RECEIVE update on the Monterey Bay Area Rail Network Integration Study.

The study will lay the groundwork for implementing the State Rail Plan in the Monterey Bay Area.  Progress on the study since the last report to this Committee on October 7 includes the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee.

The study has a budget of $500,000, funded out of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program: $350,000 for consultant costs and $150,000 for staff and in-house costs.

The study will lay the groundwork for implementing the State Rail Plan in the Monterey Bay Area by determining the optimal options for: rail connectivity and operations, equipment needs, governance, and community benefits for service between Monterey County and Santa Clara County, Monterey and Santa Cruz, and the Coast Rail Corridor. This study will also assist TAMC by providing the data needed to prepare grant applications for funding new stations at Pajaro/Watsonville, Castroville, Soledad and King City.

The Network Advisory Committee met on October 21, 2019. The team is currently finalizing the Existing Conditions Analysis and drafting a Grant Strategy Memo as well as a Future Service Vision that will come to this Committee in January. The scope of work is online as a web attachment.

• Network Integration Study Scope of Work