TAMC kicked off the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study with AECOM and stakeholders on May 16, 2019. Participants included representatives from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), Caltrans Division of Rail and Mass Transportation, Caltrans District 5, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, San Benito Council of Governments, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, and Monterey-Salinas Transit District.
Next steps on public outreach include drafting a stakeholder engagement plan and setting the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee (NAC). The NAC is expected to be composed of representatives from the above agencies, plus representatives from jurisdictions that have new rail stations. Additionally, AECOM will prepare an existing conditions analysis and grants memo, and begin to draft a future service vision memo.
Staff also participated in the kick-off for the Santa Barbara network integration study on May 15.
Staff will provide a verbal update on all activities at the meeting.