DATE: January 28, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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South Bay Connect: Discuss and Provide Feedback to Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Staff
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That City Council provide feedback to Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Staff on the South Bay Connect project.
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SUMMARY
The South Bay Connect Project proposes to relocate the Capitol Corridor intercity passenger rail service between Oakland and Newark from the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Niles Subdivision to the existing UPRR Coast Subdivision. While the project has potential regional benefits by creating a faster and more reliable passenger rail route between Oakland and San Jose, it comes at a local cost to Hayward. As a result of this project, the Capitol Corridor will no longer serve the Hayward station at 22555 Meekland Avenue.
The City elected officials, staff, and many residents have expressed strong concerns to Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) staff during the planning and environmental phases of the project related to the closure of the station and the impact it would have on the City.
The proposed Project also includes constructing a new passenger rail station at the existing Ardenwood Park-and-Ride in Fremont on the Coast Subdivision to serve southern Alameda County passengers and create new transbay transit connections to the San Francisco Peninsula.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Aerial Map