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<br />. .. <br /> <br />.R.15...'.p'. 'Q.... '.R. T... . <br />.. . .... \ .. <br />. ',. .....:= ." ,,". .:.. <br />. . . :. '....: : : ,'. ", . . ~ ..~ '., <br />. . .. <br />. . <br />.' . .' <br /> <br />7A <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />. . ,,". <br />. -. . ..... . .", <br /> <br />To .th.e .Ji~n~...~~~~ItII~~~.,.,~...@~~.,;<;j~::gi9~J <br />FttHdCb- ()fAtliH <br />. ..rOl1l~:icflit~ii!;~ffi,I",~iJi~e <br /> <br />December 15, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Update on Community Shuttle Service Pilot Program and Approval of the <br />Recommended Name of "Climate Best Express" for the Shuttle Providing Mid-day <br />Community Shuttle Service <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Approve, by motion, the recommended name of "Climate Best Express" for the <br />shuttle providing Mid-day Community Shuttle Service <br />2. Approve and authorize, by motion, funding for Year 2 of the Community Shuttle <br />Service Pilot Program <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On behalf of the City of Redwood City, Vice Mayor Diane Howard serves as the Chair of <br />the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (the Alliance), which is San Mateo <br />County's Transportation Demand Management Agency. The Alliance's mission is to <br />reduce the number of single occupant vehicles traveling into and through San Mateo <br />County and to reduce vehicle emissions resulting in improved air quality. <br /> <br />Part of the Alliance's Work Plan is to assist cities with the study and implementation of <br />commute alternative programs to reduce traffic congestion. These programs are based <br />upon the city's specific transportation needs. To evaluate commute alternative needs <br />for the City of Redwood City, Vice Mayor Howard engaged the Alliance to bring together <br />a group of Redwood City staff persons and citizen's stakeholder group. Input from <br />SamTrans was also solicited to determine how best to implement a commute and <br />community shuttle service in the City of Redwood City. <br /> <br />Update on Phase 1 - Commuter Route <br />On April 24, 2006, City Council approved continued effort on plans for the Community <br />Shuttle Service Pilot Program (commuter/peak hours and community/mid-day shuttle <br />service program, collectively, the "Program"). Council also gave approval for the <br />Alliance and SamTrans to apply for grant funding on behalf of the City of Redwood City <br />to help offset the operational costs of the shuttle service. Council also requested that <br />once the Shuttle Service Pilot Program Plan is completed, that it be brought back to City <br />Council for approval. <br /> <br />At the January 8, 2007 City Council meeting, the Council approved the proposed <br />commuter shuttle route developed by The Alliance, with assistance from SamTrans and <br />feedback from the shuttle stakeholder group. This program serves employers who have <br />indicated that they will financially contribute to the shuttle operating costs as their <br />employees are interested in riding the shuttle from the Redwood City Caltrain station to <br />their worksites. Employers currently participating in the Commuter Shuttle (the <br />commuter/peak hours component of the Program) are Genentech, Inc., Stanford <br />Hospital and Clinics, Summit Preparatory Charter High School (staff) and the City of <br />