RICHMOND PARKWAY TRANSPORTATION PLAN
November 19, 2024
www.WestContraCostaTC.gov
Richmond City Council
Meeting
Draft Plan Presentation
Project Overview and Priority Strategies
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan 2
Project
Organization
WCCTC
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
01 02
03 04
3 Agenda
Project Overview
Priority Strategies
Funding & Implementation
Next Steps
4 RICHMOND PARKWAY TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Project Overview
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
Review of Project
Corridor
• Includes Richmond Parkway and
Castro Street between I-580 and I-80
• Falls within City of Richmond and
Unincorporated Contra Costa County
• Local and regional connector
• Includes segments of the Bay Trail
• Impacts Equity Priority Communities
• Planned industrial and residential
growth
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Schedule
Phase 3
Opportunities for
Public Input
WCCTC
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
• PAG Mtg #4
• WCCTC Board Mtg #4
• Digital engagement
Public Engagement Plan
7 Phase 1
• 3 Pop-up events and 3
community meetings
• Digital engagement
• WCCTC Board Mtg #2
• PAG Mtg #2
Phase 2
• PAG Mtg #3
• WCCTC Board Mtg #3
• 2 Pop-up events and 4
community meetings
• Digital engagement
Phase 3
IDENTIFY NEEDS EXPLORE STRATEGIES REFINE SOLUTIONS
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We reached a broad range of community members
71 people were
Spanish speakers
5 Pop-ups
With 142 people
providing feedback
3 online
engagement tools
With 253 responses
from 211 contributorsES
7 Community Meetings
• North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council (2)
• Parchester Village Neighborhood Council (2)
• Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council (2)
• City of Richmond District 2 Meeting (1)
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We used community input to develop and confirm
strategies
22%
19%
17%
16%
14%
12%
Pop-Up Votes by Category
27%
23%
15%
13%
11%
11%
Online Survey Votes by Category1
1. Online survey respondents skew Whiter and
wealthier than residents living along the Parkway.
Source: Fehr & Peers, 2024
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Priority Strategies
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Strategies Categories
11 The strategies are
designed to be
responsive to the Plan’s
goals and the needs
identified through
existing conditions
analysis and community
engagement findings.
Public Health
Strategies that reduce
truck cut-through traffic
and reduce or capture
vehicle emissions.
Safety
Strategies that reduce
vehicle speeds and
address intersection
conflict points.
Walking and Biking
Strategies that support
comfortable walking and
biking on the Parkway and
the Bay Trail.
Driving and Goods
Movement
Strategies that
encourage carpooling,
optimize signal timing,
and improve wayfinding
for drivers.
Maintenance
Strategies that holistically
address corridor and Bay
Trail maintenance and
reduce illegal dumping.
Transit
Strategies that improve
access and circulation at
the Richmond Parkway
Transit Center and
encourage transit
ridership.
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
The Priority Strategies Respond to Community
Feedback and Meet Many or Most Goals
12 Goals of the Plan
Advance
Placemaking
Enhance Travel Time
Reliability and
Efficiency
Improve Safety
for All Users
Improve HealthIncrease Access to
Key Destinations
Support Feasible
Strategies
All priority strategies
meet at least many of the
goals.
Meets Some Goals
Meets Many Goals
Meets Most Goals
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Priority Strategies
13 Category Cost Strategy
Public
Health
$$$$ A Incorporate trees and greening into all infrastructure projects on the corridor $ B Update designated truck routes to avoid residential areas to the extent feasible $ C Implement no truck idling or parking zones near sensitive land uses Safety
$$$$ D Install safety treatments at intersections along the corridor $ E Implement measures to reduce speeding and lower the speed limit Walking and
Biking
$$$$ F Upgrade bikeways and the Bay Trail and connect sidewalk gaps $$ G Install at-grade signalized Wildcat Creek Trail crossing Maintenance $$$$ H Implement a cross-jurisdictional Roadway Pavement and Maintenance Management Program Driving &
Goods
Movement
$$$ I Upgrade and coordinate signals along the Parkway
Transit $$ J Improve access to the Richmond Parkway Transit Center $$$: $6-$10M
$$$$: >$11M
$: <$1M
$$: $2-$5M
Key: *Strategies with bold black text to be implemented by City of Richmond 14 RICHMOND PARKWAY TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Funding and Implementation
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Priority Strategies Implementation
Action
Priority
Strategies Immediate Steps Future Steps
Advance design concept for
northern segment
A D E
F G J
Pursue funding sources that cover multiple
strategy categories to finalize design and
construct project.
Pursue funding to develop
concepts for remaining
segments of the Parkway
and Bay Trail.
Implement new truck routes B
Assess existing staffing and funding capacity
to advance planning component. Apply for funding if needed.Prohibit truck parking and idling
C
Implement Roadway
Maintenance Management
Program
H
Confirm the City and County’s interest in
pursuing the action by approving an MOU to
advance the program.
Negotiate agreement and
determine guidelines for
program development.
Upgrade and coordinate
traffic signals I
Confirm recommendations in the 2019
Program for Arterial System Synchronization
(PASS) Report.
Apply for funding.
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Priority Strategies Implementation
Action
Priority
Strategies Immediate Steps Future Steps
Implement Roadway
Maintenance Management
Program
H
Confirm the City and County’s interest in
pursuing the action by approving an MOU to
advance the program.
Negotiate agreement and
determine guidelines for
program development.
Lead agencies can explore both existing and new
potential sources of funding
17 Existing Sources
• Federal, State, and regional grant
funding sources, such as the:
• RAISE Grant
• Local Highway Safety Improvement Program
• Local Partnership Programs
• Regional Measure 3
• One Bay Area Grant Program
Potential New Sources
• Countywide Transportation Sales
Tax
• Regional Measures such as sales tax,
property tax, or increased tolls
• Enhance Infrastructure Financing
District
• Benefit Assessment District
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RM3
18 Regional Measure 3 is a Bay
Area-wide regional measure
funded via increased bridge
tolls that funds transportation
projects included in the
expenditure plan.
RM3 funds a package of 35 projects and programs, including Richmond Parkway designated funds. In addition, active transportation Parkway projects may be competitive for Safe Routes to Transit and Bay Trail funding pot under RM3; however, that category prioritizes access to rail transit.
Regional Measure 3 (RM3)
Source: KQED (2023)
Current Source
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Countywide
Transportation
Sales Tax
19 A new Contra Costa
transportation sales tax could
generate stable funding for
capital and operating uses laid
out in an Expenditure Plan.
Requires 2/3 voter support.
Tax revenues from Contra Costa’s Measure J, approved by voters in 2004, funds an Expenditure Plan of transportation program and projects, such as the Smart Signals Project.
Contra Costa County Measure J
Source: Smart Signal Project, Contra Costa Transportation Authority (2024) Potential New Sources
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Regional
Measure
20 A new Bay Area-wide regional
measure - such as a sales tax,
property tax or further
increased tolls - could fund
transportation projects
included in an expenditure
plan.
A new transportation revenue measure for the Bay Area is being crafted and may be on a future ballot as early as November 2026. The measure is expected to generate at least $1 billion annually and is currently considering a wide range of options for its revenue source.
Potential Regional Transportation Measure for 2026
Source: Transform (2024); MTC (2024).
Potential New Sources
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Enhanced
Infrastructure
Financing District
(EIFD)
21 EIFDs use tax increment financing
(TIF) to reallocate a portion of future
property taxes to fund infrastructure
projects. A separate government
entity can be created to finance
infrastructure projects with
community-wide benefits.
The City of Placentia and County of Orange was the first city/county partnership to form an EIFD in 2019. The EIFD was formed to fund transit-supportive infrastructure in the communities near the upcoming Placentia Metrolink Station.
City of Placentia/County of Orange EIFD
Source: City of Placentia EIFD StoryMap, SCAG (2024)
Potential New Sources
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Benefits
Assessment
Districts
22 Benefit Assessment Districts
are established for a specific
geographic area where
impacted parcel owners vote
to tax themselves to fund
infrastructure benefits like
street lighting and
maintenance.
City of Richmond’s Hilltop Landscape Maintenance Assessment District provides maintenance and landscaping services in the northern area of Richmond, such as this section of Lakeside Drive just south of Richmond Parkway.
City of Richmond’s Hilltop Landscape Maintenance
Assessment District
Source: Google Maps (2022)
Potential New Sources
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Discussion
23 1. Which of the priority
strategies do you think are
most important to
implement?
2. Do the priority strategies
all seem like realistic
options for the City/County
to explore, particularly the
Maintenance program?
3. Are there other funding
options that should be
considered?
4. Which option should be
prioritized?
Potential New Funding
Sources
1. Countywide
Transportation Sales
Tax
2. Regional Measure
3. EIFD
4. Benefit Assessment
District
Strategy Cost
Sales
Tax
Regional
Measure EIFD BAD
A. Trees and Green Infrastructure $$$$ x x x
B. Implement New Truck Routes $ x
C. No Truck Parking and Idling Zones $ x
D. Safety Improvements at Intersections $$$$ x x
E. Reduce Speeding $ x x
F. Upgrade Bikeways and Paths $$$$ x x x
G. On-Street Wildcat Creek Trail crossing $$ x x x
H. Roadway Maintenance Program $$$$ x x x x
I. Upgrade and Coordinate Traffic
Signals $$$ x x
J. Richmond Parkway Transit Center
Access $$ x x x
$: <$1M $$: $2-$5M $$$: $6-$10M $$$$: >$11M
Key:
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Next Steps
Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
Next Steps
25 Nov Dec
Present to County
Board of Supervisors
Transportation,
Water, and
Infrastructure
Committee, 12/9
Prepare the Final
Draft Plan
Jan
Present to CCTA
Board, date TBD
City of Richmond,
Contra Costa County,
and WCCTC Adopt
Final Plan
Lead agencies to
initiate immediate
actions for
implementing
priority strategies
Feb
Release Public
Review Draft online
Present to Richmond
City Council, 11/19
26 Thank you
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FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leah Greenblat
Transportation Planning Manager
[email protected]