurisdiction will achieve TOC Policy compliance for parking management as a result of the work requested in this proposal? This proposal would allow the city of Concord to achieve TOC Policy compliance for parking management through a detailed process that first seeks to identify areas for improving parking and TDM policies. The project would then work through community and stakeholder engagement to revise these policies in our transit -oriented communities to improve access and circulation for the alternative transit, walk, and bike trips. The scope allows for the final outcome to be tai lored to the needs of Concord and because of the community engagement, can be more easily adopted by city council since it illustrates what the residents of Concord are looking for.
Alignment with TOC Policy Goals and Approach – 30 points Alignment with TOC
Policy Goals and
Approach
1. Most jurisdictions have some TOC Policy parking management components already in place. Does your jurisdiction have:
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30 points
How does the project align
with achieving TOC Policy
goals and approach, as
well as Plan Bay Area 2050
goals?
☒ Parking minimums, and describe where applicable, if so: The city establishes parking minimums that apply to all areas of the city for various land uses as laid out in Concord Municipal Code Section 18.160.040. The city does enforce AB 2097 which prohibits requiring these minimums within a half mile of the Concord and North Concord BART stations.
☒ Parking maximums, and describe where applicable, if so: Parking maximums align with the parking minimums in the city of Concord covering a wide array of land use types. A minor exception can be granted for parking up to 10% higher than code requirements and a use permit is required for over 10%.
☒ Parking districts/area caps, and describe where applicable, if so: Areas zoned as DP and DMX districts, which are mostly downtown, have slightly different parking requirements. Main differences are that off-street parking can be located farther away compared to typical development and that an in-lieu fee can be paid to the city to satisfy the required parking. The in-lieu fee is deposited into a special fund and can be used for things such as transportation system management, and parking and transportation demand management projects.
☒Shared parking requirements or policies, and describe where applicable, if so: Shared parking is allowed between two or more non-residential uses that have distinct and different peak hours of parking demand through a minor use permit.
☐ Unbundled parking requirements or policies, and describe where applicable, if so: Please describe
☒Any complementary parking policies or TDM measures, such as those outlined in the MTC/ABAG Parking Policy Playbook, or additional ones not listed there. List each and describe where applicable, if so: As noted in the parking district response, the downtown area allows a parking in -lieu fee to meet the parking requirements. This fee is placed in a special fund to be used for TDM strategies or other transportation improvements.
☒Bicycle parking requirements, and describe where applicable, if so: Concord requires bicycle parking for all types of land uses for both short-term and long-term. Short-term parking is set at 5% of the required vehicle parking with a minimum of two spaces. Long-term spaces are required at one space per 4 residential units or 10% of required vehicle parking for non-residential uses with 25 or more employees.
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2. Briefly describe the policies, plans, documents or standards related to parking management checked in #1 above, or any other policies, standards, or requirements that are already in place or in progress relevant to parking management (see TOC Policy Administrative Guidance for more information).
There are two primary documents that contain the policies and plans pertaining to parking management in TOC areas. The first is the municipal code which applies to both the N. Concord and Concord BART station TOCs. This document stipulates the required minimum and maximum parking, provides zones where fee in lieu parking can be allowed, describes when and where parking can be shared, and required bicycle parking. The second document is the Downtown Specific Plan which includes large sections of the TOC area near the Concord BART station. This document calls for a transit overlay district with reduced parking requirement, encourages private parking entities allow public parking after business hours, encourages partnerships with companies like Zipcar, and encourages evaluation of the potential to increase shared and unbundled parking within the city of Concord. These documents provide a framework that the proposed project can help modify and implement to develop parking management strategies that will work for Concord.
3. Given your jurisdiction’s existing (or in progress) relevant policies, requirements or standards described in #1 and #2 above, how does your proposal manage to ‘close the gap’ between existing conditions and achieving TOC Policy compliance?
Our proposal will help close the gap by assisting in implementing policies from the specific plan to expand on parking management in the municipal code and by making recommendations for new and innovative strategies that can be incorporated into. The project would review both of these documents and determine which areas would need to be adjusted to be compliant with MTC requirements. The proposed changes would be vetted through community leaders and stakeholders to ensure the changes would work for the Concord Community. Finally, the project would develop a comprehensive list of changes that would be needed allowing for a comprehensive municipal code updating reducing the potential for inconsistencies between code sections.
4. Briefly describe how the project supports the following goals related to Plan Bay Area 2050:
• Climate – Reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by managing travel demand to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and improving access to low carbon transportation options • Regional Connectivity Priorities – Beyond MTC’s TOC Policy, advances regional priorities to improve transportation connectivity and access to all communities, and improve safety for all users of the transportation system
• Equity – Mitigates disproportionate impacts and advances equitable outcomes in climate, access, mobility, and safety
The project is supportive of three Plan Bay Area 2050 goals on climate, regional connectivity priorities, and equity. The project is anticipated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since it will reduce the number of required parking spaces in the ATTACHMENT 8
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TOC and unbundle parking from housing costs. A more restrictive parking supply will encourage residents within the TOC to seek alternative modes such as BART which will reduce VMT. Changes in parking management in Concord’s two TOC areas are also anticipated to lead to higher densities due to decreases in parking costs on developers and to encourage higher demands for alternative modes requiring facility improvements in the areas to improve connectivity and safety for these alternative modes within the TOC. Finally, the TOC in Concord covers large portions of an Equity Priority Community near the Concord BART station and parking demand changes resulting from the project would be anticipated to reduce VMT in the area allowing for better access, mobility, and safety for residents using non -auto modes of travel.
Alignment with other MTC programs or grants underway – 20 points Alignment with other
MTC programs or
grants underway
20 points
How does the project align
with other regional
priorities, funding
programs and
geographies?
Select the regional plans and policies with which the project is aligned:
☒ TOC areas with Priority Development Area (PDA) or specific plans completed or in progress ☒ MTC Priority Sites
☐ Mapping and Wayfinding Pilot location
☒ The TOC Policy area is also in/overlaps with an MTC Equity Priority Community (EPC) Describe how the project aligns with the selected regional priorities, funding programs and geographies. If your TOC area has a completed or in-progress PDA or specific plan, please indicate the name of the plan/adoption date. If your TOC area is also an MTC priority site or mapping and wayfinding site, or is in/overlaps with an MTC EPC, please identify the relevant sites/EPC.
Both the Concord and North Concord BART station TOC’s are within Priority Development Areas. The Concord BART Station TOC encompasses a large section of the Downtown Concord PDA while the North Concord BART TOC encompasses the Community Reuse Area/Los Medanos PDA which is the site of the ongoing redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. The Concord BART TOC also covers three Priority Sites in the Public Sites Portfolio list (Concord Town Center II, Concord Downtow n Parcels 1: Mount Diablo Street, and Concord Downtown Parcels 2: Oak Street) and one priority site that is Regionally Significant (Monument Blvd BART Owned Property). North Concord BART TOC encompasses the area for the Regionally Significant site of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Finally, the Concord BART TOC encompasses portions of an Equity Priority Community per Plan Bay Area 2050 near downtown Concord.
Indicate how the proposed work will integrate or overlap with any in-progress planning processes related to your selections.
The main integration with planning processes would be for the redevelopment of the Concord Naval Weapons Station which is a priority development area since the planning for this land is ongoing with a Specific Plan starting in 2025. The proposed wor k would help inform the policies of the specific plan and encourage parking management strategies for the proposed high -density ATTACHMENT 8
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development near the North Concord BART station that would reduce automobile travel and encourage the use of alternative modes. The work would also be beneficial on the Concord BART TOC as there are vacant parcels of land in this TOC and there ha s been a lot of development proposals in this area with 150+ residential units off Ashbury Drive, Concord Boulevard, and Willow Pass Road all within the Concord BART TOC. Additionally, Concord already has affordable housing policies and programs in plac e that promote affordable housing production and preservation and tenant protections. These policies and programs will complement the transportation-related investments that this grant supports by enabling development and transportation improvements in the TOC areas while limiting displacement. Finally, the city is also submitting a TOC grant application for Specific Plan/Zoning Changes for the Concord BART TOC. If awarded in both categories, this parking management grant would coincide with a planning grant that seeks to increase the minimum residential and commercial office densities in the Concord BART TOC. This would enable the Concord BART TOC to become fully compliant with the TOC policy and would allow for a more holistic planning process addressing land use and transportation at the same time.
Project Readiness – 10 Points
Project Readiness
10 points
1. Describe the project’s timeline and ability to complete the project within 18 months of grant award.
To complete the project within 18 months of grant award, we believe a draft deadline timeline would include five overarching tasks: The first task would be releasing the RFP and getting a consultant under contract which we have assumed will take up to three months. Task 2 is to get a better understanding of where Concord is at through an existing conditions review which we believe will take about a month to complete. Task 3 is community and stakeholder engagement to understand the needs/desires of the community which is assumed to take up to four months. Task 4 would take what we learned from engagement to develop an approach to achieve the required parking maximums and supportive TDM policies along with documenting all the revisions that would be needed to the parking code for the TOC area and new policies for parking and transportation demand management. This task is estimated to take up to six months. Finally, Task 5 will seek to implement the changes and adopt the new ordinances. Given the public hearings and general timelines for approval, we believe this task could take up to four months. Combined, these five tasks will complete the project in 18 months from the grant award.
2. Describe internal coordination among relevant jurisdiction departments to deliver the proposed project – i.e. planning, transportation, public works. Have the relevant department staff engaged on the development of the proposed work?
Both the transportation and planning divisions have been working closely to review the new requirements for the areas incorporated within Concord’s two TOC areas. We have collaboratively worked on assembling a matrix of where we believe we are in compliance and areas where work will need to be done. This matrix is actively being shared and discussed with city management. This collaboration led to the request for the two additional scope items Concord is requesting for the grant.
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previous discussions with one of our planning commissioners.
3. Has the jurisdiction City Council given support or direction to complete the work included in the proposed project? If not, what is the plan to achieve this?
Given the elections, there has not been time to bring this before council but city staff has been working across departments for transportation and planning to coordinate. We have also been working with city management to provide an overview of what the grant is and what it is for. Our plan to achieve support or direction from city council now that the election is over is to pro vide a summary of what the new TOC policies require and provide specific examples of what changes may be needed to come into compliance. This summary is anticipated to be provided either in one-on-one sessions or a group session with the council members through the beginning of the new year.
Post Award Requirements
Post Award Please check the box to indicate understanding of the post-award requirement:
☒ Adopt a Resolution of support before contract is finalized.
Attachment A –Standardized Scope of Work proposed by MTC Based on jurisdiction need, MTC will award up to $300,000 to complete the scope of work MTC will procure and administer consultant contracts to help successful applicants come into compliance with the TOC Policy’s Station Access and Circulation requirements. Jurisdictions may request funds to hire their own consultants but must do so in coordination with MTC.
Scope of Work for Parking Maximums and Parking & Transportation Demand Management Policy Adoption
Please reference this scope of work to complete your proposal for technical assistance for parking management. This standardized scope of work anticipates including the following tasks (with each task listing example activities that may be performed):
Parking Maximums and Parking & Transportation Demand Management Policy Adoption A. Review of Existing Policies and Conditions
▪ Comprehensive review of existing policies and requirements (local policies in addition to regional and state legislation rega rding parking requirements); data collection
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▪ Possible deliverables: draft and final existing policy memo B. Community and Stakeholder Engagement
▪ Outreach effort to gather the input of stakeholders, including residents, developers, businesses, etc. to be considered within the updated parking requirements
▪ Possible deliverables: stakeholder engagement plan, outreach materials C. Determine approach for achieving parking maximums and supportive TDM policies ▪ As outlined in the TOC Policy Administrative Guidance, adopt one of the following two approaches for meeting the TOC Policy’s maximum parking standards:
i. Adopt an overlay zone or updates to a parking use table or chapter. ii. Adopt a parking district, station area cap, or other methods that limits parking. ▪ Possible deliverables: existing code language and modifications needs; draft and final recommendations for revisions D. Revise Parking Code for TOC Areas
▪ Determine options to update Municipal Code to meet TOC requirements to eliminate parking minimums, enact parking maximums, al low shared parking and unbundled parking, and meet standards for bicycle parking in new residential and commercial office develop ments ▪ Possible deliverables: existing code language and modifications needs; draft and final recommendations for revisions E. Parking & Transportation Demand Management (PTDM) Policy ▪ Develop policy to reduce automobile trips and VMT and complement a parking maximum policy; Identify a toolbox of PTDM strateg ies and methods for estimating and monitoring effectiveness; Establish monitoring requirements ➢ Include complementary policies for parking management (shared parking, parking benefit district, pricing and/or demand responsive pricing)
➢ Include bike parking requirements
▪ Deliverables: policy document
F. Ordinance Adoption
▪ Present parking maximum and PTDM policies to appointed officials for consideration and recommendation ➢ Includes pre-meetings (i.e., planning commission listening sessions) before going to city councils ▪ Possible deliverables: public hearing(s)
Note: It is recommended that Parking Maximums and Parking & Transportation Demand Management Policy Adoption connect to Station Access and Circulation for a holistic transportation approach to the TOC area.
Please note that the anticipated assistance activities listed above are subject to change. Final scope of work for each selec ted applicant may also depend on planning already completed by the applicant.
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Communities (TOC)
Policy
MEREDITH RUPP, PRINCIPAL PLANNER
JUNE 24, 2025
1
Agenda
1. TOC Policy Background
2. Compliance Standards Summary
3. Concord’s Current Compliance Status
4. Policy Direction
5. Next Steps
2
TOC Policy Background
• MTC policy to advance implementation
of Plan Bay Area and support regional
transportation investments
• Applies to ½-mile around major transit
hubs
• Compliance is voluntary but needed to
be most competitive for funding starting
in 2026
3
4 Project Name Funding Amount
Willow Pass Rd Repaving & Safe Routes to School (in design/under construction) $6,240,000 Monument Blvd Class I Path (complete) $4,368,000
Galindo Street Multimodal Corridor (in design) $3,361,000 East Downtown Access & Safe Routes to Transit (under construction) $2,164,000 Detroit Ave. Bike & Ped Improvements (complete) $2,154,000 Concord BART Bike & Ped Access Improvements (complete) $1,195,000 Various Streets Preservation (complete) $757,000
Oak Grove at Sierra Bike/Ped Traffic Signal (complete) $504,900 Concord Salvio Streetscape (complete) $50,000
TOTAL $20,793,900
One Bay Area Grant (OBAG)
OBAG 4
•Regional Program and County & Local Program
• Next funding cycle schedule for 2026 and TOC Policy
compliance will be a meaningful factor
• Eligibility depending on TOC Compliance level: Fully
Compliant, Partially Compliant, Not Compliant
•Federal funding uncertainty
5
TOC Compliance Standards
1. Land Use Density and Intensity
◦ Average weighted minimum and maximum density and floor area ratio (FAR) for new housing and office development
◦ Can exclude parcels with existing dwelling units in calculations
2. Affordable Housing and Commercial Stabilization
◦ Selection of policies from menu of options
◦ 2 Production
◦ 2 Preservation
◦ 2 Protection
◦ 1 Commercial
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TOC Compliance Standards
3. Parking Management
◦ Parking maximums for residential and commercial development ◦ Standards for bicycle, shared, and unbundled parking
◦ One complementary policy from menu of options
4. Station Access and Circulation
◦ Comply with Complete Streets Policy and prioritize active transportation
◦ Complete access gap analysis
◦ Identify opportunities for Mobility Hubs
7
Measuring TOC Compliance
8
Concord’s Current
Compliance
9
Concord’s
TOC Areas
10
Concord’s Preliminary Performance
11 Current Conditions
Density
Affordable
Housing Parking
Station
Access
Total
Score
Concord 17 17 8 25 67
North
Concord 11 17 8 25 61
Normalized Score – Partially Compliant 64
Not Compliant 0-39
Partially Compliant 40-84
Fully Compliant 85+
1. Density/Intensity
12 TOC Policy Standard Requirement Downtown TOC
Area
North Concord
TOC Area
Average Maximum
Residential Density
At least 75 units/
acre
112 units/acre 104 units/acre
Full
Substantial
Partial
No Points
1. Density/Intensity
13 TOC Policy Standard Requirement Downtown TOC
Area
North Concord
TOC Area
Average Minimum
Residential Density
At least 50 units/
acre
29 units/acre 26 units/acre
Average Minimum
Commercial Office FAR
At least 2.0 FAR 2.2 FAR 1.2 FAR
Average Maximum
Commercial Office FAR
At least 4.0 FAR 4.8 FAR 3.3 FAR
Full
Substantial
Partial
No Points
A Note on Density
14 Project Name and Address Zoning District Total Units Approved Density The Ashbury
1650 Ashbury Dr.
DMX 183 102 units/acre
Concord Village
2400 Salvio St.
DMX 230 100 units/acre
Blue Oak Square (formerly The Argent)
2400 Willow Pass Rd.
DMX 181 110 units/acre
Rick Judd Commons
1313-21 Galindo St.
DMX 62 117 units/acre
RMG Affordable Housing
1335 Galindo St.
DMX 75 136 units/acre
The Grant
1776 Grant St.
DMX 139 101 units/acre
Density/Intensity Direction Needed
1. Average minimum residential density in Downtown TOC
•Current: Not Compliant (no points)
•I&F: Pursue full compliance (50 units/acre) by changing the Downtown Mixed Use (DMX) zoning district minimum
density to 67 units/acre
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Density/Intensity Direction Needed
2. Density/intensity changes in North Concord TOC
• I&F: No changes
• Full compliance for max residential density
• Substantial compliance for min/max FAR
• No points for min residential density
•Staff would continue to work with MTC staff for flexibility 17
2. Affordable Housing & Commercial Stabilization
18 Policy Area Policy Name Compliance Status
Housing Production Affordable Housing Overlay Zone Fully Compliant Housing Preservation Preventing Displacement from
Substandard Conditions
Fully Compliant
Tenant Protection
Just Cause Eviction Fully Compliant
Rent Stabilization Fully Compliant
Tenant Relocation Assistance Fully Compliant
Commercial Stabilization Small Business Advocate Office Fully Compliant
2. Affordable Housing Production
19 Gap Policy Name Compliance Status
One more
policy needed
Public Land for
Affordable Housing
Partially Compliant through Housing
Element. Requires more than 25%
affordability on public site development:
• City-owned Town Center II
• City-owned Oak/Laguna site
• BART-owned Monument site (requires
City monetary support)
2. Affordable Housing Preservation
20 Gap Policy Name Compliance Status
One more
policy needed
Condo Conversion
Restrictions
Mostly Compliant through CMC 17.35.
Requires establishing conversion fee and
increasing tenant assistance payments
Mobile Home
Preservation
Mostly Compliant through CMC 15.105.
Requires making tenant relocation
assistance mandatory
Affordable Housing Direction Needed
• Production – one more policy needed for full compliance • I&F: pursue full compliance with Public Land for Affordable Housing policy citing Monument BART site
•Preservation – one more policy needed for full compliance • I&F: Pursue full compliance by making small amendments to Mobile Home Preservation policy
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3. Parking Management
22 TOC Standard Requirement Compliance
Minimum
Residential Parking
No parking minimum Fully compliant through State
law
Minimum
Commercial Parking
No parking minimum Fully compliant through State
law
Shared Parking Allow shared parking Likely compliant
Commercial Bicycle
Parking
1 space per 5,000 occupied
sq ft
If more than 25 employees: 1.7
spaces per 5,000 occupied sq ft
3. Vehicle Parking
23 TOC Standard Requirement City of Concord Standard
Maximum
Residential
1.0 space per unit Based on number of bedrooms:
• 1 space per studio
• 1.5 spaces per 1-bedroom unit
• 2 spaces per 2- and 3-bedroom unit
• 1 guest space for every 3 units
Maximum
Commercial
(Office & Retail)
2.5 spaces per 1,000
sq ft
Standard Requirement
Average: 3.4 spaces per
1,000 sq ft
25% TS Overlay Reduction
Average: 2.6 spaces per
1,000 sq ft
Full
Substantial
Partial
No Points
3. Other Parking
24 TOC Standard Requirement City of Concord Standard
Unbundled Parking Explicitly allow Neither permitted nor prohibited Residential Bicycle
Parking
1 space per unit 1 space for every 4 units
Transportation
Demand
Management for
New Development
Provide and enforce
transportation demand
management (TDM)
TDM required for parking reduction
requests but is not a condition of
approval for all new development
Full
Substantial
Partial
No Points
Parking Management Direction Needed
• Maximum residential parking
• Current: Not Compliant (no points)
• I&F: Refrain from changes; remain Not Compliant
• Maximum commercial parking
• Current: Not Compliant (no points)
• I&F:
• Downtown TOC – Pursue substantial compliance by enacting the 25% TS Overlay as new baseline
• North Concord TOC – Refrain from changes, remain Not Compliant (no points)
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Parking Management Direction Needed
•Residential bicycle parking
• Current: Not Compliant
• I&F: Pursue full compliance in both TOC
Areas
• Commercial bicycle parking – out of
compliance if vehicle parking
requirements change
• I&F: Pursue/retain full compliance in
both TOC Areas
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Parking Management Direction Needed
•Unbundled Parking
• Current: Not Compliant
• I&F: Pursue full compliance in both TOC
Areas
•Transportation Demand Management
• Current: Not Compliant
• I&F: Pursue full compliance in both TOC
Areas
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4. Station Access/Circulation
28 TOC Standard Requirement Compliance Status
Complete Streets Adopt a Complete Streets Policy Fully Compliant Project Prioritization/
Implementation
Prioritize active transportation projects Fully Compliant Access Gap Analysis Plan to improve access to and from the TOC area
Fully Compliant
Mobility Hubs Identify Mobility Hub planning
opportunities
Likely Compliant
TOC Planning Grants
• Downtown Land Use Density: $185,000 to amend zoning
code, General Plan, and Downtown Specific Plan and
perform associated community engagement and
environmental review
• Parking Management: $300,000 to study on-street parking supply/demand, revise parking standards and establish TDM policy, and perform stakeholder engagement
• Resolution of Local Support needed tonight to accept
awards
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Council Direction
30
Policy Direction
31 TOC Standard I&F Recommendation TOC Compliance with
I&F Recommendation
1. Min residential density
in Downtown TOC Area
Perform scope of work in Grant Full Compliance
2. North Concord
density/intensity
Refrain from changes Partial Compliance
3. Affordable housing
production
Cite the Public Land for Affordable
Housing policy and utilize the BART-
owned Monument site for evidence of
a project
Full Compliance
4. Affordable housing
preservation
Amend the Mobile Home Closure
Ordinance to make tenant relocation
assistance required
Full Compliance
Policy Direction
32 TOC Standard I&F Recommendation TOC Compliance with I&F Recommendation
5. Residential vehicle
parking maximums
Refrain from changes Not Compliant
6. Commercial vehicle
parking maximums
• Downtown TOC: Make 25% Transit
Overlay new baseline requirement
• North Concord: Refrain from
changes
• Downtown TOC:
Substantial Compliance
• North Concord:
Not Compliant
7. Bicycle parking
requirements
Increase residential requirements and
commercial as needed
Full Compliance
8. Unbundled Parking Explicitly allow unbundled parking Full Compliance
9. Transportation Demand
Management
Perform grant-funded scope of work Full Compliance
With I&F Direction
33 Current Conditions
Density
Affordable
Housing Parking
Station
Access
Total
Score
Concord 25 25 17 25 92
North
Concord 15 25 13 25 74
Normalized Score – Partially Compliant 83
Not Compliant 0-39
Partially Compliant 40-84
Fully Compliant 85+
Next Steps
• Council direction
• Resolution of local support for grant award acceptance • Staff work on policy changes 2025-2028, including
community engagement
• Early 2026: show compliance with TOC Policy and OBAG 4 call for projects
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Questions
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June 18, 2025
The Honorable Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Dear Secretary Duffy:
On behalf of the City of Concord, I am writing this letter to express strong support for the City’s Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant application to construct the Farm Bureau Road Complete Streets project. This project is seeking $6,500,000 in federal funding to supplement the $500,000 in local funds committed to improving traffic safety on Farm Bureau Road between Walnut Avenue and Clayton Road.
The City of Concord is committed to building a safe, interconnected, and equitable transportation system that eliminates severe traffic-related injuries and deaths while facilitating complementary multimodal access and mobility. Farm Bureau Road is a critical north-south arterial roadway that is included in the High Injury Network (HIN) of the Contra Costa Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, as well as the Contra Costa Countywide Transportation Safety Policy and Implementation Guide (Contra Costa Vision Zero). The project also presents an opportunity to address unique roadway safety needs while contributing to the success of city, regional, and statewide transportation safety goals and policies, such as the Concord Local Roadway Safety- Plan (LRSP), Contra Costa County Vision Zero, and the California Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
To create a safe, interconnected, and equitable Farm Bureau Road, the City of Concord plans to implement a series of transformational transportation safety improvements between Walnut Avenue and Clayton Road. These improvements will include pavement rehabilitation for safer surface transport, new concrete sidewalk with curb and gutter, driveways, curb ramp upgrades to Americans with Disabilities (ADA) compliance for a better pedestrian experience, new striping for Class II bicycle lanes for a safer cycling passage, shoulder striping to clearly delineate on-street parking, new storm drain, bioretention areas for improved stormwater treatment, fiber optic lines, and new street lighting. Additionally, at the southern terminus of the project (at Farm Bureau Road/Clayton Road), there will be traffic signal modifications to facilitate improved safe, multimodal traffic operations at a critical intersection in the citywide transportation network.
6.a
We respectfully request that the U.S. Department of Transportation consider the traffic safety challenges as well as opportunities for the Farm Bureau Road corridor, the existing local, regional, and state policy support for this initiative, as well as the transformational potential this project has for the City of Concord. We hereby respectfully request your endorsement of this application.
Sincerely,
Mayor Carlyn Obringer
Cc: Concord City Council
City Manager Valerie Barone
Assistant City Manager Justin Ezell
Concord City Clerk Joelle Fockler
Deputy Director Public Works Abhishek Parikh
6.b