| Caltrain Oakdale Station Study |
Background The Bayview community identified the potential to develop a Caltrain station at an Oakdale Avenue site as a high priority in several planning processes, including the Bayview Hunters Point Community Revitalization Concept Plan and the Bayview Connections Project Plan. If implemented, a station at Oakdale Avenue would provide better regional access to and from the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood and surrounding area, improve connections with local Muni bus and rail services, and contribute to community revitalization and neighborhood development efforts.
Update on Current ActivitiesConceptual DesignsDownload the Fact Sheet for the station ridership study. Download the Final Report for the station feasibility study. The San Francisco County Transportation Authority began the Bayview-Oakdale Caltrain Station Study by convening an inter-agency technical advisory committee comprised of representatives from the Planning Department, Redevelopment Agency, MTA/Muni, Port of San Francisco, and Caltrain JPB (the Study Team). The study was also guided by the Bayview Project Area Committee, Land Use and Transportation Subcommittee. The Bayview community identified the potential to develop a Caltrain station at an Oakdale Avenue site as a high priority in several planning processes, including the Bayview Hunters Point Community Revitalization Concept Plan and the Bayview Connections Project Plan. If implemented, a station at Oakdale Avenue would provide better regional access to and from the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood and surrounding area, improve connections with local Muni bus and rail services, and contribute to community revitalization and neighborhood development efforts. Local transportation sales tax funding for the Caltrain Oakdale Station project was included in the recent voter-approved Proposition K Expenditure Plan, and the Authority has also secured planning funds to undertake the subject feasibility and design study. The Bayview-Oakdale Caltrain station study was funded by a Caltrans Environmental Justice planning grant. Location of potential Oakdale Ave Station Current Activities:The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is currently leading the Study Team in estimating ridership at the potential Oakdale Avenue station as part of a Bayview-Oakdale Caltrain Ridership Study. This study is the next step in determing the feasibility, impacts, and benefits of a station at Oakdale Avenue. Previous Efforts--the Oakdale Caltrain Station StudyThe purpose of the study was to examine alternative conceptual design options for constructing a Caltrain station at Oakdale Avenue between Phelps Street and Quint Street through technical investigations and an inclusive community-based planning process. Consulting firm HNTB was selected to perform engineering feasibility studies, existing conditions analysis, alternatives analysis on station concept designs, outreach, and planning level cost estimation for a proposed Caltrain station at the Oakdale Avenue site. The Study demonstrated that it is feasible to construct a Caltrain station at Oakdale Avenue and also developed conceptual station designs for the station site through a community-based planning and design process. Next StepsThe Ridership Study is expected to be finalized in Fall of 2008. Following the effort, the Study Team would begin an operational analysis to determine impacts and benefits on the Caltrain and Muni systems. The next steps would include preliminary and detailed engineering and environmental impact assessments, followed by construction. If the project moves forward the earliest that service could begin at the Oakdale Avenue Station is 2012/3. For more information on this study please contact Zabe Bent, Principal Transportation Planner, at (415) 522-4819. BackgroundThe Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood is located in the southeast portion of San Francisco, and was served by Caltrain at Paul Avenue until its recent closure. The Caltrain line enters a tunnel section immediately north of Paul Avenue and emerges from the tunnel just south of Oakdale Avenue in the Bayview neighborhood. Interest in relocating the Paul Ave station to the Oakdale site originated about two decades ago. The Paul Avenue station was underutilized and recently closed. It was served by only a few trains per day, and was perceived as unsafe and inconvenient to residential and key commercial destinations. Though the Paul Avenue Station has been closed, interest in a station at Oakdale Avenue continues. The potential for constructing a station at Oakdale was evaluated as part of a 1988 Caltrans study which established feasibility but also raised questions about cost. Subsequently, the Bayview Hunters Point Community Revitalization Concept Plan was completed, reviving interest in studies to evaluate engineering, design and cost issues at the Oakdale site.
Photo of Proposed Oakdale Station Site Conceptual Station DesignsTwo station concept plans, the Basic Concept Plan and the Enhanced Concept Plan, were developed through this process. Both plans exceed the minimum requirements necessary for a Caltrain station, but have different funding requirements due to the additional station elements included in the Enhanced option.
Workshop MaterialsWorkshop 2A community workshop was held on June 29, 2004 to review station area concepts. Station options presented at the community workshop include the Basic Concept Plan and the Enhanced Concept Plans, which both exceed the minimum requirements necessary for a Caltrain station. The Basic and Enhanced options have different funding requirements because of the additional station elements that are included in the Enhanced option. In addition to the concept plans, the following presentation boards were presented at the public meeting: Community Feedback from Workshop 1 The following handouts were distributed at the public meeting: Handout 1 - Station Elements Checklist Workshop photos of community members working in small groups to identify station priorities provided by Mike Kan (taken June 29, 2004).
Workshop 3
A community workshop was held on September 28, 2004 to review the findings of the Bayview-Oakdale Caltrain Station Study and to report back to the community regarding key issues that have come up throughout the public outreach process. In addition to presenting the Basic and Enhanced station concepts, the workshop team also presented additional details about safety & security, public art, and economic development. The following design details were also presented at the public meeting: The workshop concluded with a presentation of next steps and the preliminary cost estimates for the project.
For more information on this study please contact Zabe Bent, Principal Transportation Planner, at (415) 522-4819. |
