Progress Report 2006
Investing in our Future

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE

From the Executive Director

Eighteen years ago, San Mateo County voters looked into the future, saw gridlock and voted to do something about it. In 1988, the Measure A half-cent sales tax passed by a convincing 61.7 percent margin.

That affirmative vote made possible a long-term investment in the transportation system of our county and the Bay region.

Measure A has provided local residents with the ability to leverage local dollars with state and federal funds to achieve big things. At the end of 2008, when the current Measure A expires, it is estimated that $1.1 billion in local tax dollars will have brought in an additional $1.2 billion in state and federal dollars — for a $2.3 billion investment in transportation infrastructure.

When voters were asked to renew Measure A in November 2004, they resoundingly endorsed what had been done to improve transit and relieve traffic congestion and embraced a mobile future, voting their approval by a phenomenal 75.8 percent margin and extending its tenure through 2033.

The San Mateo County Transportation Authority, which was established to administer the funds, is simultaneously wrapping up the first program while gearing up for the new one.

The 2004 measure will take the TA into some new programs and projects, including local community shuttle busses, ferry service in South San Francisco and Redwood City and a major infusion of dollars for bicycle projects. For the first time, much-needed operating funds can be channeled into SamTrans, Caltrain and BART service.

As the strategic plan is developed for this next phase, the TA will ensure that the new Measure A is invested as wisely as the one that charted our course into the 21st century.

Michael J. Scanlon

The expenditure plan approved by the voters in 1988 included the following programs: Transit, Paratransit, Streets and Highways, Local Entities, Transportation Systems Management and Bicycles.

SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MEASURE A EXPENDITURE PLAN

Transit - 46.1% - Caltrain Improvements, Grade Separations, Dumbarton Rail
Paratransit - 3.1%
Streets and Highways - 29.2%
Local Entities - 20%
Transportation Systems Management and Bicycles - 1.6%

Table of Contents:
1. MAIN > 2. Transit > 3. Streets/Highways > 4. Paratransit > 5. TSM > 6. Local Entities > 7. Financial > 8. BOD/CAC members

Table of Contents
1. Main
2. Transit
3. Streets/Highways
4. Paratransit
5. TSM
6. Local Entities
7. Financial
8. BOD/CAC members