DATE: April 22, 2026
TO: Council Infrastructure & Airport Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Transit Oriented Communities Policy Planning Grant Scoping
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council Infrastructure and Airport Committee (CIAC) review an informational report and provide feedback on the City’s strategy for meeting Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy standards on Parking and Station Access.
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SUMMARY
In 2022, MTC adopted the Transit-Oriented Communities Policy to help support and achieve the vision and objectives set by Plan Bay Area 2050, the region’s long-range plan for transportation, housing, the economy, and the environment. The Transit-Oriented Communities Policy sets forth guidelines for land use and transportation policy for areas adjacent to major transit stations, which includes a half-mile buffer around both Hayward and South Hayward BART stations.
To encourage alignment of local land use and transportation decisions with regionwide goals, MTC has set aside $45 million in grant funds as part of One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) 4, their fourth round of the OBAG program which distributes federal transportation funds every four years through an application process. The TOC policy framework includes four components: Density, Housing, Parking, and Station Access. To be eligible to apply for these funds, cities must meet a minimum average score across all TOCs in their jurisdiction. This report outlines the background of the TOC policy, where Hayward currently scores toward compliance and access to grant funding, what steps are currently underway to improve compliance, and an array of opportunities to meet compliance and access grant funds.
This staff report reviews the City’s existing plans, policies, and municipal code to assess how the City can fulfill the Station Access and Parking standards established in the MTC TOC program. Although many of these recommendations are not directly related to infrastructure, the Committee’s input is important on related policies that may impact our streets. City staff recommend aligning development and transportation policies with regional criteria through the following actions:
• Adopt updated density minimums and maximums, and floor-area-ratio (FAR) minimums and maximums in both TOC areas for new residential developments
• Allow unbundled parking for residential and commercial developments in both TOC areas
• Allow shared parking for residential and commercial developments in both TOC areas
• Adopt bicycle parking minimums for new residential and commercial developments citywide
City staff request input from CIAC on achieving further alignment with TOC policies through some combination of the following actions:
• Adopting some level of parking maximums in TOC area(s) for new residential and/or commercial developments (recommended)
• Adopting some level of priced parking in TOC area(s)
• Funding mobility hub plan development for BART station(s)
City staff are interested in understanding CIAC support for staff recommendations for TOC consistency, elements they feel may be challenging or not feasible to pursue currently, and prioritization of feasible actions.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report