The San Mateo County Transportation Authority Board of Directors recently adopted its Strategic Plan. The plan, which will guide the evaluation and prioritization of projects that apply for Measure A funding, is posted on the TA’s Web site: TA Strategic Plan.

Developed after a series of community meetings held throughout the county, the plan also includes input from key stakeholders.

The original Measure A, which established the program, was approved by voters in June 1988. In 2004, county voters reauthorized the sales tax and its publicly developed expenditure plan for an additional 25 years, beginning Jan. 1, 2009.

To provide county residents with a balanced transportation road map, the TA focuses on six key programs: transit; highways; local streets/transportation; railroad grade separations; pedestrians and bicycles; and alternative congestion relief programs.

The reauthorized measure includes new programs and projects such as more local community shuttle service, railroad/street grade separations, ferry service to South San Francisco and Redwood City, and a major infusion of tax dollars for pedestrian and bicycle projects. For the first time, much-needed operating funds can be channeled into Caltrain.

The TA is an independent agency formed to administer the proceeds of a countywide half-cent sales tax to fund transportation improvements.

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Media Contact: Christine Dunn, 650-508-6238