Larry Klein
Mayor
Omar Din
Vice Mayor
Russ Melton
Councilmember
Alysa Cisneros
Councilmember
Richard Mehlinger
Councilmember
Murali Srinivasan
Councilmember
Linda Sell
Councilmember
April 13, 2023
Seamless Bay Area Board Members
189 Fair Oaks Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
VIA Email: [email protected]
RE: Seamless Transit P
rinciples - SUPPORT
Dear Seamless Bay Area Board Members:
On behalf of the City of Sunnyvale, we support the Seamless Transit Principles to build public awareness of, and broaden support for, the need for reforms that promote greater regional transit integration and the vision of seamless transit in the Bay Area.
Throughout the Bay Area, local agencies, including Sunnyvale, depend upon reliable and coordinated regional transit access in order to provide access to jobs, reduce traffic congestion, and improve the sustainability of current and future housing development.
The City of Sunnyvale supports the seven Seamless Transit Principles developed to guide local, regional, and state decision-makers to pursue a seamlessly integrated, transit system that works for people. They are:
1. Run all Bay Area transit as one easy-to-use system
2. Put riders first
3. Make public transit equitable and accessible to all
4. Align transit prices to be simple, fair, and affordable
5. Connect effortlessly with othe r sustainable transportation
6. Plan communities and transportation together
7. Prioritize reforms to create a seamless network
Sunnyvale supports non-profit groups like Seamless Bay Area that advocate for a unified, public transit system with the input of cities and transit advocacy groups, local leaders, transit agency staff, and local elected officials.
Current City of Sunnyvale policy places a high priority on providing planned future growth around transit service and based assumptions relating to trip generation and Attachment 6
Seamless Bay Area Board Members
April 13, 2023
travel options on its continued and increasing availability (Council Policy – Chapter 1 Land Use and Transportation, 1.3 Support efforts to create and maintain regional funding sources for critical transportation needs; 1.4 Support flexible spending of state and federal transportation funds for locally determined needs; 1.7 Support state funding for regional transportation projects; and General Plan – Chapter 3 – Land Use and Transportation Policies LT 1.1, LT 1.1a, LT 1.7 and LT 3.1).
For these reasons, we support your Seamless Transit Principles. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works, [email protected], if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Larry Klein
Mayor
cc. The Honorable Josh Becker, State Senate
The Honorable Aisha Wahab, State Senate
The Honorable Evan Low, State Assembly
City Council
Kent Steffens, City Manager
Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Chip Taylor, Director of Public Works
Attachment 6