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· Real time traffic information broadcasted continuously on a set local radio station. Try to encourage local radio station to stagger traffic reports so that travelers can be quickly alerted to potential problems. It is recommended that this study and the cost of follow up activities be budgeted at $200,000 per year and financed through increased C/CAG member assessments that are based on the share of automobile trips both generated and attracted by each jurisdiction as a percent of the Countywide total. Staff anticipates that matching funds of $200,000 per year will also be available to support this effort. Funds remaining after the study is completed will be used as the local match to draw State and Federal grants for the implementation of recommendations approved by C/CAG. 6. Develop a Countywide ramp Metering Study and Plan for U.S. 101 Corridor. Recommendation: Currently each jurisdiction in which a ramp-metering site is located must develop an agreement with Caltrans before that site is activated. This recommendation is to develop a Countywide approach. C/CAG will first commission a detailed operational analysis of the Route 101 corridor. C/CAG staff will work closely with the staffs of its member cities in creating a detailed work plan for this study and to identify a recommended list of criteria for C/CAG to consider before detemfining if ramp metering should be implemented. This work plan will be subject to the review and recommendation of the TAC and CMAQ. The C/CAG Board will ultimately determine the acceptability of the work plan. The operational analysis will also include the impacts of ramp metering on local streets and roads. This analysis will be done by an independent contractor (not Caltrans) under the direction of C/CAG and will identify the congestion relieving benefits (if any) for those segments. The staffs of local jurisdictions, the TAC, and CMAQ will continue to be involved in all aspects of the study and the formulation of recommendations for C/CAG. After consideration of this study and the recommendations of the TAC and CMAQ, C/CAG would decide whether to enter into a Countywide agreement with Caltrans for the activation of ramp metering along any parts of the Route'101 corridor. No location will be activated without conducting the analysis or without the prior authorization of the C/CAG Board. It is recommended that this study and the cost of follow up activities be budgeted at $100,000 per year and financed through increased C/CAG member assessments that are based on the share of automobile trips both generated and attracted by each jurisdiction as a percent of the Countywide total. Staff anticipates that matching funds of $100,000 per year will also be available to support this effort. Funds remaining after the study is completed will be used as the local match to draw State and Federal grants for the implementation of any recommendations approved by C/CAG. 7. Expansion of the Transit-Oriented Development Program Recommendation - a: Expand the Transit Oriented Development Program to include incentives for concentrated employment centers within one-third of a mile of a fixed rail station and that include incentives for workers to use transit and disincentives for workers to drive alone to work. The incemives could be in the form of transit subsidies, flexible work