Regional Transit Expansion Program
The Bay Area’s population is growing, particularly in urban neighborhoods, and the regional transit network must expand to keep up with this growth.
One of the Bay Area’s challenges is to balance the need for growth with the need to take care of existing transit systems.
MTC's Regional Transit Expansion Program (Resolution 3434) was last updated in 2008, and identifies the top priorities for new Bay Area transit projects. And it helps the region compete with other metropolitan areas for state and federal funding.
The BART extension to downtown San Jose – one of the Regional Transit Expansion Program projects – is now under construction.
Other Regional Transit Expansion Program projects have already been completed:
- Caltrain Electrification
- Muni Central Subway
- Muni Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
Search keyword "3434” for additional planning information in the Digital Library.
Among the many Regional Transit Expansion Program projects already in service are:
- AC Transit Oakland-San Leandro Bus Rapid Transit
- BART-Oakland Airport Connector
- BART extensions to Warm Springs and Berryessa
- Caltrain Baby Bullet
- Capitol Corridor and ACE Service Expansions
- eBART extension to Antioch
- Salesforce Transbay Transit Center
- San Francisco Bay Ferry Service Expansion
- Sonoma-Marin Rail Transit (SMART)
- Regional Express Bus
A handful of Resolution 3434 projects are still several years away from completion:
- Caltrain extension to Transbay Transit Center
- Dumbarton Rail