September/October 97-Issue No. 31

Riding Out Future Quakes

 Report on Earthquakes and Bay Area Road Closures

In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake closed 142 roads in the San Francisco Bay Area, several of which remained closed for more than six months.

Five years later, the 1994 Northridge earthquake produced approximately the same number of closures, with 140. More than a dozen remained closed for months.

But those quakes were ocean spray compared to the tsunami building on our horizon. If the Peninsula segment of the San Andreas Fault ruptures—and there’s better than a one-in-four chance it will go in the next 30 years—an estimated 428 roads may be put out of commission, more than three times the number disrupted by Loma Prieta or Northridge. If the northern segment of the Hayward Fault erupts, nearly 900 roadways could face closure, more than six times the impact. In the worst case scenario, a rupture along the entire length of the Hayward Fault would close nearly 1500 streets and highways.

In fact, there’s a better than one-in-three chance that any one of eleven faults will rock the San Francisco Bay Area with a substantial earthquake in the next ten years. Of those, eight have the potential to exceed the damage wreaked on the Bay Area’s transportation system by Loma Prieta and Northridge. That’s the conclusion drawn by ABAG in its recently released report, Riding Out Future Quakes.

ABAG began work on the report two years ago, with financial support from Caltrans and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the assistance of a committee of transportation providers, utility representatives, and emergency response professionals (chaired by San Mateo County Supervisor Mary Griffin). The goal was to assess the vulnerability of the region's roadways to earthquakes, and to develop an estimate of the number and location of road and highway closures in major quakes. The report is intended to help transportation providers and users improve their emergency response plans.

The last two major earthquakes heightened the awareness of governmental and transportation agencies to the far-reaching implications of massive transportation disruptions following a disaster. Many of our essential services, such as water supplies, communications, and electric power facilities, are concentrated along a limited number of primary transportation routes. Road closures in one county can cause a ripple effect across the region. Take just one example:

After the Loma Prieta earthquake, the San Francisco International Airport was shut down overnight. The closure posed a major inconvenience to airline passengers, but it also cut off a critical conduit to supplies and services. Ironically, the airport itself sustained minimal damage. And freeways and roads around the airport remained open to traffic. The principal reason the airport shut down was a shortage of air traffic controllers. Road closures elsewhere in the Bay Area prevented them from getting to their jobs.

In the short term, road closures can impede emergency crews—police, firefighters, and paramedics—from responding to life-threatening situations. In the long term, closures that stretch on for months and sometimes years, can sap the region's economic vitality.

To develop the road closure projections, ABAG analyzed data culled from the Loma Prieta and Northridge quakes on damage sustained by the region’s freeways, highways, thoroughfares and local city streets.

The researchers then calculated the probability and the severity of traffic disruptions for every hazard: direct sources (such as surface fault ruptures, and landslides) and indirect sources (such as ruptured water mains and damaged buildings). They also noted the location of key emergency response services (such as police, fire, hospitals, and shelter services) and essential transportation facilities (such as airports, marine ports, and rail lines) in relation to probable road closures. The result: a series of maps plotting the location and severity of likely transportation disruptions around the Bay Area in 11 major earthquake scenarios.

Each earthquake scenario in Riding Out Future Quakes is accompanied by a color-coded map of the predicted road closures and a gray-tone coded map depicting the shaking intensity of the earthquake (taken from ABAG’s 1995 publication On Shaky Ground). A chart illustrates the intensity with which identified hazards are likely to occur, while a table breaks the information down by the number of closures per hazard, per county.

Below is a summary of the results of each scenario. The models do not include the effects of secondary disasters (such as huge fires or dam collapses), road closures created to locate emergency housing, or extensive ground failures due to ground saturation from very large winter storms.

Hayward Fault - Entire Length Of the 11 scenarios, an earthquake along the entire length of this fault would have the most devastating impact on the San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation system.

Almost three-fifths of the anticipated 1,484 closures (57 percent) associated with the Hayward Fault are expected to occur in Alameda County. Contra Costa and San Francisco counties would be the next hardest hit. Together, they account for one third (31 percent) of the closures.

Most of the closures are expected to occur along major transportation corridors. The most severe disruptions would be adjacent to the fault along the I-580 and Highway 238 corridors, and along large portions of the I-880 corridor. Disruptions to the local street network are expected adjacent to critical connectors such as I-80 and I-280.

The Bay Area toll bridges are also expected to suffer severe damage. This is very important since in most cases these bridges are the only means of connecting the shores they span. The quake would also impede traffic in and around critical transportation facilities such as the Oakland Airport.

San Andreas Fault - Peninsula Segment Thirty nine percent of the 428 road closures likely to occur under this scenario would take place in San Mateo County. Most of the rest would be in Santa Clara (26 percent), San Francisco (20 percent) and Alameda (10 percent) counties. Most of the road closures are expected along the west side of the San Mateo peninsula. The rural areas around Half Moon Bay, San Gregorio and Pescadero will likely suffer severe damage. Some of the key connectors in this area are Highways 1, 92 and 84. These roads are not redundant; access to some of the rural communities along them could be severely impaired.

In San Francisco, most of the transportation disruptions are expected to occur in landfill areas close to the Bay. The high urban density of these areas, coupled with their soil type, make them highly susceptible to earthquake damage and to indirect hazards—such as building damage, water main ruptures, or natural gas or hazardous material leaks.

Healdsburg-Rodgers Creek Fault - Half of the 354 forecasted road closures in this scenario are expected to occur in Sonoma County, while Alameda, Marin and San Francisco counties account for nearly two-fifths (38 percent) of the total.

Most of the closures are expected along critical transportation corridors: Highways 12, 37, 101, 116, and 121. These roads are not redundant; access to some of the rural communities along them may be severely impaired.

The quake is also likely to seriously damage Bay Area toll bridges. As a result, there may be serious implications for emergency response and transportation of relief supplies.

Concord-Green Valley Fault - Almost half (49 percent) of the anticipated 337 road closures in this scenario are expected to occur in Contra Costa County. Other than an earthquake along the Hayward Fault, this earthquake would generate the greatest number of closures in Contra Costa County. Most of the damage would be con-centrated along segments of the I-680 corridor in Solano and Contra Costa Counties. Areas within and around Benicia, Vallejo (Cordelia) and Martinez would also be significantly disrupted.

Any damage to the Benicia-Martinez toll bridge would be particularly serious as there is not an alternate route nearby spanning Carquinez Strait.

Northern Calaveras Fault - More than half (54 percent) of the 291 road closures anticipated in this scenario would likely occur in Alameda County. In fact, under this scenario Alameda County alone would sustain more road closures than either the Loma Prieta or Northridge quakes caused regionwide. Contra Costa County would be the next most severely affected area, with more than one fourth (28 percent) of the closures.

Most of the closures are expected in the eastern portions of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Transportation disruptions will probably occur along sections of I-580 and I-680 as well as rural sections of Highway 84. Areas within and around Danville, Dublin and Pleasanton are likely to suffer the worst road damage.

San Gregorio Fault - Almost half of the 216 road closures anticipated from an earthquake along this fault would be in San Mateo County (48 percent); while 25 percent would be in San Francisco. Together, the two counties account for nearly two-thirds of the total closures.

Most of the closures are expected to occur along the southwest side of the San Mateo peninsula. The rural areas around San Gregorio, Pescadero, and La Honda will probably sustain severe damage. Highways 1 and 84, key connectors in this area, are not redundant routes. Access to rural communities along them may be severely impaired. Within San Francisco, most of the road closures are expected to occur in landfill areas adjacent to the Bay.

West Napa Fault - Half of the expected 140 road closures anticipated in this scenario are expected in Napa Valley. Approximately one third (36 percent) would occur in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano Counties. The rest of the closures will be fairly evenly distributed among the remaining five Bay Area counties. Transportation disruptions are anticipated along Highway 29 and within and around the cities of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.

Greenville Fault - Slightly more than half (51 percent) of the 124 road closures expected along the Greenville fault will take place in Alameda County, with one quarter of the closures in Contra Costa County.

Most of the closures in those two counties will probably occur in the eastern quadrants of the counties. Portions of the I-580 corridor and rural sections of Highway 84 are likely to be disrupted; the highest concentration of closures is likely to occur in and around Livermore. Of the 11 scenarios modeled, an earthquake on this fault would generate the fewest transportation disruptions, with 69 expected road closures. Two-thirds of the anticipated closures would most likely occur in Sonoma County. Most of the closures are likely to occur along transportation corridors around Healdsburg and Geyserville and along Highways 101 and 128.

Earthquake Vulnerability
Since the Loma Prieta earthquake, a significant and ever-increasing number of the region’s roadways, supporting structures, bridges and have been retrofitted or reviewed by Caltrans. The current seismic retrofit program at Caltrans focuses on minimizing the likelihood of structure collapse and the prevention of fatalities and injuries. However, Caltrans emphasizes that following a major earthquake, bridges are still likely to be closed temporarily for inspection, and could be closed for extended periods to repair any damage. We must recognize and prepare for those bridge and road closures that will present obstacles to public safety, significant hurdles for commerce, challenges to commuting, and incon-veniences to public mobility.

ABAG’s report includes a check list to help individual agencies—transportation, utility and service providers— re-examine their strategies for providing services and circumventing obstructions after a quake.

ABAG also recommends that transportation providers and planning agencies hold corridor-level and scenario-specific workshops to develop comprehensive strategies to reduce the impact of anticipated transportation disruptions. One key step will be to identify critical transportation facilities that need to be useable, or returned to service, immediately following a quake.

Given that the Bay Area faces a one in three chance of being rocked by a “big one” in the next decade, ABAG’s report Riding Out future Quakes offers all of us—transportation providers and users—a critical tool to reduce the immediate impact of a major quake and speed up the recovery in the weeks and months that follow.

ABAG’s analysis has identified several vulnerable subregions in our current transportation system:

The 11 Worst Bay Area Earthquake Scenarios for Road Closures

For more information, contact Jeanne Perkins, ABAG's Earthquake Program Manager, at 510/464-7934.
Copies of the report can be purchased at ABAG for $25, or $30 by mail, plus local sales tax, from:
ABAG Publications
P.O. Box 2050
Oakland, CA 94604-2050
Summary information is also available on the Internet via abagOnline at http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps.


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Earthquake Preparedness Publications

 The following publications are available for purchase from ABAG. Please add your appropriate county sales tax to the prices below:

On Shaky Ground – report on the San Francisco Bay Area, April 1995. Describes the shaking hazards in the Bay Area and options for mitigation. $13 + $3 postage and handling. Cat. No. P95001EQK

On Shaky Ground – multi-media CD ROM, April 1996. Text and maps of 11 earthquake scenarios. $35 + $5 postage and handling. Cat. No. P96003EQK

On Shaky Ground – maps, by city. Prices range between $6-18. $4 postage and handling for first 4 maps, $1 for each additional map, $15 max. Cat. No. P95002EQK

Shaken Awake! – Estimates of Uninhabitable Dwelling Units and Peak Shelter Populations in Future Earthquakes Affecting the San Francisco Bay Area Region, April 1996. $15 + $5 postage and handling. Cat. No. P96002EQK

Hazardous Materials Problems in Earthquakes: A Guide to their Cause and Mitigation. Nov. 90. Report: $12 + $3 postage and handling. Cat. No. P90002EQK; Executive Summary: $3 + $1 postage and handling. Cat. No. P90003EQK; Background Materials: $15 + $3 postage and handling. Cat. No. P90001EQK; Database: $20 + $5 postage and handling. Cat. No. P90005EQK.

Toxic Gas Releases in Earthquakes: Existing Programs, Sources and Mitigation Strategies. Nov. 1991. $20 + $5 postage and handling. Cat. No. P91002EQK

Macroeconomic Effects of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Nov. 1991. $7 + $1 postage and handling. Cat. No. P91001EQK

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One Million Dollars for the SF Bay Trail Project

SF Bay Trail Outlook
A view of the Bay Trail along the eastern segment of Sunnyvale Baylands Park.

The man with the original vision, and a consistent supporter of the San Francisco Bay Trail Project, State Senator Bill Lockyer worked diligently in Sacramento to secure one million dollars for the Bay Trail in the 1997-98 State Budget.

Bay Trail staff and supporters are extremely grateful for the Senator’s efforts and for this generous funding.

Through the Bay Trail Project’s Regional Development Program, the funds are now available to facilitate construction of eligible trail segments.

The funding was actually an addition to the budget of the California Conservation Corps (CCC), and the Corps is an important partner and active participant. Wherever possible, CCC members will assist with trail construction.

Bay Trail staff held a public forum at the end of October to explain the application and project selection process. Completed applications are due by December 12, 1997 and successful applicants will be notified at the end of January 1998.

Eligibility and Criteria

New funds will be allocated through a competitive scoring process. The program supports the formation of cooperative partnerships among cities, counties, special districts, private entities and the CCC. The goal is to construct high priority trail segments, and to close gaps in the Bay Trail network. "Ready-to-go" projects that can begin construction within one year are eligible for funding.

The program encourages a 3-to-1 local-to-program match, with local and private dollars offered to leverage state funds. The match may include in-kind contributions such as materials, labor, and maintenance, as well as secured local funding.

Last year, the Regional Development Program funded trail segments in San Leandro, San Pablo and Sunnyvale.

Application packets for funding the Bay Trail in your jurisdiction are available now.

For more infor-mation on the Regional Development Program, or to request an application, call Karen Moonitz at 510/464-7915 or e-mail KarenM@abag.ca.gov.


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ABAG Power Surges Ahead

When registraion closed at the end of September, 65 local government agencies (representing more than 7,000 electric power accounts) had signed up for ABAG’s electric power pool.

The founding members of ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources (ABAG POWER), the Joint Powers Agency that will oversee power purchases, are in the process of hammering out the structure of the organization—finalizing its by-laws, electing officers, and forming committees.

At its second board meeting on November 13, ABAG POWER will approve additional power purchases, finalize rates, approve ABAG's administrative fee, and discuss meter purchases.

ABAG POWER will begin supplying electricity to its members on January 2, 1998, when the first meters switch to the ABAG program.

Based on its arrangements with three energy suppliers, ABAG estimates that the electricity bills of power pool members will be approximately four percent lower than what they would have received from PG&E.

For its first year of operation, Seattle City Light, PG&E Energy Services and Pacificorp will serve as the power pool’s energy suppliers. Arizona Public Service will serve as the consolidated billing agent, and the Northern California Power Agency will provide schedule coordination and commodity management services. ABAG will issue monthly billing statements to ABAG POWER members, via its billing agent, which will include PG&E’s transmission and distribution costs.

Member savings could exceed ABAG's initital projections. ABAG’s natural gas pool projected a 2.3 percent savings for its first year of operation, but realized seven percent by the close of its fiscal year last June. Even at current projections, ABAG POWER stands to save its members over $2 million on approximately $50 million in energy expenditures in 1998.

Member savings will vary depending upon energy demands. For instance, the City of Hercules stands to save nearly $9,000 while the City of Oakland is projected to cut its energy costs by approximately $140,000.

ABAG POWER’s Board of Directors will decide shortly whether to allow new members to join mid-year, as of July 1, 1998, or annually starting January 1, 1999.

For more information, contact Patty Spangler at (510)464-7933.

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ABAG Produces Public Access TV Broadcasts on Affordable Housing

 video project
Livermore Mayor Cathie Brown, Pleasanton Mayor Ben Tarver, San Ramon Mayor Patricia Boom, and Dublin Mayor Guy Houston joined ABAG's Gary Binger for an hour-long broadcast on affordable housing in the Tri-Valley.

Exploring a new medium, ABAG produced a series of television shows this summer on affordable housing.

Working with public access stations around the Bay, ABAG organized broadcasts which partnered a 10-minute video [prepared by the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)] with panel discussions featuring local elected officials, housing developers and advocates, planning or community development directors, and an assistant police chief.

Each show included different guests, and the discussions were geared to local affordable housing developments, local issues, and local concerns.

Broadcasts were aired in the cities of Fairfield, Napa, Palo Alto, and San Mateo. Additional shows aired in the Tri-Valley (Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin and San Ramon), and throughout Contra Costa County. (In addition, NPH is independently coordinating an upcoming broadcast in Berkeley.)

"I was very pleased with the show ABAG produced for Contra Costa Television," said Danville Town Councilmember Millie Greenberg. "I think public (access) television provides an excellent forum through which we can share a variety of solutions to issues of regional concern."

Greenberg, who also serves as chair of ABAG's Regional Planning Committee, generated a great deal of interest in Danville's "silent second" (mortgage) during the Contra Costa broadcast.

Livermore Mayor Cathie Brown said her preparation for the Tri-Valley broadcast brought some housing information back to her attention. "I was shocked to learn exactly how little builders can pay as the alternative to including affordable units in their developments," she said. "The affordable housing issue is definitely high on my agenda."

Video Project
Contra Costa County Supervisor Jim Rogers, El Cerrito Mayor Norma Jellison, Danville Town Councilmember Millie Greenberg, and Richmond City Councilmember John Marquez (along with Gary Binger) comprised one of two panel discussions for an affordable housing broadcast (which featured additional footage of successful developments in Contra Costa County).

While each panelist was able to address local concerns, there were common themes in all broadcasts. Several factors were consistently emphasized as critical to the success of contemporary affordable housing developments: thoughtful planning and design, thorough tenant screening, and diligent management.

With the completion of the video/TV project on affordable housing, ABAG staff will now turn their attention from local public access stations to exploring opportunities for producing new shows on major public television stations. The goal is to produce broadcasts focusing on the challenges related to affordable housing throughout the 9-county region.

The affordable housing topic has served as the "pilot program" for ABAG's Regional Video Project. Next year, ABAG will investigate the possibility of creating new videos and television shows on other regional issues. Stay Tuned!

If you have suggestions for regional video/television issues, please call Michelle Fadelli at 510/464-7922 or e-mail MichelleF@abag.ca.gov.

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Revitalization Plan for the San Leandro/Oakland Border

 Subregional Planning
Oakland and San Leandro residents share ideas for improving their neighborhood at one of three dynamic community meetings, as part of the Joint Revitalization Plan.

In a highly visible and unprecedent-ed show of collaboration, the cities of Oakland and San Leandro recently held a historic joint session of both councils. With enthusiastic kudos all around, the councils heard and unanimously approved the draft Joint Revitalization Plan.

Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris and San Leandro Mayor Ellen Corbett each described how the project grew from a conversation about how both cities could benefit from working together. The project was funded by the two cities, and by ABAG through its Subregional Planning Initiative; financial assistance was also provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

The revitalization plan is the first of the subregional planning projects with a specifically urban focus. The plan identifies projects and programs to revitalize the seven-mile shared border of Oakland and San Leandro, with special attention to problems of neighborhood and commercial disinvestment and crime.

The process generated a high level of interest and excitement among elected officials, staff and especially area residents. The project included three very well-attended community meetings. The Revitalization Plan looks at five broad categories: airport area improvements, job development, commercial revitalization, neighborhood appearance and interjurisdictional cooperation.

Specific implementation actions include:

* Streetscape improvements to area "gateways" including the Oakland Airport approach, freeway ap- proaches, and commercial corridors;

* Business-attraction and facade improvements;

* Joint neighborhood "clean-up" days and graffiti abatement; and

* Improved police coordination and joint neighborhood watch programs.

Plan approval is an important watershed, but also represents a first step toward even greater cooperation in the future. Most of the recommended changes can be implemented quickly and the costs can be absorbed within existing budgets. Each success will build momentum for continued collaboration.

Special recognition goes to Mayors Corbett and Harris; councilmembers Larry Reid (Oakland) and Gary Loeffler and Joanne Lothrop (San Leandro); the team of highly committed and talented staff (including June Catalano, Leslie Gould and Beth Greene from San Leandro; and Alton Jelks and Jeff Chew from Oakland); and the consulting firm of Crawford, Multari & Clark for their pioneering efforts.

As was noted in the previous issue of Service Matters, this joint revitalization plan was recognized by the Amercian Planning Association with its 1997 Exemplary Economic Development Planning Award.

Two additional subregional planning projects are still underway in southern Napa County and in San Mateo County. Proposals for new projects will be solicited in early 1998. For more info, call Ceil Scandone at 510/464-7961.

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Focus On: Alameda County

 Significant Job and Population Growth Forecast for Alameda County

Alameda County, home to approximately 1.36 million residents, is the second most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area. Between 1995 and 2015, ABAG forecasts the County to grow by 227,000 new residents.

During that time, the City of Dublin is expected to add 48,300 new residents (+180%), Livermore will add 37,100 residents (+56%), Pleasanton will add 26,200 (+45%), and Fremont will add 24,600 (+14%).

Projected household demand in the county over the next twenty years is 91,050, exceeding local policy potential housing unit supply by about 7,440. Between 1995 and 2015, Alameda County is expected to gain about 201,550 new jobs, capturing 20% of all job growth in the nine-county region. The County will add 60,610 manufacturing jobs (#2 out of all counties in the region); 80,570 services jobs (also #2 for the region); and 38,040 retail jobs (#1 in the region).

Hayward, Pleasanton, Oakland and Livermore will each gain over 20,000 jobs each by 2015; Dublin will add 28,110, and Fremont will gain 34,390 jobs. Alameda County will also top the list of all counties in the number of employed residents, with 177,000 new workers between 1995 and 2015. The mean household income will increase from $58,800 to $78,000 during the same 20-year period, ranging from $55,300 in San Leandro to $280,100 in Piedmont.

Dublin will see the highest rate of growth in all categories: population (+180%), households (+204%), employed residents (+202%), and new jobs (+211%).

New Measure B Transportation Spending Plan Nearly Ready

A 40-member Committee has developed an expenditure plan for the extension of Measure B, Alameda County's half-cent sales tax program for transportation, (the current one expires in the year 2002).

The draft plan is based on a program totaling $1.2 billion in revenue (the amount expected from a half-cent sales tax over 15 years).

Recommendations include more than $500 million for capital projects: extending BART from Fremont to Warm Springs; widening I-238 in Castro Valley/Hayward; Route 84 improvements from Sunol to Livermore; a 4-lane reliever route at the I-880/SR 92 interchange; a new I-580 offramp in Castro Valley; five major intersection improvements in the San Leandro area; a "people mover" from the Oakland Airport to BART; a "transit village" at Fruitvale BART; track improvements on the Altamont Commuter rail service; a carpool lane on I-680 from Sunol south to Fremont; a Broadway Transit Center in Oakland; a "quality bus" corridor for AC Transit; and cyclist/pedestrian improvements in the San Pablo Corridor.

The draft plan would increase funding for local transportation needs by 39% over current allocations.

After steering committee approval, the plan will be submitted to the Alameda County Transportation Authority for review. Most importantly, the program requires voter approval for reauthorization.

"Communities That Work! - 90-Day Welfare Reform Project

With welfare reform time limits, 4,917 families in Alameda County must find work over the next 12 months; 10,000 children will need supervision while their parents look for jobs and begin work; and affordable, accessible transportation is needed to obtain and sustain employment that will lead to long-term self-sufficiency.

Under the leadership of Supervisor Keith Carson, the “Communities That Work!” project was designed to bring together a leadership team of local politicians, businesspersons, community and faith-based organizations, transit agencies, educators and recipients to formalize their commitment to develop specific actions that will result in increased opportunities for welfare recipients to become self-sufficient.

Some of the project goals include finding 1000 jobs for welfare recipients, conducting an employment sector study for Alameda County to examine growth industries, developing better access to affordable transportation, identifying childcare for 450 school age childcare and 350 infants, and devising ways to expand childcare services during the day and provide evening and weekend care.

The project began with a meeting in June at which the project teams and goals were identified. A report submitted to the Board of Supervisors in October, 1997 highlighted program accomplishments, and identified next steps.

Oakland Airport Expansion

The Port of Oakland, owner/operator of the Oakland International Airport, is moving closer to its proposed airport expansion project. In September 1996, the Oakland International Airport released a draft environmental document for its Airport Development Program.

The program involves 18 improvement projects that will enable the airport to accommodate an anticipated 13.8 million passengers and one million tons of cargo by the year 2000. The entire multiple-phase project is expected to take seven to eight years to complete.

Airport officials announced that the program would cost more than $500 million. Approximately one-third of the money will come from passenger facility charges. The remainder of the money will come from tenant rents, Airport Improvement Program grants from the federal government, Port funds and Port-generated revenue bonds, as well as Alameda County Measure B funds for the cross-airport roadway.

Currently, the Port is in the process of finalizing the EIR/EIS and the Board of Port Commissioners is expected to certify the final document by the end of this calendar year.

Next spring, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue a Record of Decision on the final EIR/EIS document. Construction is scheduled to begin Fall 1998.

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Heads Up: ABAG's Fall 1997 General Assembly

Challenges Facing K-12 Education in the Bay Area

What is the Role for Cities and Counties?

Friday, November 21, 1997

St. Francis Hotel

Union Square
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, Phone: (415)397-7000

Delaine Eastin ABAG is pleased to welcome our keynote speaker DELAINE EASTIN, Superintendent of Public Instruction. Elected to office in 1994, Eastin previously served four terms in the State Assembly, representing portions of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, and two terms as a councilwoman in Union City.

Don't miss our Fall 1997 General Assembly at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The day begins with a report from Juanita Haugen, president of the California School Boards Association. The agenda also includes panel discussions on two compelling issues for the Bay Area: multi-lingual education and workforce preparedness.

We will also be looking at successful cooperative programs between schools and local governments. In addition to the formal presentation, descriptions of model projects will be compiled in an informative reference guide.

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ABAG November/December Calendar Items

NOVEMBER

Nov 5th - 1:30 p.m.

Regional Planning Committee

MetroCenter Auditorium


Nov 7th- 7 - 10:00 a.m.

ABAG PLAN Finance Committee

City Hall Finance Department, Burlingame


Nov 21st - 8:30 a.m.

ABAG General Assembly

St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco


Nov 25th - 3:00 p.m.

San Francisco Bay Trail Steering Committee

Hayward Shoreline Interpretative Center, Hayward




DECEMBER

Dec 3rd - 1:30 p.m.

Regional Planning Committee

Tour of Affordable Housing Developments - MEET at ABAG


Dec 8th- 7 - 8:00 a.m.

ABAG Conference on El Nino

MetroCenter Auditorium


Dec 11th - 9:00 a.m.

Projection 98 Symposium

MetroCenter Auditorium


Dec 18th - 5:00 p.m.

Finance and Personnel Committee

ABAG Room 102A, MetroCenter

Dec 18th - 7:30 p.m.

EXCUTIVE BOARD

MetroCenter Auditorium


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