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<br />5A (7) <br /> <br />Shuttle bus parking, passenger-waiting areas, and pedestrian access <br />should be part of the planning process. <br /> <br />Chapter 11. BART <br />This chapter primarily discusses the construction, funding, and operation <br />of the current BART extension to SFO. There is also some discussion of <br />the extension of BART from Millbrae to San Jose, including advantages <br />and disadvantages. The cost estimates are based on a 1998 SAMCEDA <br />Study. <br /> <br />ImDortant Issues: This section of the Plan has little detail, and should not <br />be considered as a planning document for the extension of BART. The <br />Study done by SAMCEDA seems to have some serious errors in cost <br />estimates, and does not include information about the change in the <br />number of riders. <br /> <br />Future planning for BART will require significantly more detail (and <br />funding) than is now available. <br /> <br />Chapter 12. SamTrans <br />SamTrans operates the bus system within San Mateo County, and <br />connects with Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. SamTrans now <br />carries 57 percent of all commuters within the County. <br /> <br />The policies within the Plan are very simple: provide feeder bus service to <br />Caltrain and BART stations; and provide bus service for the transit- <br />dependent population. <br /> <br />ImDortant Issues: The County bus system carries more passengers than <br />all other commuter options combined (60,200 weekday riders). The <br />routes are limited due to low population densities, but the routes do seem <br />to provide enough coverage so that the buses are well used. <br /> <br />Increasing routes will have a significant cost implication to the County and <br />will most likely not add many new riders. Buses also provide the greatest <br />amount of flexibility with respect to routes and schedules. They are also <br />subject to the same traffic delays that automobiles face, unless Caltrans <br />mandates some existing freeway lane to be HOV lanes. <br /> <br />Chapter 13. <br /> <br />Ferries <br />This chapter discusses the fairly recent interest in providing more ferry <br />service throughout the Bay Area. The plan discusses the Bay Area Water <br />Transit Initiative; MTC Regional Ferry Plan Update; the Redwood City <br />Water Transit Services Fact-Finding Panel, and South San Francisco <br />Water Transit Task Force. <br /> <br />-6- <br /> <br />T----r-- _. -- . <br />