West County Transit Enhancement Plan

Tuesday, May 24, 2011El Cerrito City Hall

WCCTAC member agencies• City of El Cerrito• City of Hercules• City of Pinole• City of Richmond• City of San Pablo• Contra Costa County• AC Transit• BART• WestCAT• Also, City of Albany

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Improve access to transit hubs in West County

Common Barriers to Transit Access• Don’t know how to get there• Don’t feel safe walking (due to heavy traffic or crime)• Don’t feel safe bicycling• There are no connecting buses or shuttles• Not enough car parking• No, or not enough, bike parking• Transit center is unsafe/unwelcoming

Project Objective

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Transit Hubs Transit Hubs Transit Hubs

• El Cerrito Plaza BART station

• El Cerrito del Norte BART

station

• South Richmond ferry terminal

• Richmond BART station

• Richmond Parkway Transit

Center

• Contra Costa College Transit

Center

• Old Town Pinole

• Hercules Transit Center

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Station Access Improvements

To the station• Wayfinding• Shuttles

Outside the station• Taxis• Carpool-only spaces• Drop-off areas• Internal circulation• Parking

Inside the station• Amenities• Real-time transit information

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Walking and Biking Improvements

• Continuous sidewalks

• Safer street crossings

• Bike lanes and paths

• Bike lockers and racks

• Better street lighting

• Landscaping, streetscaping

• Directional signs

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Transit Hubs Proposed Projects in El Cerrito

• Two sites: EC Plaza and Del Norte BART stations

• ~20 proposed projects to improve general access• Electronic parking inventory system

• Nicer passenger waiting areas

• Improved in-station signage

• Real-time transit information signs

• ~30 pedestrian and bicycle access projects• Intersection redesigns, safer crosswalks

• Sidewalk improvements

• Bike paths, lanes and boulevards

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Additional Info and Feedback

• Website wcAccessTransit.com

• Survey SurveyMonkey.com/s/wcAccessTransit

• Email feedback@wcAccessTransit.com

• Workshops Hercules, Richmond, El Cerrito

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Workshop Stations

Welcome / introduction

Station access improvements

Ped / bike access improvements

TDM strategies

Wayfinding (signage)

Give us your feedback!

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