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6.0. - Page 2 of 8 transportation. According to US Census Bureau, in 2017 about 11.7% of all workers in the nine Bay Area counties commuted to work by public transportation. In 2017, the transit mode share in San Mateo County was 10.4%. The 2018 California Air Resources Board Report indicates that no region in California is on track to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets due to factors such as low transit ridership and increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).' Uncoordinated transit service and fares reduces transit reliability, discourages people from taking transit for their daily commute, and burdens low-income residents who have to pay multiple fares. Regions with high ridership transit are identified to offer more integrated transit routes and schedules, coordinated transfers and fare system, common branding and common regional rider experience standards. " ""v Seamless Bay Area developed a set of seven principles to: - Create support among public agencies, employers and advocacy groups for the vision of seamless transit in the Bay Area, - Support the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) Integrated Fare Structure Program Business Case efforts, and - Advocate for the Seamless Transit Principles to be included in future regional transportation measures. The Seamless Transit Principles are: 1. Run all Bay Area transit as one easy-to-use system: creating coordinated bus, rail and ferry routes and schedules with easy transfers. 2. Put riders first: providing excellent and seamless customer service. 3. Make public transit equitable and accessible to all: providing regionally integrated transit for all, regardless of income level, age, and abilities. 4. Align transit prices and passes to be simple, fair, and affordable: creating fare consistency among 27 transit providers and providing monthly -pass and transferring discounts. 5. Connect effortlessly with other sustainable transportation: creating excellent first -last mile connection to transit. 6. Plan communities and transportation together: integrating transit improvements with land use development projects. 7. Prioritize reforms to create a seamless network: supporting policy reforms to advance a regionally integrated transit system. More detail about the principles is included in the exhibit to the draft resolution (Attachment A). Seamless Bay Area also developed a vision map to demonstrate how it could make it easier and faster to get around the Bay Area with transit (Attachment B). A seamless transit system with an integrated fare structure would enhance the operation of transit in the region and encourage more people to take transit instead of driving. The Seamless Transit Principles are consistent with the goals identified in Redwood City Moves, the Citywide Transportation Plan, to achieve a 50% non -driving mode shift by 2040 and to invest in projects that support a resilient, equitable, and sustainable transportation system. City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 187