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Recommended Improvement Plan The Transit Plan The Tri-Valley Transportation Plan includes several tran-~it improvements. These were developed by a transit subcommittee of the TVTAC. The subcommittee included representatives from BART, CCCTA (County Connection), LAVTA (WHEELS), and Contra Costa County. The plan includes the following ms~or components: BART extension to east Dublin (two stations), park-and-ride lots, express bus service in heavily traveled corridors, local bus service to new development areas, reoriented local bus service to serve BART and park-and-ride lots, and decreased headways on existing routes. For modeling purposes, spedtic bus routes were developed and tested. Howev- er, the TVTP is not intended to be a detailed long-range plan for transit provision. Therefore, the specific routes, which are described in the Appendix, should not be interpreted literally, but as representative of the type of service (headways and corridors served) that should be provided. The following are descriptions of the planned transit service. BART Extension: The plan includes the BART extension to East Dublin with two stations in the Tri-Valley. The extension is currently under construction and is projected to open in 1996. The p]~nued BART headways are nine minutes. Both stations are assumed to have .,n.~, .-. -~ ~^ Darkin2 lots. The patronage forecasts from the traF~c model indicate demand for at least 6,000 parking spaces combined for the two stations. Two BART feeder bus lines woul~ be operated: one to Bishop Ranch and Danville, and one to Livemore. Both would have 30-minute headways. Par'/~-n-RicZe Lots: The plan includes 11 new park-n-ride lots (See Figure 7-2). These would be served by various bus lines and could also serve as staging locations for carpools. County Connection: The plan calls for the expansion of service from the current three lines serving Tri-Valley (30-minute headways) to eight lines. Three lines would have 30-minute headways and five lines would have 20-minute headways. The lines would serve Danville, San Ramon, Bishop Ranch, Dougherty Valley, and some would extend down to the East Dublin BART station. WHEELS: Under the plan, WHEELS service would expand from the current 11 lines with 30-60 minute headways to 21 lines, all with 30-minute headways. The route system would be extensively revised to serve the two BART stations, park-n-ride lots, and the newly developed areas of East Dublin and North Livemore. Some routes would also extend into San l~mon and Danville. i:larton-Ascnrnan Associates, Inc. 142