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September I, 2006
Ms, Susy Kalkin
Acting Chief Planner
City of South San Francisco
315 Maple Street
South San Francisco, CA 94083
RE: LEITER OF SUPPORT - BRITANNIA OYSTER POINT TRANSPORTATION
DEMAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS
Dear Ms. Kalkin:
The Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance would like to submit this letter in
support of the Britannia Oyster Point project. The Britannia Oyster Point project has
implemented successful transportation demand management (roM) strategies and
efforts that have increased alternative mode uses and ridesharing, decreased traffic and
congestion, and helped to improved air quality in the South San Francisco and the Bay
Area region.
Since 2002, the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance has worked closely with
Slough Estates' TDM consultant to support pre-move and on-site employee commute
program activities. These activities have included individual employer events, campus-
wide transportation fairs, survey promotions and shuttle services. We also provide
Alliance and 511 rideshare materials for all five campus transportation kiosks.
We are pleased with the roM achievements attained by this project. Slough Estates
have taken a proactive approach to their requirement by providing ongoing TDM
consulting support and customized commute program training for each tenant. Four of
the tenants now manage their own comprehensive internal employee commute
programs.
On behalf of the Britannia Oyster Point project, Slough Estates also continues to provide
significant annual funding for the San Mateo Caltrain/BART shuttle program.
1150 Bayhill Drive, Suite 107, San Bruno, CA 94066 Phone (650) 588-8 I 70 Fax (650) 588~8171 . www,commute,org
Ms. Susy Kalkin
September 1, 2006
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Given the dedication and commitment demonstrated by Slough Estates for the
Britannia Oyster Point TDM programs, we expect to see continued project growth in
ridesharing and use of alternative commute options.
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September 5, 2006
Ms, Susy Kalkin
Acting Chief Planner
City of South San Francisco
315 Maple Street
South San Francisco, CA 94083
RE: SUCCESSFUL RIGEL EMPLOYEE AL TERNA TIVE COMMUTE
PROGRAM
Dear Ms. Kalkin:
It has come to our attention that Britannia Oyster Point (Slough Estates) is
submitting a report to the City of South San Francisco regarding their
Transportation Demand Management (IDM) efforts at the project. As a long time
tenant, Rigel, Inc. would like to offer a summary of our successful experience with
the TOM program that was implemented.
Prior to Rigel's move into the campus in 2003, Slough Estates provided dedicated
roM support and training, and hosted a pre-move transportation fair to highlight
various alternative commute options and ridesharing opportunities for our
employees. After occupancy, we have enjoyed on-going support from the TDM
representative on our behalf.
We are pleased to report that Rigel exceeds the City's 35% alternative mode-use goal
according to our 2005 survey results indicating a 36,3% rate. Our comprehensive
employee commute program includes the following benefits:
· Free guaranteed ride home program
· $120 monthly allowance for carpooler, bicyclists and walkers
· $120 monthly, pre-tax subsidy for transit riders and vanpoolers
· Free Downtown Dasher noontime rides
· In-house employee transportation coordinator and intranet commuter Web
site
· Free BART and Caltrain shuttles
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. Free bicycle lockers and showers and clothes lockers
We are delighted with the [email protected].
Currently we are tracking 57 Yo (more than 85 people) of our workforce who are
successfully taking alternative transportation. Employee participation and
commitment has positively impacted company recruitment and retention efforts
and has improved the work/HIe balance for many users. .
Rigel commends Slough Estates for their support and successful efforts to build
tenant/ employer awareness and provide the on-site infrastructure necessary to
accomplish. roM implementation.
Sincerely,
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Richard Ross
Executive Director of Human Resources
c: Jon M. Bergschneider, Slough Estates
BRITANNIA OYSTER POINT
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The goal of the Britannia Oyster Point Commute Program is to promote transit
and alternative commute options for the tenants/ employers and employees
working throughout the Britannia Oyster Point complex. This effort is designed
to reduce employee-parking demand, enhance participation in rideshare
programs, and implement a comprehensive Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) program, The roM program will ultimately achieve a 35%
employee alternative mode use rate as required by the City of South San
Francisco.
The principles guiding the TDM program provide positive benefits for employee
recruibnent, retention, productivity, air quality improvements, and alternative
mode usage,
Employers are encouraged to participate in these collaborative efforts with
transportation and rideshare organizations to provide employee outreach and
education, Other resources such as those from the Regional Rideshare Program
511, Caltrain, the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance), BART,
and SamTrans enhance the TDM program.
Some of the services provided to employers and employees include individual
on-site company presentations, carpool permit sign-ups, bicycle locker
registrations, annual Spare the Air Transportation Fair, annual on-line commute
survey, employee information brochure and targeted outreach marketing.
The overall objective is to reduce vehicle trips to the Britannia Oyster Point work
site by 35%.
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Ms. Susy Kalkin
Principal Planner
City of South San Francisco
315 Maple Street
South San Francisco, CA 94083
RE: 2005 EMPLOYEE COMMUTE SURVEY
BRITANNIA OYSTER POINT SUMMARY
Dear Ms. Kalkin:
We are pleased to submit a summary of the 2005 Britannia Oyster
Point Employee Commute Survey results. This summary meets the
TOM monitoring and reporting requirements as specified in the
2000 Bay West Cove TDM Plan.
During the week of October 31, through November 4, 2005, the
Britannia Oyster Point Commute Program conducted a survey
encompassing 575 employees throughout the campus. This survey
summary reflects responses for all campus employees (five tenant
groups).
The purpose of the Britannia Oyster Point survey was to provide
annual documentation of TOM accomplishments and meet the City
of South San Francisco's reporting requirements. In addition,
survey results provide a snapshot of current alternative mode use
levels. Highlights of the survey results include:
. Survey response rate - 73.4%
. Alternative mode use range - 25.7% to 35%
. Single occupant vehicle (SOV) respondents who would consider
using an alternative occasionally -75.3%
. Employees who commute outside peak morning hours - 16.2%
. Employees who commute outside peak evening hours - 32.5%
The 2004 Employee Transportation Survey conducted by the
Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance) identified the
San Mateo County alternative commute rate at 32%. The overall
commute rate for the City of South San Francisco was identified at
26.2%. Incorporating survey methodology used by the Alliance, the
Britannia Oyster Point project has achieved the required 35%
alternative mode use goal. However, the City requires the Britannia
Oyster Point project to use the Bay West Cove methodology which
dictates that non survey participants be counted as SOY drivers and
consequently reflects an alternative mode use rate of 25.7%.
Ms, Susy Kalkin
January 3, 2006
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Slough BTC, LLC/Britannia Oyster Point continues to provide significant annual
funding - in excess of $70,000 - towards the San Mateo Caltrain/BART shuttle
program and its on-site roM services. Program components include a
designated commute coordinator, a comprehensive commute website
(www.BOPcommute.info). a BOP Rideshare Brochure, and employee outreach
and marketing promotions. Employee responses received from the 2005 survey
will also provide the ability to direct targeted marketing to employees for their
specific request or commute needs.
The aggregate efforts of the Britannia Oyster Point commute program in tandem
with the individual tenant-employers programs will continue to maintain the
alternative 35% commute mode usage goal.
A copy of the 2005 survey results and graphics are enclosed for your review.
Please contact me at (916) 448-2440, or at [email protected], should you
have any questions regarding this report. We would be delighted to meet with
you and the Planning Commission to higWight the successes of the Britannia
Oyster Point commute program.
Sincerely,
fA aUL"t. Plu-oIWJ
Eliza~eth L. Hughes
TOM/ Transportation Manager
Enclosure
C Michael Lappen, City of South San Francisco, w / enclosure
Jon M. Bergschneider, Slough BTC, LLC, w /0 enclosure
Ann Nelson, Britannia Management, w /0 enclosure
Luis Bayol, Amgen, SF, w / enclosure
Richard Ross, Rigel, Inc., w / enclosure
Glynis McCray, Raven Biotechnologies, Inc., w / enclosure
Wendy Hoyt, w/o enclosure
2005 BRITANNIA OYSTER POINT COMMUTE SURVEY
October 31- November 4, 2005
Cumulative Results Summary
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1, How many miles from work do you live?
0.0 - 0.9 miles 1
1.0 - 2.9 miles 9
3.0 - 4.9 miles 8
5,0 - 9,9 miles 77
10.0 - 14.9 miles 108
15.0 -19.9 miles 68
20.0 - 24.9 miles 32
25.0 - 49.9 miles 101
50.0 -74.9 miles 8
75.0 or more miles 1
No Answer 10
2. What is your home zip code?
3. My regular work schedule:
Five day work week (full time)
Nine days, 80 hours worked in two week period (full time)
Four day work week, 10 hour day (full time)
Part-time
No Answer
411
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4. What are your typical work hours? (See Exhibit A for graphic presentation)
Before 7:00 am
7:00 am - 7:15 am
7:15 am - 7:30 am
7:30 am - 7:45 am
7:45 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 8:15 am
8:15 am - 8:30 am
8:30 am - 8:45 am
8:45 am - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 9:45 am
9:45 am -10:00 am
After 10:00 am
17
30
18
21
30
66
41
62
68
29
18
7
7
7
Before 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
6:45 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 7:15 pm
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
After 8:00 m
10
13
10
5
26
45
43
51
54
63
21
27
21
11
4
6
5
6
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5. How did you get to work each day? (See Exhibit A for graphic presentation)
Reported to another worksite
Traveling for business
Other day off (vacation, sick)
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Total Survey Responses 423 423 423 423 423 423
Total Number of Alternative Mode Users 150 154 150 145 141 148
% of Surve Alternative Mode Users 35.5% 36,4% 35.5% 34.3% 33.3% 35.0%
0.0%
0,3%
0.6%
1.6%
100.0%
*Note: Assumes that all non survey respondents are drive alone (SOV)
6. If you currently use public transit to get to work, which option(s) do you use? (See
Exhibit A for graphic presentation)
Caltrain
Shuttle bus (Caltrain, BART)
BART
SamTrans
San Francisco MUNI
Other
AC Transit
Dumbarton Express (DB)
Santa Clara Valle Trans ortation Authori
78
69
49
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5
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2005 Britannia Oyster Point Commute Survey
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7. If you normally choose alternatives to driving alone, what motivates you to make?
Save cost, wear & tear on personal vehicle
To help improve our air quality
Stress reduction
Commuter Check program
Financial subsidies from employer
Shuttle from train to work
Time savings
Length of commute
Guaranteed Ride Home
Flexible work schedules
Prizes/Drawings for commuters
Pre-tax subsidy
Other
Ability to telecommute
Showers & Lockers
Preferential carpool / vanpool parking
On-site amenities (cafeteria, fitness center, dry
cleaning service, gift shop, etc.)
Finding a carpool partner through 511
Eco Pass
Wa e Works
134
124
109
74
69
59
57
49
48
37
28
21
20
17
16
12
8. What are the three main reasons for driving alone to work? (See Exhibit B for
marketing conditions)
Anything else takes too much time
Irregular work schedule
No reasonable transit option
Transit/ shuttle connections don't work for me
Need to transport children
Cannot get home in an emergency
Prefer to drive my own car
Live close to work
111
92
91
79
67
60
51
49
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Don't like to depend upon others
Need my car at work for personal business
Transit costs too much
Need my car at work for lunch time trips
Don't have anyone to ride with
Other
Poor bicycle and pedestrian access
Need my car at work for company business
Safety concerns
Poor bicycle and pedestrian facilities (parking,
lockers, showers, etc.)
46
38
37
36
28
21
16
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9a. If you normally drive alone, would you consider using an alternative transportation
method? (See Exhibit A for graphic presentation)
Yes 229 (75.3%)
No 75 (24.7%)
9b. If yes, what modes would you be most likely to use?
Commuter train/ express bus:
Carpool
Shuttle (Please specify)
Bicycle
SamTrans Bus
Vanpool
Telecommute
MUNI Light Rail
Other
Walk
VTA Bus
VT A Li ht Rail
108
86
56
40
19
18
17
13
13
5
3
2
Caltrain
BART
AC TransBay Express (M-Line)
Dumbarton Express (DB)
95
31
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ster Point Caltrain shuttle
Britannia ster Point BART shuttle
Utah-Grand Caltrain shuttle
Utah-Grand BART shuttle
Downtown Dasher - Free Midda
10. What would encourage you to use an alternative to get to work, other than driving
alone?
Employer financial subsidy or increased subsidy
Express shuttle from South San Francisco Caltrain station
directly to Britannia Oyster Point
Guaranteed emer enc ride home
Hel findin C ool/ van 001 match
Other
Abili to telecommute
Safe, convenient bike aths and routes
Carshare vehicle available for occasional personal use
Express shuttle from South San Francisco BART station
directly to Britannia Oyster Point
Flexible work schedule
On-site services and amenities to reduce after work and
lunch-time errands
More stable hours
Prizes, drawings, etc. for ridesharing commuters
Lunchtime shuttle from Britannia Oyster Point to downtown
South San Francisco
WiFi access on transit
Other station shuttle
Secure, convenient bicycle parking
Shuttle from other train/light rail station directly to Britannia
Oyster Point: (Please specify)
Im osed arkin fees
Chan e in work shift
Loaner bike ro ram
Showers and clothes lockers
Reduced vehicle arkin (fewer
63
62
50
43
40
38
35
35
29
28
22
21
17
15
14
9
9
6
5
5
4
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12. Please indicate which, if any, services you would like to obtain further information,
Pre-tax subsid
On-site exercise facili
Commuter Check
On-site ATM/bankin
Guaranteed Ride Home
Shuttle from train station
Bike routes
Public Transit 0 tions
On-site convenience store
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90
90
83
77
66
62
61
58
48
47
41
39
31
30
23
21
19
8
6
Do you want to be entered in the prize drawing?
Yes 388 (93~7%)
No 26 (62.8%)
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Exhibit A
TYPICAL DAILY COMMUTE MODE USE COMPARISONS
2004
2005
Alternative"
Modes: .'. .
28.2% If
17.3%
35.0%
25.7%
SOY:
64.1%
73.6%
II = Alliance Methodology II = Bay West Cove Methodology
2005 DISTRIBUTION OF ALTERNATIVE MODE USES
Transit .
20.57%
Carpool:
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12.86%
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0.66%
Bicycle:
0.57%
Van pool:
0.19%
Walk:
0.14%
· Motorcycle.Telecommute. etc.
Note: Alliance Methodology
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Exhibit A
2005 DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSIT USE
SamTrans (7.4%)
San Francisco MUNI (4.7%)
Golden Gate Transit (0.7%)
AC Transit (0.7%)
Oumbarton Express (DB) (0.7%)
Santa Clara Valley (VTA) Bus (0.7%)
2005 OFF-PEAK ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Arrivals (after 9:00 a.m.): Departures (after 6:00 p.m.):
.. 16.2% _ 32.5%
WOULD YOU CONSIDER AN ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING ALONE?
SOY
Respondents:
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Exhibit B
Marketing Conditions Affecting Transportation Options
and Transportation Demand Management Choices
2005 Commute Impacts
A significant factor impacting Britannia Oyster Point commuters in 2005 was the sharp
increase in the price of gasoline and it's effect on the cost of driving to work. More than
31.7% of survey respondents said they were motivated to use an alternative
transportation mode to "save cost, wear and tear on personal vehicle".
The 2004 Employee Transportation Survey, conducted by the Peninsula Traffic
Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance), identified the San Mateo County alternative
commute rate at 32%. The overall commute rate for the City of South San Francisco was
identified at 26,2%. Incorporating survey methodology used by the Alliance, the
Britannia Oyster Point project has achieved the required 35% alternative mode use goal.
Britannia Oyster Point does charge tenants for parking. However, no tenant-employer
charges employees for on-site parking privileges. The employers pay employee parking
fees and costs for employees.
Caltrain services were enhanced in 2004 to add express trains during peak hours.
However, this service does not provide an express stop at the South San Francisco
Caltrain Station and hence does not benefit employees at Britannia Oyster Point.
Off-Peak Usage
Off-peak commute schedules provide some congestion relief for more than 16% of A.M.
and 32% of P.M. Britannia Oyster Point employees. The nature of biotech business
environments contributes to off-peak commute travel. These non-traditional work
schedules necessitate off-peak commute travel, and eliminate many transit or
carpooling options. Variable work schedules often require employees to drive alone to
meet time and project commitments at work. Transit, shuttle service, carpool and
vanpool commute options maintain set and regular schedules that do not easily
accommodate off-peak travel.
Having an irregular work schedule was the number two reason employees drive alone
to work. This was the same response as in 2004.
Successes
Efforts to reduce drive-alone choices and increase commute options have been a
priority for one tenant in particular. Rigel, Inc. has aggressively enhanced their
employee commute program in 2005 with an increase in transit subsidies to $120 per
month, a pre-tax option for transit riders and $120 commute allowance for bicyclists
and carpoolers. Amgen SF will be making some commute program enhancements in
2006. The aggregate efforts of the Britannia Oyster Point commute program and tenant-
employers have established an alternative commute mode usage range of 25.7% to 35%.
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YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN FUN PRIZES.......
Fall is here and we will be giving away prizes to make your days a little brighter.
Prizes
(1) iPod nano (2GB:500 songs) - courtesy of Britannia Property Management
(1) iPod nano (4GB:1,OOO songs) - courtesy of Britannia Property Management
(2) 10-ride tickets - courtesy of Caltrain
(2) $48 gift certificates for BART - courtesy of Britannia Oyster Point
Commute Program
(20) $7 Gift Certificates for various downtown South San Francisco restaurants
- courtesy of Britannia Property Management
(10) Spare the Air Backpacks - courtesy of the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District and the Spare the Air Program
(1) $25 Border's Gift Card - courtesy of the Peninsula Traffic Congestion
Relief Alliance
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AMGEN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
AL TERNA TIVE TRAVEL MODE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
POLICY GUIDELINES
The goal of the Amgen South San Francisco Alternative Travel Mode Incentive
Program is to reduce the number of drive-alone commuters and vehicles parked at on-
site facilities. For employees who use an alternative commute option (transit,
car/vanpool, bicycle, walking, or any combination, etc,) at least 60% of their workweek,
the ASF Alternative Travel Mode Incentive Program provides monthly:
o $50 taxable Transit Incentive
o $50 taxable Vanpool Incentive
o $50 taxable Carpool Incentive
o $50 taxable Bicycle Incentive
o $50 taxable Walk Incentive
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TRANSIT INCENTIVE
The Transit Incentive offers regular employees a $50 montWy Amex gift card for those
who use a transit commute option at least 60% (at least 3 days per week) of their
workweek. This incentive is considered taxable income and is provided to the employee
III arrears.
Program Implementation
Step 1: Register for the monthly transit incentive in AFS Human Resources
Step 2: Pick up your Employee Transportation Benefit Form
Step 3: Track and log your commute activities for the month
Step 4: Return your completed Employee Transportation Benefit Form to Human
Resources and the end of each month
Step 5: Receive a $50 Amex card and pick up another Employee Transportation Benefit
Form for the next month
Eligibility
Transit Incentive eligibility is monitored and audited on an ongoing basis. Eligibility
requirements include:
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Employees who use a transit commute option 60% of their workweek, or at least
three (3) days per week
1 The ASF free guaranteed ride home program supports all alternative commuters in the event of a mid-day
emergency, This FREE cab service applies if you become ill or your carpool or vanpool partner(s)
becomes ill, or there is a problem at home or school/daycare, etc, Please contact AFS Human Resources
for more information about this free program for non-drive alone commuters.
ASF Transportation Policy. doc
08/24/06
CARPOOL AND V ANPOOL INCENTIVE
The Carpool and Vanpool Incentive offers regular employees a $50 monthly Amex gift
card for those who carpool or vanpool at least 60% (at least 3 days per week) of their
workweek. This incentive is considered taxable income and is provided to the employee
In arrears.
Program Implementation
Step 1: Register for the monthly carpool or vanpool incentive in AFS Human Resources
Step 2: Pick up your Employee Transportation Benefit Form
Step 3: Track and log your commute activities for the month
Step 4: Return your completed Employee Transportation Benefit Form to Human
Resources and the end of each month
Step 5: Receive a $50 Amex card and pick up another Employee Transportation Benefit
Form for the next month
Eligibility
Carpool and vanpool Incentive eligibility is monitored and audited on an ongoing basis.
Eligibility requirements include:
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Employees who carpool or vanpool with one or more Amgen employee, or
o one or more employee working at the Britannia Oyster Point campus
(Rigel, Raven, Receptor BioLogix, or MDS Sciex), or
o one or more employee within a 3 mile radius of the Amgen worksite
Employees who carpool or vanpool60% of their workweek, or at least three (3)
days per week
Employees who carpool or vanpool must have matching or similar work
schedules with their rideshare partner(s)
Employees who carpool must have matching or nearby ZIP codes with their
rideshare partner( s)
Employee carpools or vanpools are defined as adult employees who share a ride
to work. Infants and children will not be considered carpool partners in this
employer program
Employees who carpool or vanpool include riders and drivers
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Carpool or vanpool parking spaces are provided in the front of Britannia Oyster Point
buildings and in the garage.
Carpool and vanpool matching assistance can be found in the 511 Rideshare page at
http://www.511.org/ or contact the Britannia Oyster Point Commute Coordinator at BOP
Commute Information [email protected].
ASF Transportation Policy,doc
08/24/06
CYCLISTS! WALKER INCENTIVE
The CyclistlWalker Incentive offers regular employees a $50 monthly Amex gift card
for those who bicycle or walk to work at least 60% (at least 3 days per week). This
incentive is considered taxable income and is provided to the employee in arrears.
Program Implementation
Step 1: Register for the monthly cyclist/walker incentive in AFS Human Resources
Step 2: Pick up your Employee Transportation Benefit Form
Step 3: Track and log your commute activities for the month
Step 4: Return your completed Employee Transportation Benefit Form to Human
Resources and the end of each month
Step 5: Receive a $50 Amex card and pick up another Employee Transportation Benefit
Form for the next month
Eligibility
CyclistlWalker Incentive eligibility is monitored and audited on an ongoing basis,
Eligibility requirements include:
· Employees who bicycle or walk to work 60% of their workweek, or at least three
(3) days per week
FREE employee bicycle lockers are provided in the garage at the Britannia Oyster Point
campus, Please visit http://www.bopcommute.info/to download and submit a bicycle
locker application.
Bicycle Buddy matching assistance, route mapping and resources can be found in the
Bicycling page at http://www.511,org/ or contact the Britannia Oyster Point Commute
Coordinator at BOP Commute Information [email protected].
ASF Transportation Policy,doc
08/24/06
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FREE Emergency Ride Home Program for alternative commuters in
the event of an emergency (valid for users of transit ' vanpools,
carpools, bicyclists, roller bladers. and those who wa(k to work) .
See Christine Sarmiento in Hu"man Resources for voucher.
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ASSF Human Resources) - Good for SamTrans, BART, Caltrain,
Dumbarton Express, Muni, VTA, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit
and van pool fares.
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round-triO) Caltrain tickets, 3 round-trip SamTrans or Dumbarton
tickets 0 ~ 3 round-trip VTA tickets) - register at www.commute.org.
Cash - a~d other 'incentives and reba-te-s" for carpools and vanpools
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Pick up an Emergency Ride Home (ERH) Voucher from Christine Sarmiento in
Human Resources (Building B) if you need an emergency ride home and you
used a commute alternative to get to work. Commute alternatives include
biking, walking, carpooling, vanpooling, or riding transit.
Valid reasons for using the ERH:
· sudden illness of self or immediate family members or carpool partner
· home emergency
· eldercare or daycare emergency
· transit vehicle breakdown
· theft of bicycle
· unscheduled needs of service overtime
Destinations that constitute a valid use of an ERH voucher would include an
employee's home, hospital, daycare or eldercare facility, park and ride lot, etc,
An ERR Voucher may NOT be used for planned appointments (e.g. doctor or
dentist, etc.), business related travel, personal errands, missed your ride home,
natural disaster, or job related injuries.
Taxi Cab Ride Option: Employee must give the cab driver a signed ERH
Voucher before the ride is started, and the taxi ride must be 25 or less miles from
work site. Employees do not pay anything at the time of the ride and are not
required to tip the driver. (Special consideration will be made for longer cab
rides for those unable to rent a car due to sever illness,)
Rental Car Option: Employees may use this option for any length trip
beyond 25 miles in a mid-sized car within the State of California for a period of
time not to exceed 24 hours for a fixed cost not to exceed $50.00. This trip
includes: free pick-up and delivery services, unlimited mileage, applicable taxes
and insurance coverage (liability insurance, collision damage waiver, and
supplemental liability protection and Personal Accident Insurance (PAl). Each
employee must give the rental car agency a signed ERH Voucher and an Amgen
So. SF code # . Employees pay nothing for rental. The ERH Vouchers
are merely an alternative payment method. Employees usillg the relltal car optioll must
act 011 their OWIl accord, sigll a stalldard relltal agreemellt with Ellterprise Rellt-a-Car at the time
of relltal, show a valid driver's licellse alld provide a persollal credit car Ilumber for collateral
before the car is takell. The employee is respollsible for all costs alld liabilities illcurred after the
24-hour relltal period covered ullder this program.
Telephone numbers for these companies are listed on th~ ERH Voucher, Pick up
your ERH Voucher and code number from Christine Sarmiento (244-2637 or
[email protected]) in Human Resources (Building B).
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POLICY GUIDELINES
The goal of the Rigel Inc. Commute Program is to reduce the number
of drive-alone commuters and vehicles parked at on-site facilities.
Employees who carpool at least 600/0 of their workweek may register in
Human Resources for a Rigel Carpool Allowance. The Carpool
Allowance provides employees who carpool with a $120 monthly cash
subsidy. Carpool registration is required annually.
Eligibility requirements for the carpool allowance include:
Carpool and Receive Monthly Cash Allowance. $120 monthly carpool
allowance is available for those who carpool at least 600/0 of their
workweek (least 3 days per week). Eligibility is monitored and audited
on an ongoing basis.
Step 1: Visit the Human Resources office and ask for a Carpool
Registration and Permit Application.
II Employees who carpool with one or more Rigel or other Britannia
Oyster Point employee as least three (3) days per week must have
matching or similar work schedules to be eligible for the $120 monthly
cash allowance.
" $95 carpool allowance for employees who carpool with one or more
carpool partner who are not Rigel or other Britannia Oyster Point
employees but do work within a 3 mile radius of the Rigel worksite.
Step 2: Use your Rigel Carpool permit on days you and your carpool
partner share a ride to work. The Carpool permit allows parking in
specially marked preferential carpool space in the front of the building
or in the garage. If you did not commute with your carpool partner,
you may not park in a preferential carpool designated parking space.
Step 3: If you or your carpool partner(s) experience a shift or job
change that alters your ability to carpool, you must change your
carpool status in Human Resources and alter your parking and
allowance registration.
Step 4: At the end of each month, fill out your monthly tracking form
and return it to Human Resources along with your travel expense
claim for your $120 (or $95) allowance (allowances are considered
taxable income).
Note: Carpools are defined as adult employees who share a ride to
work. Infants and children will not be considered carpool partners in
this program. Eligible carpools must commute within at least a three-
mile radius or each other's worksite.
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more information at 624-1388 or [email protected].
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FREE Oyster Point Shuttles for Caltrain and BART. See kiosk in
cafeteria for shuttle schedules.
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On-site discounted transit Commuter Check sales in the Human
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FREE Trial transit passes available to new riders (1 BART ticket, 3
round-trip Caltrain tickets, 6 one-way Sam Trans tickets, 6
Dumbarton tickets OR 3 round trip VT A tickets) - register at The
Alliance at www.commute.org
6. Incentives and rebates for carpools and vanpools
(www.commute.org)
7. Preferential carpool/ vanpool parking spaces (16 on-site spaces and
28 garage spaces). See Christine for permit applications.
8. FREE ridematching assistance through www.511.org to help find
carpool and vanpool partners.
9. Secure bicycle storage (4 racks and 4 enclosed lockers) and showers
and clothes lockers. See Christine for locker applications.
10. Commute options website: www.coI1ul1ute.org and
www.bOPC0I11I11ute.info (download carpool permit or bicycle locker
applications).
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August 8, 2006
Mr. Richard Ross
Sr. Director, Human Resources
Rigel, Inc.
1180 Veterans Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Dear Mr. Ross:
As you mayor may not know, Ms, Elizabeth Hughes nominated you and the
Rigel Employee Commute Program for MTC's 2006 "Excellence in Motion" awards
program. The biennial awards recognize innovations that improve the transportation
network, activities that encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation,
educational efforts, exemplary volunteers as well as exceptional transportation
employees. Approximately 70 nominations were submitted this year, representing a
wide range of individuals, organizations and projects that positively impact the Bay
Area's transportation network.
We appreciate the work that your nomination represents, however it was not
chosen for an Excellence in Motion award this year. A six-member jury consisting of
transportation experts -- representing business, media, the public, the Commission and
MTC staff-reviewed the nominations. While your nomination was not chosen for an
award, please accept the enclosed certificate in appreciation of your contributions to
the transportation sector.
An Excellei1ce in Motion awards ceremony will be held the morning of Oct. 25th
at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, Port Commission Hearing Room, Second Floor,
One Ferry Building, San Francisco. You will receive an invitation to the event; while
you will not be personally recognized at the event, I hope you can attend. I also would
encourage you to participate in future MTC awards programs, Quality nominations such
as yours have helped to make this program a success for almost 30 years, If you have
any questions, please contact Pam Grove, public information officer, at 510.817,5706 or
by emai1 at<[email protected]>.
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Program
1. FREE Guaranteed Ride Home Program for alternative commuters in
the event of an emergency (valid for users of transit, vanpools,
carpools, bicyclists, roller bladers and those who walk to work).
2. 100% Transit subsidy and pre-tax Payroll Deduction for Commuter
Check transit vouchers (in Human Resources) - Good for SamTrans,
BART, Caltrain, Dumbarton Express, Muni, VT A, AC Transit,
Golden Gate Transit and vanpool fares,
3. FREE Oyster Point Shuttles for Caltrain (picks up at OP driveway)
and BART (picks up on-site at OP).
4. FREE Trial transit passes available to new riders (1 BART ticket, 3
round-trip Caltrain tickets, 3 round-trip SamTrans or Dumbarton
tickets OR 3 round-trip VT A tickets) - register at www.commute.org,
5. Cash and other incentives and rebates for carpools and vanpools via
www.commute.org.
6. Preferential carpool / vanpool parking spaces (11 on-site spaces and
20 garage spaces). Sign up for carpool parking permits with Human
Resources.
7. FREE ridematching assistance through www.511.org to help find
carpool and vanpool partners.
8, Secure bicycle storage (4 racks and 2 enclosed lockers) and showers
and clothes lockers. (See Human Resources for bicycle locker keys).
9. FREE Commute assistance website: www.commute.org.
10. FREE lunch time shuttle - Downtown Dasher (see Human Resources
for free cab voucher)
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1. FREE Guaranteed Ride Home Program for alternative commuters in the
event of an emergency (valid for users of transit, vanpools, carpools,
bicyclists, roller bladers and those who walk to work - see Human
Resources for free cab voucher),
2. FREE Oyster Point Caltrain Shuttle (picks up at OP driveway) - see
www'.commute.org for schedules.
3. FREE Oyster Point BART Shuttle (picks up on-site at OP) - see
wW\v.commute.org for schedules,
4. FREE Trial transit passes available to new riders (1 BART ticket, 3 round-
trip Caltrain tickets, 3 round-trip Sam Trans or Dumbarton tickets OR 3
round-trip VTA tickets) - register at www.commute.org,
5, Cash and other incentives and rebates for carpools and vanpools via
www,commute,org.
6. Preferential carpool / vanpool parking spaces (11 on-site spaces and 20
garage spaces), Sign up for carpool parking permits with Human
Resources,
7, FREE ridematching assistance through www.511,org to help find carpool
and van pool partners.
8. FREE secure bicycle storage (4 racks and 2 enclosed lockers) and showers
and clothes lockers (download locker registration forms at
www.bopcommute.info).
9, FREE Commute assistance website: www.commute.org or www.511.org.
10. FREE lunch time shuttle - Downtown Dasher (see Human Resources for
free cab voucher).
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The goal of the Britannia Oyster Point Commute Program is to promote transit and alternative commute options for the tenants!
employers and employees working throughout the Britannia Oyster Point complex, This effort is designed to reduce employee
parking demand, enhance participation in rideshare programs, and implement a comprehensive Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) program. The TDM program will ultimately achieve a 35% employee alternative mode use rate as required by
the City of South San Francisco,
The principles guiding the TDM program provide positive benefits for employee recruitment, retention, productivity, air quality
improvements, and alternative mode usage.
Employers are encouraged to participate in these collaborative efforts with transportation and rideshare organizations to provide
employee outreach and education, Other resources such as those from the Regional Rideshare Program 511, Caltrain, the Peninsula
Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance), BART, and SamTrans enhance the TDM program,
Some of the services provided to employers and employees include individual on-site company presentations, carpool permit sign-
ups, bicycle locker registrations, annual Spare the Air Transportation Fair, annual on-line commute survey, employee information
brochure and targeted outreach marketing,
The overall objective is to reduce vehicle trips to the Britannia Oyster Point work site by 35%.
For more information, or assistance, please contact Elizabeth Hughes at [email protected]
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FREE trial transit passes are available to new
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· 3A ~T (one $9 BART ticket)
· SamTrans (six one-way tickets)
· Ca train (three roundtrip tickets)
· VTA (three roundtrip tickets)
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SAY WEST COVE TDM
BAY WEST COVE
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Prepared for:
THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANOSCO
and
HINES INTEREST AND SLOUGH ESTATES
Prepared by:
ID
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Originally Submitted: June 28, 2000
Revised: July 20, 2000
Bay West Cove TDM Plan
July 20, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
E)(ECJJ11\nES~Y ,.." '..,., ,'..........." ,., ,.",.",."" ,., ,., ... i
INTRODUCTION .".,.....,..........,.........,.".,..,..",....,....,... 1
1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ',....,',.,.."...,.,..".,.."...."...,."., 1
Bay West Cove Location Map ."...."..""",..,.,.."....",..,.".. 2
Hines Interest Site Map .,.,..".,......,."".."..,..,..,..,.",.,.,. 3
Slough Estates Site Map ......,........."....,...,.".,.,.,...,..,..,. 4
2,0 EMPLOYEEMODESPLITEASTOFIDGHWAY101.",.."....",.".,.., 5
3.0 PARKING MANAGEMENT .....,...,..,..,.,...""..",.,.."..,.,.. 5
Graph of Employee Mode Split ...,........,..".."".......".".,.,.. 6
4,0 TRANSIT. . . , , . , . . , . . , , . . . . . , . . . , . . . . , , , . . , , , . , . . , , . . , . . . . . . , , , , . , , ., 7
Transit Services Map ,.....",.".,..".,..,......,..,.."...."..,.... 8
5.0 DESIGNATED CARPOOL SPACES/PREFERENTIAL PARKING ",..,..... 10
6,0 ON-SITE PROJECT AMENITIES ',...,......"".".".."...",.,..". 10
7.0 PERSONALIZED CARPOOL MATCHlNG/V ANPOOL ASSISTANCE . . . .. 12
8,0 GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM ..,.,.,....,....".,.."..".., 12
9,0 BICYCLE STORAGE FAOLITIES/BICYCLE MAP ......"...",...,..,., 12
Bike Trail Map .,.,.........,.............",.."."..,.......,...... 13
10,0 TRANSPORTATION COORDINATORS ............,................... 14
11.0 TELECOMMUTING .,.....,....,.,......,...."....,...",...".,.., 15
12.0 FLEXIBLE WORK HOURS ..,.....,..,..,...,."....,.......",....... 16
13.0 KICK-OFF EVENT. , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . . , . .. 16
14.0 ANNUAL REPORT ,.....,....,......,.....,......,..,....,....,.,... 16
15,0 CONCLUSION ...,..,',."....",...,.......,...,.."..,..,..".... 16
Bay West Cove TDM Plan
July 20, 2000
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Traffic congestion and air pollution are critical concerns in maintaining a healthy
economy and lifestyle in the City of South San Francisco. Traffic congestion
results in time lost to residents and commuters, and increased demand on City
fiscal resources for roadway construction and maintenance. Mobile sources (the
automobile) account for 50% of the air pollution in South San Francisco.
The City of South San Francisco has directed the two developers of the Bay West
Cove area, Hines Interests and Slough Estates, to work together in the
preparation of a single, master planned Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) Plan, This comprehensive Plan is designed to achieve a 35% alternative
mode use which will address both traffic and air quality concerns in South San
Francisco.
The Plan includes 11 measures and an annual monitoring program. The Plan has
a variety of infrastructure and incentive based measures which encourage all
forms of alternative mode use: carpool/vanpool, transit/shuttles, bicycling,
walking, and telecommuting.
Perhaps the most important measures are those related to project parking. Both
projects have agreed to modest parking levels with Hines Interest providing 15%
less parking for their office development (2.8/1,000 sq. ft.) than City code and
Slough Estates committing to building no more than code (3.3/1,000 sq. ft.). Both
developers have agreed to charge at least $20 per month for parking which is
precedent setting for this part of the City.
The reduced parking levels and paid parking will help significantly to dampen
demand for single occupancy vehicle (SOV) use. The additional measures such as
shuttles, carpool spaces, showers and bicycle facilities, and incentives including
transit pass subsidy, and the Guaranteed Ride Home program will provide
employees with viable alternatives to the SOY.
This Plan is performance based. The developers are required to achieve a 35%
alternative mode use by tenant employees. Annually the mode use will be
monitored and a report must be submitted to the City's Economic Community
Development Director by December 1st of each year.
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INTRODUCTION
In the Bay Area the hours of delay experienced by drivers is projected to increase
another 249% by the end of the year 2020.1
The Bay West Cove projects support the City of South San Francisco's policy of
focusing clustered cfevelopment along transfortation corridors. These projects
are located near and served by Highway 10 and 1-380, a Caltrain station, and
SamTrans bus stops,
The comprehensive plan of trip reduction measures identified in this report is
essential to realizing the trip reduction potential of the Bay West Cove projects.
The combination of these cntical factors will provide the synergism to maintain a
35% trip reduction level for this project.
Through monitorin~ efforts such as the annual survey of employees to
determme transportalion mode split, Bay West Cove will be able to Detter focus
transportation coordination efforts and encourage tenant employees to use
alternative transportation. The modal split survey results will be submitted to the
City of South San Francisco on or before December 1st of each year.
1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Bay West Cove project includes 20 acres owned by Hines Interest, and 22
acres owned by Slough Estates.
The Bay West Cove projects proposed by Hines Interests and Slough Estates are
mixed use projects which by their design will help to reduce automobile trips.
The 20 acre project by Hines Interests is planned to include a 350 room hotel,
approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of retail space including a sit down restaurant, a
small general store or sundry shop, A TM and other support retail, and 600,000
sq. ft. of Class A office space. The Slough Estates development will include
600,000 sq, ft. of office/R & D (of which 10,000 sq. ft. is support retail/ restaurant).
The Slough Estates project will also complete a portion of the San Francisco Bay
Trail and provide a 100 foot buffer between the trail and the development which
will include outdoor seating and pimic areas.
The projects will be designed to maximize opportunities for pedestrian and
bicycle connectivity. A separate project, the Gateway project located directly
across Oyster Point Boulevard includes amenities such as a par course, a
sandwich shop and a privately operated full service cafeteria (not open to the
public) which may be available for use by the (Hines) Bay West Cove tenants.
By the end of summer 2000, another sandwich shop called "Specialties" will be
open to the public.
The development is intended to be as self sufficient as possible in order to reduce
the number of trips made daily to and from the campus.
1 California Transit, November 1999, page 28,
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tOeA TION MAP
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SITE PLAN - HINES INTEREST
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SITE PLAN - SLOUGH ESTATES
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2.0 EMPLOYEE MODE SPLIT EAST OF HIGHWAY 101
The table on the following page indictes that somewhere between 23% to 29.5%
of employees working in the City of South San Francisco commute to work
using some alternative form of transportation, largely via carpooling or public
transit.
The 1990 U.S. Census data indicates a 77% singe occupany vehicle (SOV) usage
and 23% alternative mode usage, The 1998 surv~y conducted by the Pennisula
Congestion Relief Alliance (PCRA) shows a 31.3% alternative mode usage, For
purposes of this TDM Plan, the authors asssumed the U.S, Census data was likely
the better reflection of mode split due to a larger sample size, and the fact that a
more recent survey in the Gateway area indlcated a 7% shuttle / transit usage
which is closer to the Census figure,
Therefore, this TDM Plan will need to generate an increase in alternative modes
of approxiamtely 35% to 40% over the oaseline conditions.
3.0 PARKING MANAGEMENT
Parking Supply/Reduction
Total parking spaces projected for both projects at full build-out is approximately
4,313. Total parKing spaces by project are estimated at 2,100 and 2,213 for Hines
Interest and Slough Estates respectively. For the Slough Estates project, on-site
structure parking will be 1,511 parking spaces with surface parking at 702
spaces. Structured parking for the office portion of the Hines Interest project is
approximately 1,000 spaces with surface parking at 800 spaces, Hotel parking is
estimated between 300 and 350 spaces.
The ability and willingness to rideshare is directly linked to parking availability,
By not providing an overabundant supply of parking spaces at full build out, Bay
West Cove is laying the groundwork. for successful promotion of alternative
transportation. Preferential parking spaces placed near the building entrances are
an excellent incentive and sends a clear visual message to employees and the
community that alternative transportation is important.
The City parking code for office is 3,3/1,000 sq. ft. Hines Interest is proposing a
2,8/1,000 sq. ft. parking ratio. The Slough ~states' current proposal is for
3.3/1,000 sq. ft. The single greatest influences on mode of transportation are
parking pricing and the availability of parking. Other similar developments in
the City of South San Francisco have successfully implemented parking at
3.1/1,000 sq. ft. and we encourage Slough Estates to modify their parking to
3,1/1,000 sq. ft.
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Model Shares of South San Francisco Employees
and North San Mateo County Employees
Transportation Mode. Share % 1990
Other 1.%
Walk 1.5%
Bicycle .5%
Bus and Rail 4.0% i
CarpooJ/VanpooI16.0% _
Drive Alone 77.0%
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Model Shares of South San Francisco Employees
and North San Mateo County Employees
Drive Alone
Carpool IV anpool
Bus and Rail
Bicycle
Walk
Other
Transportation Mode
Share % 1990 Share % 1998
1* 2**
77.00% 70.50%
16.00% 15.80%
4.00% 14.10%
0.50% included in other
1.50% included in other
1.00% 2.40%
*1, People employed in South San Francisco; may live in the City or elsewhere
**2. Survey of South San Francisco employees by the Multi-City TSM,
Source: U .S, Census, 1990; 1990 crpP Statewide Element, Part C; PCRA
3 South San Francisco General Plan, pg 137, October 1999.
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Paid Parking
To encourage alternative mode usage, the developers of Bay West Cove will
implement an employee paid parking program for the first time in this area. The
Hines Interests developers are proposing to charge a minimum of $20 per
structured parking space per month for all employee single occupancy vehicle
(SOV) parking, ana will provide free parking for carpools and vanpools, Slough
Estates will charge a fee for both structured and surface parking (non-visitor)
through a key card and decal system, Research has repeatedly shown that the
single biggest factor in selecting a mode of transportation is the cost of parking,
ThIS is a very important measure to encouraging employees to get out of tne
SOY,
4.0 TRANSIT
Caltrain and SamTrans as well as a future BART extension, all provide service to
South San Francisco in close proximity to the project site; as will a future BART
extension, SamTrans oJ?erates 7 express bus routes on Highway 101 and one
regular bus route on Airport Boulevard that serve the Caltrain station. A map of
rail and bus service to South San Francisco are included in this TDM Plan.
Caltrain
Caltrain operates frequent fixed route commuter rail service seven days a week
between San Francisco and San Jose, as well as limited service to and from Gilroy'
on weekdays. Caltrain operates on weekdays from approximately 4:30 a.m, until
about 1:30 a.m. and on 15 to 30 minute frequencies during the peak periods in
the morning and evening. Midday service operates approximately every hour
and service runs about every hour between 7:00 p.m. and about midnight.
Service is less frequent on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Caltrain service is available approximately three-fourths of a mile from Bay West
Cove at the South San Francisco station at Dubuque and Grand avenues and can
be reached by the Oyster Point Boulevard shuttle.
BART
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a 95-mile, 39-station automated rapid
transit system located along five lines of double track. Trains traveling up to 80
mph connect San Francisco to Colma and other East B'!Y communities-north to
Richmond, east to Pittsburg/Bay Point, west to Dublin/Pleasanton, and south to
Fremont. BART trains operate from 4 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday,
6 a.m, to midnight on Saturday, and 8 a,m. to midnight on Sunday. Basic fare:
minimum $1.10; maximum $4.45 (for one-way triPs). Service is scheduled every
15 minutes during peak periods (from the East Bay to Glen Park Station - 6:15
a,m, - 8:40 a.m. ana. 4:25 p,m. - 6:00 p.m). Service during Holidays, Saturdays, and
Sundays are modified,
BART-to-the-Airport construction is currently underway to expand the system
by an additional 8.7 miles along the peninsula from Colina to a new intermodal
station in Millbrae. Four new stations will be created including a South San
Francisco station located between EI Camino Real and Mission Road to the south
of Hickey Boulevard.
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TRANSIT MAP
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SamTrans
SamTrans provides bus service throughout San Mateo County, with connections
to the Colma and Daly City BART stations, San Francisco International Airport,
peninsula Caltrain stations and downtown San Francisco. ~.'. ,1
The system connects with San Francisco Muni, AC Transit and Golden Gate
TranSIt at San Francisco's Transbay Terminal, with the Dumbarton Express and
with Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in Menlo Park and Palo Alto,
SamTrans service east of Highway 101 area is provided by one regular bus
(#292) route along Airport Boulevard, Weekday service runs every 30 minutes
during the 6:00 a,m. to 4:00 p,m. and every 20 minutes during peak evening
period between 4:00 p.m, to 6:00 p.m. After 6:00 p,m. until midnight, service is
once per hour beginrung at 25 minutes after each flour, There is no regular route
service yet provided in the specific Bay West Cove area,
Downtown Dasher Taxi Service
This taxi service rrovides 11 a,m, to 2 p.m. pick-up service throughout the East
Highway 101 busmess parks in South San Francisco. Using existing shuttle stops,
taxis drops off riders at one of two drop-off locations in the downtown retail
area. The Downtown Dasher, operated by the Peninsula Yellow Cab of South
San Francisco and managed by the PCRA, requires an employer provided
voucher and a trip reservation before 10 a.m. This midday service is currently
free to participating employers for the next 6 to 12 months,
Ferry Service
Currently, no scheduled water transit service exists in the Bay West Cove area,
Shuttle Service To Bay West Cove
The proposed Bay West Cove campus is approximately three-fourths of a mile
from the South San Francisco Caltrain station.
Working with the Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance (PCRA) the project is
proposing to implement a comprehensive shuttle system with both peak period
and lunch time service. The Hines Interest project intends to operate their shuttle
service via a private contractor. Using 47 to 55 passenger shuttle vehicles in the
a,m. and p.m. peak periods, these shuttles will circulate between the South San
Francisco BART station and the project at either 15 or 30 minute frequencies. The
project will also operate 30 minutes frequency shuttle service between the South
San Francisco Caltrain station and the project in the a.m. and p.m. peak.
To compliment these peak period shuttles, the project (Hines Interest) is
proposing to encourage tenants through marketing and PR to participate in the
Downtown Dasher lunch time shuttle as an alternative to employees ~etting into
their cars at lunch time. The shuttle operates on an on-call baSIS between
downtown South San Francisco (and potentially other locations) and the project.
This pilot service is currently free but requires a reservation. Within the next 6 to
12 months the service will require employer participation in a voucher
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system supported by the City of South San Francisco, East of 101 Employers,
and the merchant's association,
Transit Subsidy Program/Commuter Check
A transit subsidy of $25 per mOfitN~j.ll be offered to the tenant employees of
Bay West Cove (to a maximum of 10% of employees). The subsidy will be in the
form of Commuter Check vouchers and can oe redeemed to purchase tickets for
Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans bus services.
Transit pass subsidies by employers of as little as $15 per month have shown a
63% increase in monthly pass sales in other jurisdictions.
5.0 DESIGNATED CARPOOL SPACES/PREFERENTIAL PARKING
One effective means of encouraging employees to rideshare and / or use clean
fuel vehicles is to reserve the most preferred parking spaces for the exclusive use
of carpools and vanpools. These preferred parking spaces would be designated
with signage and pavement striping.
Upon completion of this project, a minimum of 10% of employee surface and
structure parking will be designated for carpool, vanpool, and clean fuel vehicles.
Bay West Cove will provide these spaces in premium, convenient locations (i,e.,
near parking garage elevators, close to buildings, in the shade, etc.). Flextime
commuters would have access to remaining spots and all other parking will be
open to visitors after 9:30 a.m.
6.0 ON-SITE PROJECT AMENITIES
On-site amenities provide employees with a full service work environment,
Eliminating the need for an automobile to make midday trips increases non-
drive alone rates. Many times employees perceive that they are dependent upon
the drive alone mode because of the number of errands and activities that must
be carried out in different locations. By' reducing this dependence through the
provision of services and facilities at the work site, an mcrease in alternative
mode usage for commute-based trips should be realized.
Automatic Teller Machine
Bay West Cove will provide an automatic teller machine (ATM) on-site and
located in a central location. This will better enable employees commuting via
alternative modes of transportation to complete banking transactions on their
lunch hour or break without needing an automobile to make an off-site trip.
On-Site Child Care
The project will include on-site child care as an employee amenity. The demand
for Child care may likely be greater than supply, therefore the project will use
this project component to further attract employees to alternative modes of
transportation. Employees will fill out a verification form to participate in this
program, A special aspect of this child care service will be that priority access will
be given to those employees who commute via an alternative mode of
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transportation (an alternative mode use employee will be placed at the top of
any waiting list). Employees who commute to work via singfe occupancy verucle
(SOV) will be given a lower priority on the waiting list.
This measure is subject to environmental sign-off on child care use on this site by
the Regional Water Quality Board (RWQB); if not approved by the RWQB, the
child care will need to be located off-site,
This child care commuter link has proven to reduce commute-based SOY trips to
work-sites nationwide. This important link allows for increased carpooling
among employees and families which significantly decreases regional congestion
and improves non-drive use to the work.-site.
Parents with responsibility for child care transportation are 50% less likely to ride
public transit than those who do not need to take their children to day care.
According to Caltrans, the typical one-way child care trip is four miles in length
resulting in 2,000 extra miles traveled per person per year, and 85 pounds of
pollutants. Caltrans states that 20% of working women and 5-10% of working
men have child care transportation responsibilities. If those women and men are
to be persuaded to use alternative modes of transportation, then on-site child
care is necessary,
Electric Vehicle Charging
The parking structures will be wired with the necessary conduit to support a
minimum of two electric vehicle charging stations each,
Shower and Clothes Lockers
Showers and clothing lockers will be installed to facilitate employees walking and
biking to work for those who wish to change after commuting via alternative
transportation. Two (2) showers and 20 locker facilities will be installed in each of
the buildings for every 500 employees.
The showers will be centrally and conveniently located near bicycle storage
facilities. In the case of the Class I bicycle parking which will be contained in tI1.e
structured parking, via lockers or an encIosed cage with key or keypad access,
the showers may be located one to four minutes away by foot.
Information Kiosk
An information kiosk(s) will be located internal to each of the buildings in a
common ~athering area, such as cafeteria. The kiosk(s) will contain
transportation information, including project shuttles, SamTrans, Caltrain, BART,
Downtown Dasher, RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, Inc. and other related
information. Information will be updated periodically by the Transportation
Coordinator.
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7.0 PERSONALIZED CARPOOL MATCHING AND V ANPOOL ASSISTANCE
Bay West Cove's Transportation Coordinator will establish a Personalized
Matchin~ Assistance (PMA) program for employees. Employees will be given a
list of fellow employees who 1ive in the same general area, who travel to work at
the same time and would be willing to carpool. The Transportation Coordinator
(TC) will assist B'!Y West Cove's employees with carpool formation. This can be
done through RIDES for Bay Area Commuters; Bay West Cove supplies the
application, which is then sent to RIDES and SMARTPool for vanpooling
coordination.
A vanpool program will improve the parking situation on the site, since a
vanpool vehicle can accommoaate 10 to 12 indiVIduals. Vanpooling helps reduce
stress to the commuter and can save time and money. RIDES for Bay Area
Commuters will assist in all aspects of setting up a vanpool program for Bay
West Cove.
8.0 GUARANTEED RIDE HOME PROGRAM
One of the primary reasons commuters refuse to ~ carpooling or public transit
is the loss of the ability to leave work unexpectedly due to an emergency or the
fear of being stranded should they have to work late. Employers In Southern
California and Seattle who have guaranteed their employees a ride home in the
case of an emergency or havin~ to unexpectedly work late have found it a
tremendous incentive to get employees to try ridesharing and get them to stay
in a ridesharing program.
An attitude survey of 1,650 employers in Southern California showed that a
Guaranteed Ride Home (GRH) program was the number one incentive for
employees to rideshare. A similar survey in Seattle, Washington, showed that
having access to a GRH program was an important factor for 70% of those who
chose to rideshare ana was an important factor for 50% in continuing to
rideshare.
9.0 BICYCLE STORAGE FACILITIES/BICYCLE MAP
Free Class I and Class II bicycle parking facilities will be provided on site as
follows:
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Commercial, R&D, and office uses: one bicycle space for every 50 vehicle
spaces required for employees.
Restaurants, retail: one bicycle space for every 50 vehicle spaces required.
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All bicycle parking and facilities shall be located in convenient, safe and well-lit
areas with maximum space for ingress and egress of bicycles. The project has
outstanding connections to regional bicycle facilities, specifically the San
Francisco Bay Trail. The Bay Trail is a network of multi-userathway,s circling San
Francisco and San Pablo Bays. Approximately 150 miles 0 the traIl is complete.
The ultimate route is planned to be a 400 mile route through nine Bay Area
counties and 42 shoreline cities, The trail JJrovides commuters an exceptional
pathway to bicycle or walk to work at Bay West Cove which has a direct fmkage
to the Trail.
A map of surrounding bikeways will be included in the TDM Plan.
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BIKE MAP
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The GRH program provides the employee with a security blanket, a feeling of
reassurance that if a child becomes ilf or injured during the day the employee can
get to them quickly, If an employee has to work late and misses tlieir bus or
carpool, or if their vanpool breaks down, they are guaranteed a ride home,
Employers in Southern California have shown an increase in ridesharing of
15-20% when a GRH program is available to employees,
10. 0 TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
Ms, Lisa Burke will be the Hines Interests Transportation Coordinator for the
Bay West Cove project. The Slough Estates Transportation Coordinator for the
Bay West Cove p,roject has yet to be identified, Ms. Burke and the Slough Estates
Coordinator wIll work with designated tenant contacts to coordinate the
transportation programs,
Bay West Cove will designate a Transportation Coordinator whose
responsibility includes the shuttle, transit pass subsidy, and all Rideshare and
Spare the Air programs. The Transportation Coordinator will have duties and
primary responsioility for transportation demand management (TDM) issues
and for implementing this TDM Plan.
The Transportation Coordinator duties will be filled by:
Name:
Hines Interest
Ms, Lisa Burke
Slough Estates
To be determined
Address:
101 California, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111
33 West Monroe Street, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60603
E-mail:
Phone:
(415) 982-6200
(312) 558-9100
The Transportation Coordinator(s} (TC) will provide the following services and
functions:
1. Catalog all existing incentives that encourage employees to utilize
alternative transportation programs and aggressively market programs
to employees.
2. Develop and maintain liaison with employees, neighboring employment
centers, regional and local ridesharing programs.
3. Coordinate and manage various aspects of the TDM Plan that require
periodic update or monitoring, such as carpool and vanpool registration,
parking assignment and enforcement, (locker assignment and
enforcement and flextime work schedules).
4, Coordinate the transportation needs of the project with other area
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projects, specifically related to alternative modes of transportation such as
vanpooling,
Provide information and resource materials on the full range of
transportation choices available to employees of the development.
Provide up-to-date transit information.
Provide direct on-site sale or disbursement of Commuter Check.
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Provide information to bicyclists regarding desi~nated bike routes in the
Bikeways Master Plan, and on-site support facilities.
Post informational materials, specific to commute alternatives, via e-mail
and lobby posting,
Conduct an annual survey of employee commute methods and submit
summarized results to the South San Francisco Economic and Community
Development Department as part of the annual reporting process,
Evaluate survey results for alternative transportation potential,
Encourage flextime and other work schedule adjustments to
accommodate employee's chosen alternative mode,
Designated Employer Contact
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To ensure that the TDM Plan is implemented by the tenants, language will be
included into all of the tenant leases. The lease language will be worded similar
to: "Traffic: Tenant hereby agrees to designate one of lts employees to act as a liaison
with Landlord (see section 9,0) to facilitate and coordinate such programs as may be
required by governmental agencies to reduce the traffic generated by Bay West Cove as
required by the City of South San Francisco as part oJ conditions of approval and to
facilitate the use of public transportation,"
New Tenant Employee Information Packet
At the time of move-in all tenants will distribute an Employee Transportation
Information Packet to all employees commuting to the Bay West Cove site. This
packet will include (but not De lImited to) information about the carpool parking
program, SamTrans, Caltrain, BART and shuttle schedules and maps, and a
Bicycle map.
11.0 TELECOMMUTING
Telecommuting reduces both traffic and the need for employee parking,
The Bay West Cove project is located near major fiber optic lines, At a minimum,
conduit and necessary fufrastructure will be available for future tenants to link to
these lines. While fiber optic wiring does not directly result in fewer vehicle trips
to the site, it does provIde the infrastructure necessary for a future tenant to
implement a telecommute program that could result in fewer vehicle trips,
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Hines Interests has entered into a strategic alliance with a "broad band"
company to provide a full range of services including: video conferencing,
satellite capaoilities, maximum oroad band width capaoility allowing for dual
downloadmg and video view simultaneously, and remote server access for
greater telecommuting access. This state of the art technology will allow easy
downloading of major files such as CAD files, lengthy: legal documents, and
operating multiple programs at the same time, They will have satellite capability
to encourage wIfeless telecommunications.
12.0 FLEXIBLE WORK HOURS
A flextime window allows employees to arrive at and leave work outside of the
traditional hours of 8:00 a.m, to 5:00 p,m. This policy allows flexible schedules for
ridesharing purposes and helps reduce traffic congestion by flattening out the
peak period, On-going promotion of this program is necessary to continually
attract alternative transportation commuters.
13.0 KICK-OFF EVENT
Upon 50% of the tenant occupancy of each of their portions of the Bay West
Cove project, Hines Interests and Slough Estates will host a commute alternative
kick-off event/ celebration. Transportation service providers, such as SamTrans,
Caltrain, and RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, Inc" will be invited to set-up
exhibit booths. To encourage participation in the event, Hines Interests and
Slough Estates will provide food, such as popcorn, hot dogs and refreshments,
and give-a-ways, such as commuter mugs, water bottles, t-shirts, etc, Hines
Interest and Slough Estates will set the date for the event and advertise the event
at least two weekS in advance.
14.0 ANNUAL REPORT
An Annual Report will be a critically important part of a monitoring process to
determine the success or failure of TOM measures. This report, via results from
an employee survey distributed and collected by the employee Transportation
Coordinator, will provide quantitative data (e.g., mode split) and qualitative data
(e,g., employee perception of the alternative transportation programs). This data
may then be used to focus TDM marketing and tlle efforts of tlle Transportation
Coordinator. TDM programs could be retooled, if necessary, to maintain Bay
West Cove's 35% total trip reduction commitment at the site.
The Annual Report will be submitted to the City of South San Francisco on or
before December 1st each year.
15.0 CONCLUSION
The Bay West Cove developers are committed to achieve and maintain a 35%
employee alternative mode use at their proposed projects. This TOM Plan, which
provides the detail of their commitment, is the most aggressive TOM Plan ever
filed with the City of South San Francisco.
By balancing air quality with economic growth, Bay West Cove will help South
San Francisco thrive as a community. It is projects like these that will contribute
to South San Francisco's livelihood.
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The Bay West Cove project supports the policies of focusing clustered
development along transportation corridors (Highway 101 and 1-380), and
transit corridors (Oiltrain and SamTrans),
In order to be part of the transportation solution, Bay West Cove is proposing a
master planned camfus which contains the density and critical mass necessary to
encourage the use 0 all alternative modes of transportation including bicyclmg,
carpooling, vanpooling, and public transit, It must maintain the currently
proposed mix of office uses, recreational facilities, and food services, It must also
work closely with SamTrans, Caltrain, and BART to maximize employee
ridership on bus and rail.
With this TDM Plan and annual monitoring, B~y West Cove is. committed to
support alternative transportation and to a 35% employee alternative mode
usage.
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CITY TDM ORDINANCE
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I AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 20.120, TRANSPORTATION
DEMAND MANAGEMENT, TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHE::ffiAS, on January 4, May 17, July 19, 2001, and August 2, 2001, the Planning
Commission :leld duly noticed study sessions and public hearings to consider the Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance; and,
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1-8 states that the city adopt a TDM program or ordinance; and,
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prepare a de :ailed traffic study for the East of 101 Area, including the preparation of a
comprehensiYf and enforceable IDM program; and,
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30,2001 and ~eptember 26,2001, incorporated herein by reference, were prepared for the City's
review, at the Planning Commission and City Council, which reports describe and analyze the
TransportatiOlll Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance; and,
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Council adopt the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance but eliminate the availability
of reduced and paid parking as means for achieving alternate mode compliance; and,
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WHEREAS, on August 30, 2001 and September 26,2001, the City Council held study
sessions and public hearings to consider amending the zoning code to include the Transportation
Demand Management Ordinance; and,
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WHEI .BAS, the findings and determinations contained herein are based on all competent
and substanti.,l evidence in the record, both oral and written, contained in the entire record
relating to the project. The findings and determinations constitute the independent findings and
determination:; of the City Council and are supported by substantial evidence in the record,
including the '3eneral Plan adopted in 1999, the staff reports and consultant reports submitted at
the Planning (~ommission meetings on July 19, 2001, and August 2, 2001, the staff reports and
consultant rep )rts and all testimony in response thereto, submitted at the August 30, 2001, Study
Session and 8eptember 26, 2001, duly notice public hearing; and the proposed General Plan
amendment ro1d Supplemental Environmental Impact report related thereto.
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NOW TIIEREFORE, The City Council of the City of South San Francisco based on the
entire record Nhich includes, but is not limited to the Study Sessions of September 30,2001, the
duly noticed public hearing of City Council on September 26, 2001, and staff reports and
testimony re<: eived at same; the Transportation Demand Management Ordinance; the General
Plan Envirollfllental Impact Report certified in 1999; the Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report for th~ Transportation Demand Management Ordinance, submitted and certified by the
City Council pn September 26, 2001, including all findings made for same; and the staff reports
and testimony received at the duly noticed public hearing of the City Council on September 26,
2001; does htteby ordain as follows:
SECfION 1: I ADDmON OF CHAPfER 20,120
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Chapter 20. do, entitled 'vrransportation Demand Management" is hereby added to the South
San Franciscp Municipal Code to provide as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated ~erein by reference,
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To implement the goals and policies established in the South San Francisco General Plan, as
amended frorb time to time, by reducing traffic congestion at identified intersections through
implementati~n of transportation demand management programs for specified uses within the
City.
SECTION 3: i FINDINGS
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1. The abov : described Transportation Demand Management (fDM) Ordinance is internally
consisten with the South San Francisco General Plan,
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Analysis: Th'~ IDM Ordinance implements the goals and policies of the South San Francisco
General Plan adopted in October 1999. The IDM Ordinance implements Policy 2-14 which
requires proje,:ts seeking an FAR bonus to achieve a progressively higher alternative mode usage
pursuant to th, IDM Ordinance. The Ordinance is also consistent with sections 4-3-1-8, 4-3-1-11
and 4-3-1-12 t.'hich set forth the criteria and alternative mode usage for projects subject to the
TDM Ordin~e.
2. Californi~ Environmental Quality Act:
Pursuant to ~e California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the City Council
declares that I this project was analyzed in accordance with CEQA in the Supplemental
Environment~ Impact Report, 2001. The SEIR concluded that there were no adverse effects
associated witJ"t the project and identified only beneficial affects on the environment. The TDM
Ordinance's p~se is to reduce traffic congestion through a regulatory program consisting of
employer imp .emented shuttle programs; on-site amenities; reduced parking; paid parking and
other measur~ calculated to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips. The Ordinance does not
require any new buildings or facilities as a result of implementation. Therefore, there are no
adverse envirdnmental impacts associated with the Ordinance.
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In the even~ any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined invalid or
unconstitutio~al, such section or portion shall be deemed severable and all other sections or
portions here~f shall remain in full force and effect.
SECfION 5: : PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
Pursuant to t~e provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a Summary of this Ordinance
shall be prepch-ed by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council meeting at
which this Otpinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the Summary,
and (2) post iin the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within fifteen (15)
days after thel adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the summary, and (2)
post in the Ci~y Clerk's Office a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance along with the
names of tho~ City Council members voting for and against this Ordinance or otherwise voting.
This ordinanc~ shall become effective thirty days from and after its adoption.
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Introd,ced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco,
held the 26th qay of September 2001, by the following vote:
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AdoptM as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting
of the City C~ncil held the 24th day of October 200 1:
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: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Karyl Matsumoto and John R. Penna
Mayor Pro Tern Eugene R. Mullin and Mayor Joseph A. Femekes
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As Ma yor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance thi~ 24" day of October 2001. ~
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Chapt~r 20.120: Transportation Demand
Manag~ment
Section~:
20.120.01p Purpose
20.120.020 Applicability
20.120.03b Program Requirements and Standards
20.120.040 Required Measures
20.120.050 Additional Measures
20.120.06p Submittal Requirements
20.120.07p Review and Approval Process
20.120.080 Waivers and Minor Deviations
20.120.090 Amendments
20.120.100 Monitoring and Enforcement
20.120.110 Appeals
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The spe~c purposes of this Chapter are the following:
A. Imp)ement a program designed to reduce the amount of traffic
gen~rated by new non-residential development, and the expansion of
exispng non-residential development, pursuant to the City's police
po~r and necessary in order to protect the public health, safety
andiwelfare.
B. EnsUre that expected increases in traffic resulting from growth in
em~oyment opportunities in the City of South San Francisco will be
adequately mitigated.
C. RediIce drive-alone commute trips during peak traffic periods by
usir\g a combination of services, incentives, and facilities.
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D. Pro$ote the more efficient utilization of existing transportation
fac~ties and ensure that new developments are designed in ways to
maxjlmize the potential for alternative transportation usage.
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devt1lopment.
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F. Allow reduced parking requirements for projects implementing the
requirements of this Chapter.
G. Establish an on-going monitoring and enforcement program to
ensure that the measures are implemented.
20.120.020 Applicability
A. ! Area. The requirements of this Chapter shall apply to all lands
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B. Projects. The requirements of this Chapter apply to all non-
residential development expected to generate 100 or more average
daily trips, based on the Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) trip
generation rates or a project seeking a floor area ratio (FAR) bonus.
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20.1~0.030 Program Requirements and Standards
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Schec ule 20.120.030-A establishes the specific program requirements for
a prq, ect generating 100 or more trips or a project seeking a floor area
ratio WAR) bonus. The required altemative mode use for all projects is 28
perce*t and applicants who propose projec. ts with increased FAR would be
requiI(ed to increase their alternative mode use accordingly. The
requiIfements are described in the subsections below.
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Schedule 20.120.03o-A: Applicability of TOM Requirements
Trips Generated by Required Percent
Project or Project Measures Alternative
Requesting an FAR Mode Use
Bonus i Required
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Projecfl requesting an Yes See Schedule
FAR bohus. 20,l20,02D-C
. Refer io Schedule 2O.120,3Q..C for FAR bonus requirements,
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Survey
Triennial
Report
Financial
Penalty for
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No
Yes
Yes
Yes
A. Required and Additional Measures. All projects generating 100 or
I more trips shall prepare and submit a Preliminary roM Plan that
!includes all Required Measures and Additional Measures necessary
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!prescrtbed in Schedule 20.120.030-B. Refer to Section 20.120.040:
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Req'.ltred Measures and 20.120.050: Additional Measures, for a
description of the measures.
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Schedule 2O.12O.030-B: Summary of Program Requirements
Additional Measures chosen by
Applicant to Meet the Required
Alternative Mode Use (at least one
measure required of all projects)
A. Alternative Commute
Subsidies/Parking cash out
B, Bicycle Connections
C. Compressed Work Week
D. Flextime
E, land Dedication for Transit
Facilities/Bus Shelter
F. Ons/te Amenities
G, Paid parking at Prevalent Market
Rates
H, Telecommuting
I. Reduced Parking
J, Other measures as determined by
the Chief Planner consistent with (B)
below
Required Measures for all Projects
Generating 100 or more trips
A. Bicycle Parking, long- Term
B. Bicycle Parking, Short-Term
C, Carpool and Vanpool
Rldematching Service
D, Designated Employer Contact
E, Direct Route to Transit
F, Free Parking for Carpool and
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G, Quaranteed Ride Home
H. l~fOrmation Boards/Kiosks
I. Passenger loading Zones
J. Pedestrian Connections
K. Freferential Carpool and
Vanpool Parking
L F romotlonal Programs
M. S lowers/Clothes lockers
N. S luttle Program
O. T'ansportatlon Management
Association Participation
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B. Propcts Seeking an FAR Bonus. Projects seeking an FAR bonus
shal prepare and submit a Preliminary TOM Plan that includes all
Required Measures, any combination of Additional Measures, and
any other measures that have a demonstratable effect of reducing
the :lumber of trips generated as detenn1ned by the Chief Planner
and as approved by the Planning Commission. Schedule
20.120.030-C prescribes the maximum allowable FAR under these
intensity provisions and Schedule 20.120.030-D prescribes the
req~tred alternative mode use based on the FAR.
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Business Commercial
Hotels
Business and Technology
Park
Coastal Commercial 0.5 0,9 1.0
Hotels 1.2 1.8 2,0
.. The General Plan establishes a maximum floor area ra1lo (FAR) (Table 2.2-1 In the South
San Francisco General Plan). Column two Indicates the maximum floor area ratio
permitted with the TOM Bonus, Column three Indicates the maximum permitted floor area
ratio with the combined TOM Bonus and design bonuses.
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alternative mode use required for bonus FAR under these intensity
provisions is prescribed in Schedule 20. 120.030-D.
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Schedule 20.120.030-D: Alternative Mode Use Requirements for an FAR Bonus
Alternative Mode
Use Required
(Percent)
30,0
36.5
45.0
30.0
SChedule 20.120.030-C: Maximum Allowable FAR
General Plan Land Use
Classification
Base FAR
Max/mum FAR
with TOM
Plan.
2.3
0.9
1.8
0.9
1.0
0,5
1.2
0.5
General Plan Land Use
Classification
Offlce
Requested FAR
1.10 - 1.59
1.60 - 1.99
2.00 - 2.30
0.51 - 0.69
Business Commercial/Coastal
Commercial or Business
Technology Park
Hotel (In either Business
Commercial or Coastal
Commercial)
0.70 - 0.80
0.81 - 0.90
1.21 - 1.49
1.50 - 1,69
1.70 - 1.80
Maximum
Perm/ffed FAR In
the General Plan"
2,5
1.0
2,0
1.0
32.0
35.0
30,0
32.0
35.0
D. TDM Plans Required. Pursuant to Section 20.120.060 and Section
20.120.070. all projects shall submit a Prel1minary and Final TOM
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Plar.'. Said Plans must demonstrate that, upon implementation. they
will 3.chieve the required alternative mode use.
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use achievable from each additional measure are available from the
Plar ning Division.
F. MOl\itoring and Eriforcement. Projects will be monitored pursuant
to $ection 20.120.100 to ensure the alternative mode use is
achieved. Applicant shall be required. as a condition of approval. to
reirr_burse the City for costs incurred in maintaining and enforcing
the TOM program for the approved project.
20.120.040 Required Measures
All non-residential development shall implement the following measures:
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A. Bicycle Parking, Long-Tenn. The applicant shall determine the
appropriate number of bicycle spaces based on the required
altemative mode use and subject to review and approval by the
Chief Planner. Bicycle parking shall be located within 75 feet of a
main entrance to the building and all long-term spaces must be
covered. Long-term bicycle parking shall be achieved by providing
one or more of the following measures:
1. Parking in a locked. controlled access room or area enclosed
by a fence with a locked gate.
2. Lockers.
3. Parking within view or within 100 feet of an attendant or
security guard.
4. Parking in an area that is monitored by a security camera.
5. Providing fixed statioruuy objects that allow the bicycle frame
and both wheels to be locked with a bicycle-locking device or
the bicyclist supplying only a lock and six-foot cable.
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Bicycle Parking, Short-Tenn. The applicant shall determine the
appropriate number of bicycle spaces based on the required
altemative mode use and subject to review and approval by the
Chief Planner. If more than 10 short-term spaces are required at
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least 50 percent must be covered. Bicycle parking shall be located
within 100 feet of a main entrance to the building. Security shall be
achieved by using one or more of the same methods used for
securing long-term bicycle parking.
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Cwpool and Vanpool Ridematching Services. The Designated
Employer Contact shall be responsible for matching potential
carpoolers and vanpoolers by administering a carpool/vanpool
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Designated Employer Contact. Each applicant shall designate or
require tenants to designate an employee as the official contact for
the 'IDM program. The City shall be provided with a current name
and phone number of the Designated Employer Contact. The
Designated Employer Contact shall administer carpool and vanpool
I ridematching services, the promotional programs. update
linfonnation on the information boards/kiosks. and be the official
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Direct Route to Transit. A well-lighted path or sidewalk shall be
provided utilizing the most direct route to the nearest transit or
shuttle stop from the building. Refer to Figure 20.120.040.
F. Free Parking for Carpools and Vanpools. The preferential
parking spaces shall be provided free of charge.
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G. Guaranteed Ride Home. Carpool, vanpool and transit riders shall
be provided with guaranteed tides home in emergency situations.
Rides shall be provided either by a transportation service provider
(taxi or rental car) or an infonnal policy using company
!vehicles/and or designated employees.
H. I'llformation Boards/Kfosks. The Designated Employer Contact
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information; bicycle lanes, routes and paths and facility information;
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I. Passenger Loading Zones. Passenger loading zones for carpool and
vanpool drop-off shall be located near the main building entrance.
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J. ped ~trian Connections. Safe, convenient pedestrtan connections
shalp. be provided from the project to surrounding external streets
and. if applicable, traUs. Lighting, landscaping and building
orie-,tation should be designed to enhance pedestrian safety.
K. Prft~erential Carpool and Vanpool Parking. Ten percent of vehicle
spaces shall be reserved for carpools or vanpools, with a minimum
of Ole space required. Such spaces shall be provided in premium
and convenient locations.
L. ProFtional Programs. The following promotional programs shall
be promoted and organized by the Designated Employer Contact:
new tenant and employee orientation packets on transportation
alternatives; flyers, posters, brochures, and ema1ls on commute
alteJtnatives; transportation fairs; Spare the Air (June - October);
Rideshare Week (October); trtp planning assistance-routes and
maps.
M. SOO wers/Clothes Lockers. Shower and clothes locker facilities
shall be provided free of charge.
N. Shuttle Program. Establish a Shuttle Program or participate in an
exis-mg Program approved by the Chief Planner and subject to any
fees for the existing program.
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O. Tra~portation Management Association (TMA). The applicant
shall participate or require tenant to participate in a local TMA, The
Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance) or a similar
organization approved by the Chief Planner, that provides ongoing
support for alternative conunute programs.
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The Chief Planner and the Planning Commission shall determine the
appropriateness of each Additional Measure chosen by the applicant. See
also Section 20.120.070: Review and Approval Process.
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Alte/mative Commute Subsides/ParJdng Cash Out. Employees
shaL be provided with a subsidy, determined by the applicant and
subject to review by the Chief Planner if they use transit or
COlIL"llute by other alternative modes.
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B. Bicycle Connections. If a site is abutting a bicycle path, lane or
route accorcling to F:lgure 20.120.040, a bicycle connection shall be
provided close to an entrance to the building on the site.
C. Compressed Work Week. The applicant shall allow employees or
require their tenants to allow employees to adjust their work
schedule in order to complete the basic work requirement of five
eight-hour workdays by adjusting their schedule to reduce vehicle
trips to the worksite.
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D. i Flextime. The applicant shall provide or require their tenants to
provide employees with staggered work hours involving a shift in the
set work hours of all employees at the workplace or flexible work
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E. Land Dedication for Transit/Bus Shelter. Where appropriate,
land shall be dedicated for transit or a bus shelter shall be provided
based on the proximity to a transit route shown on Figure
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F. Onsite Amenities. One or more of the following amenities shall be
implemented: ATM, day care, cafeteria, limited food service
establishment, dIy cleaners, exercise facil1t1es, convenience retail,
post office, on-site transit pass sales.
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G. Paid Parking at Prevalent Market Rates. Parking shall be
provided at a cost equal to the prevalent market rate, as determined
by the City based on a survey of parking in North San Mateo
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H. Telecommuting. The applicant shall provide or require tenants to
provide opportunities and the ab1l1ty to work off-site.
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I. Reduced Parking. In accordance with General Plan Policy 4.3-1-8,
reduced parking, consistent with projected trip reduction identified
lin the preliminary TOM plan, may, be pennitted subject to approval
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J. I Other Measures. Additional measures not listed in this Chapter,
Isuch as an in-lieu fee that would be negotiated in a Development
Agreement with the City, may be implemented as determined by the
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Chief Planner and approved by the Planning Commission. Once the
Plar-Iling Commission approves the Preliminary TOM Plan, the Chief
Plar ner may recommend additional measures either as part of the
Fine: 1 TOM Plan or as part of the Triennial Review process.
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20.120.060 Submittal Requirements
All p:-ojects generating 100 or more trtps shall submit the following
infornation in conjunction with the development application:
A. I Preliminary TDM Plan.
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; 1. A completed checklist of the Required Measures pursuant to
Section 20.120.040.
2. A completed checklist of the Additional Measures chosen by
the applicant pursuant to Section 20.120.050.
3. A description of how the applicable alternative mode use will
be achieved and maintained over the life of the project,
including. but not limited to, the trtp reduction goals targeted
for the various TOM measures.
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roM Site Plan. All applicants shall submit a site plan that
designates, if applicable, TOM design elements including:
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a. Extemal: preferential parking areas, paid parking
areas, bicycle connections, bicycle parking long- and
short-term. location of onsite amenities, passenger
loading areas, land dedicated for transit fac1l1ties and
bus shelters, direct route to transit, and pedestrtan
connections.
b. Intemal: showers/lockers, information boards/kiosks,
ATM, dry cleaners, day care, convenience retail, post
office, cafeteria, limited food service establishment.
exercise fac1l1ties, onsite transit pass sales.
B. Program Costs. All projects shall be required to reimburse the City
for program costs associated monitoring and enforcing the TOM
program for the project.
20.120.070 Review and Approval Process
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The r~ew and approval process for this Chapter is set forth below.
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A. All Projects. Approval of a Conditional Use Permit is required for all
non-residential developments subject to the provisions of this
Chalpter.
B. Required Findings. In addition to the requirements of Chapter
20.81: Use Permit Procedure, the Planning Commission shall make
the :ollowing findings:
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1. I The proposed 'IDM measures are feasible and appropriate for
the project, considering the proposed use or mix of uses and
the project's location, size, and hours of operation; and
2. Whether the proposed performance guarantees will ensure
that the target alternative mode use established for the
project by this chapter will be achieved and maintained.
C. Acr..ons By Planning Commission. Prior to approval of a Use
Perr::1it, the Planning Conunlssion, may:
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Reject the Preliminary 'IDM Plan based on the findings in
subsection C and require applicant to resubmit Preliminary
TOM Plan;
2. Approve a lower FAR bonus based on the findings in
subsection C; or
3. Impose conditions that are necessary to achieve and maintain
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D. Ffn~l TDM Plan. The applicant shall modify the Preliminary'IDM
Plar_ and submit the F1nalIDM Plan including additional conditions
imposed by the Planning Commission as part of the building permit
process. Prior to receiving a building pennit, the Final IDM Plan
shall be reviewed and approved by the Chief Planner to ensure all
conditions imposed by the Planning Commission have been
adcttessed.
20.120.080 Waivers and Minor DeviatioDS
An appllc ant may request a waiver or minor deviation from the
requiremellts of this Chapter. The Chief Planner shall review such
requests a:r.d determine whether a particular requirement is not applicable
to a partici-dar non-residential development or whether it may be reduced,
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or an alternative and equivalent measure substituted. Prior to approval of
a Use Pennit the Planning Commission shall impose conditions that are
necessary to achieve and maintain the target alternative mode use.
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20.120.090 Amendments
A Use Permit modification shall be required when a major change- a
change is the addition of 10 percent of the building area or a change in use
classes that triggers a 10 percent or greater increase in trips- occurs.
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20.120.100 Monitoring and Enforcement
All Pi~ects are subject to an Annual Swvey. Applicants seeking an FAR
bonu are also subject to a Triennial Report and penalties for
nonc mpliance.
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Purpose. The purpose of the Annual Survey is to report on the
compliance of a project with the FinalIDM Plan.
Survey Preparation. The City or the City's designated
representative shall prepare and administer the Annual
Survey of participants in the IDM program.
3. Survey Speclfu::atiDns. The swvey shall be used to monitor all
projects. The survey administrator shall use statistical
sampling techniques that will create a 95 percent confidence
in the findings.
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SW1Jey Report. A report of the survey findings shall be
presented annually to the Planning Commission and the City
Council.
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i alternative mode use and to document the effectiveness of the
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prepared by an independent consultant, retained by City and
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paid for by applicant, who will work in concert with the
Designated Employer Contact.
3. Submittal The Triennial Report shall be submitted every three
years on the anniversary date of the granting of the certificate
of occupancy for a building or facility.
4. Response Rate. The information for the 1iiennial Report shall
be obtained from all employees working in the buildings. All
nonresponses will be counted as a drive alone trip.
5. Required Alternative Mode Use. The Triennial Report shall
state whether the non-residential development has or has not
achieved its required percent alternative mode use. If the
development has not achieved the required alternative mode
use, the applicant shall provide an explanation of how and
why the goal has not been reached and a detailed description
of Additional Measures that will be adopted in the coming
year to attain the required alternative mode use. Any and all
Additional Measures must include an implementation
schedule by month.
6. Historical Comparison. The Triennial Report shall include a
comparison to historical responses on the survey and if a
mode share has changed significantly, a detailed description
as to why the mode share has changed.
7. City Review. The Chief Planner shall review all Triennial
Reports. If at anytime the reports indicate failure to achieve
the stated policy goals, those reports will be submitted to the
City Council.
8. Penalty for Noncompliance. If after the initial Triennial Report,
the subsequent Triennual Report indicates that, in spite of
the changes in the Final TOM Plan, the required alternative
mode use is still not being achieved, or if an applicant fails to
submit a Triennial Report at the times described above, the
City may assess applicant a penalty. The penalty shall be
established by City Council resolution on the basis of project
size and actual percentage alternative mode use as compared
to the percent altemative mode use established in the IDM
Plan.
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9. Application of the Penalty. In determining whether a financial
penalty is appropriate, the City may consider whether the
applicant has made a good faith effort to achieve the required
alternative mode use. IT a penalty is imposed such penalty
sums shall be used by the City toward the implementation of
the FinalIDM Plan.
20. ~20.110 Appeals
In ac~ordance with Chapter 20.90: Appeal Procedure, an applicant may
appecJ an administrative decision to the Planning Commission and if the
applicant is not satisfied with the decision of the Planning Commission,
the applicant may appeal the decision to the City Council.
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