February 2017 
In this edition:

New Board Member Alternate

OBAG Project Applications Presented

Caltrans Presents Status of SR 37 Closures

First and Last Mile Pilot Approved

STA to Update Countywide Bike Plan

Resources for Road Conditions

STA 2017 Legislative Platform Approved

AVA Program Stats
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New Board Member Alternate  Welcomed
by STA

Robert McConnell, Vice Mayor of the City of Vallejo, was sworn in as a new STA Board Member Alternate at the February Board meeting.
OBAG Project Applications Presented

In November, 2017, STA received 13 applications requesting a total of $17.4 million in OBAG 2 (One Bay Area Grant Program) CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Program) funding, a 4 to 1 ratio of project requests exceeding the $4.646 million in CMAQ available for programming.  At the February 8th STA Board meeting, project sponsors from the cities of: Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo and Solano County presented details and answered questions for the projects put forth for funding.  Approval of OBAG 2 funding is scheduled for the April 12th STA Board meeting.
Caltrans Presents Status of SR 37 Closures Due to Flooding

At the February 2nd meeting of the SR 37 Policy Committee and the February 8th STA Board meeting, Dan McElhinney of Caltrans provided a presentation on the causes that resulted in recent closures to various segments of SR 37 in Solano and Marin Counties due to flooding during the month of January.  Caltrans has also been asked to outline potential near term and longer term solutions to address the potential for closures to SR 37 due to flooding in the future.  Photos courtesy of Caltrans District 4, Copyright 2017.
Resources for Road Conditions     

For information on flooding, and general road conditions in Solano County, here is a great website resource from Caltrans District 4 (Bay Area including Solano County).  There you will find links to Caltrans' interactive QuickMap (pictured here), Twitter feed, YouTube channel, live traffic cameras, news releases, links to 511.org, and much more.

For up-to-the-minute information from California Highway Patrol, go to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page .   The SF Bay Area (including Solano County) is listed under Golden Gate communication center.

If you don't have internet, call Caltrans' Highway Information number: 800-427-7623.  Simply punch in the number of the highway you are interested in. 
First and Last Mile Pilot Approved

STA’s Solano Mobility staff is working with several employers located in the Solano Business Park (adjacent to SR 12) to assist in providing first and last mile service for their employees that use the Capitol Corridor via the Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station.  Solano Mobility staff conducted a survey of employees of Solano County and Jelly Belly.       

Survey results showed a need and desire for a connecting route as well as transportation alternatives to driving alone to work.  The STA Board authorized the development of a first and last mile pilot between the Suisun-Fairfield Amtrak Station and up to a half-dozen interested employers located adjacent to the Solano Business Park.  Once implemented, STA will assess the effectiveness of this first and last mile service to determine if it has broader application to other locations in Solano County.    
STA to Update Countywide Bike Plan

Five cities (Benicia, Dixon, Rio Vista, Suisun City, and Vallejo) have indicated an interest in updating their community’s local bicycle plans in conjunction with STA’s update of the Countywide Bike Plan for Solano County.  The last update of the Countywide Bicycle Plan was adopted in 2012.  When completed, this updated plan will combine the countywide bicycle and pedestrian plans into one “Countywide Active Transportation Plan” and provide a framework and priorities for future competitive grant funding to be allocated by the STA.
STA 2017 Legislative Platform Approved

In February, the STA Board approved the STA 2017 Legislative Platform.  The Platform serves as a guideline for STA's monitoring of state and federal legislative items that pertain directly to transportation and related issues in preparation for the two year state legislative session that has just begun and STA’s efforts in Washington, DC.
2017 STA Board Members
  • Jim Spering, Chair, Solano County Supervisor
  • Pete Sanchez, Vice Chair, Mayor of Suisun City
  • Elizabeth Patterson, Mayor of Benicia
  • Thom Bogue, Mayor of Dixon
  • Harry Price, Mayor of Fairfield
  • Norman Richardson, Mayor of Rio Vista
  • Len Augustine, Mayor of Vacaville
  • Bob Sampayan, Mayor of Vallejo

       STA website: http://www.sta.ca.gov
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