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SAMCEDA Update

 SAMCEDA 2012 April 3   SAMCEDA Applauds MTC Endorsement of Regional Agreement to Fund Caltrain Modernization The Metropolitan Transportation Commission approved a regional agreement to fully fund the electrification of Caltrain.   The MOU formalizes support for a “blended” HSR/Caltrain system.   With the number of start-up companies springing up in the Caltrain Corridor between […]

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EPA released the Draft “National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change,”

Draft EPA National Water Program 2012 Climate Strategy On April 3, EPA released the Draft “National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change,” which describes how EPA’s water-related programs plan to address the impacts of climate change and provides long-term visions, goals, and strategic actions for the management of sustainable water resources for future […]

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Politico Covers RAMP Act

via Politico   Each year, shippers pay more in user fees than is spent to upgrade the nation’s ports – leading to a surplus approaching $7 billion in a time roads and transit systems face long-term funding shortfalls in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Water transport is vitally important in light of President Obama’s […]

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Ranking Criteria for SF Bay Basin Plan Triennial Review

During the Triennial Review workshop, stakeholders expressed an interest in reviewing the criteria used during the last triennial review to rank projects.  The following text is the description of these criteria from the 2009 triennial review staff report, provided for your review and comment. 1.    Project Ranking Criteria As was the case during the last Triennial Review, […]

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