This Evening s Agenda. Open House 7:00 7:30 Presentation 7:30 8:00 Community Feedback8:00 9:00 Adjourn

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1 This Evening s Agenda Open House 7:00 7:30 Presentation 7:30 8:00 Community Feedback8:00 9:00 Adjourn

2 Preliminary Station Footprint Potential Mid-Peninsula High Speed Train Station Palo Alto Dominic Spaethling, Regional Program Manager Bruce Fukuji, Peninsula Rail Program

3 Agenda Focus Is a new downtown High Speed Train (HST) station compatible with the city of Palo Alto s vision for the future of the downtown and the City? Potential HST Station Benefits to City Station Location Considerations Program Elements Preliminary Station Footprint Concepts Community feedback

4 Potential Benefits to a Mid-Peninsula City Statewide accessibility Identity/destination Attracts investment/enhances real estate value Supports multi modal connectivity Supports sustainability

5 Authority HST Station Location Considerations Preferred Station Location Guidelines System and Operational Requirements Local Government Meet Authority s Requirements Consistency with the City s Long-term Vision

6 Shared Use Stations Transbay Transit Center and 4th & King Station Millbrae Station Diridon Station 3 Potential Mid-Peninsula Station locations under study SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HST STATION LOCATIONS

7 Authority HST Station Principles Multi-modal Transportation Hubs in Traditional City Centers Adopted Transit-Oriented Development Plans Higher density, mixed-use & pedestrian-oriented within ½ mile Market rate parking within 3 miles Value Capture Strategies Local finance of station amenities, public spaces, ped/bike access, parking CHSRA partnership with local agencies

8 HST Station Program Station Building 67,000 SF Passenger Service Areas Mezzanine Concourse Areas Station Operations/Services Baggage and Security Platform length 1,410 feet Multi-modal connectivity Parking Market rate 3,000 spaces within 3 miles STATION PROGRAM ELEMENTS

9 Year 2035 HST Station Access Modal Split Daily HST Ridership 28% Pick-up/Drop-off 31% Drive and Park 9% Taxi 7,800 Boardings 7,800 Alightings 9% Rental Car 10% Transit/Shuttle 13% Walk/Bicycle

10 2035 Station Ridership and Traffic Traffic Increase 750 AM and PM peak hour vehicle trips

11 DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO CONTEXT activity diagram Traditional Downtown Central Business District Regional Destination Mixed-use Pedestrian-oriented University Avenue Stanford Historic Depot September 13, 2010

12 DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO CONTEXT existing access / connections / station area policies Multi-Modal Transit Station Area Attractive regional center oriented around station Link University Avenue/Downtown with Stanford and surrounding area Improve city, university gateways Create major civic space September 13, 2010

13 CORRIDOR CONTEXT LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES September 13, 2010

14 Preliminary HST Environmental Footprint Concepts Superimposing the program on site Not a design Worse case EIR assumptions Shows existing, at grade and below grade alignments with and without a HST station

15 EXISTING CALTRAIN STATION Aerial View over Google Map Looking North Section September 13, 2010

16 HST AND CALTRAIN AT GRADE no HST station Section September 13, 2010

17 HST AND CALTRAIN AT GRADE with HST station Preliminary Program Superimposed on Site Section September 13, 2010

18 HST AND CALTRAIN IN TRENCH no HST station Section September 13, 2010

19 HST AND CALTRAIN IN TRENCH with HST station Preliminary Program Superimposed on Site Section September 13, 2010

20 Community Feedback How compatible is a potential HST station with Palo Alto s vision for the downtown? Which benefits of a HST station are of interest for further consideration? If there is no HST station, what improvements would be of value to support the city s goals for the station area?

21 Next Steps Draft EIR -- December 2010 Preliminary HST Station Footprint EIR/S Roadways and critical intersections Transit, pedestrian/bicycle Parking Plans/policies Next HST Station Community Meetings Millbrae 10/28 Redwood City 10/13 and 11/3

22 For More Information California High Speed Rail Authority Peninsula Rail Program Bruce Fukuji, Outreach and Community Engagement San Francisco to San Jose Terry Lightfoot, Public Involvement Manager

23 Additional slides if needed

24 Community Feedback Is a new HST station consistent with the City s future vision for the downtown and the City? POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES Statewide accessibility Identity/destination Attracts investment/enhance real estate value Supports multi-modal transit, connectivity and reduces auto dependence POTENTIAL IMPACTS Parking and traffic Compatibility with downtown livability Growth inducing Construction activity September 13, 2010