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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
Memorandum
To: 

Rail Policy Committee

From:

Christina Watson, Director of Planning

Meeting Date:

September 13, 2021

Subject:

Coast Corridor Rail Project Update



RECOMMENDED ACTION:

RECEIVE update on the planned increase in passenger rail service along the coast corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, including a status update on the King City Multimodal Transit Center project.

SUMMARY:

Progress since the last update to this Committee in August includes a meeting of the Working Group. Representatives of King City will present an update on their Phase 1 Accelerated Access Platform.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

The Coast Rail project capital and operation costs are under evaluation.

DISCUSSION:

The Coast Rail Coordinating Council (CRCC) is a multi-agency advisory and planning organization focused on improving the rail corridor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco bay area along the California Central Coast. Members of Council include all regional transportation planning agencies along the Central Coast – all of which have a strong interest in improving rail service and the rail infrastructure along the Central Coast’s portion of the California Coast Passenger Rail Corridor. 

 

The next Working Group call is scheduled for September 17 and the next Policy Committee meeting is scheduled for October 15 with the goal of having an in-person meeting, potentially in Monterey.

 

Octavio Hurtado, City Engineer for the City of King, will present an update on the City's Multimodal Transit Center project. Online as a web attachment is his presentation.

WEB ATTACHMENTS: