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Erwin Hayer’s comments about the Sacramento Area Council Of Governments (SACOG) Workshop on the Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2030 (MTP 2030) held on 25 May 2006.

The participants were assigned a table upon arrival. My Table was number 4 and consisted of two High School students, one lady from the North Sacramento Area, one disabled man, two SACOG Facilitators and myself. I believe there were 15 tables with 5 to 6 persons and a facilitator at each table.  Most tables selected the Medium Distance Map. None (a first according to the facilitator) chose the Longer Distance Map.

Three Sacramento County Maps were given to each workshop participants table. Each map represented the total expenditure of the revenue for transportation improvements through 2030. A 300 Million additional tax amount could possible be available

The workshop participants were asked to make any changes that they thought would improve the transportation prospects within Sacramento County. No information was given to the workshop participants about the transportation prospects outside of Sacramento County.

One thing I noticed right away was:
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Sixteenth Street from Interstate 80 north to the county line had no improvements for the short distance commuting map through 2030.
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Sixteenth Street from Interstate 80 north to the county line was shown as 4 lanes on the medium distance commuting map through 2030.
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Sixteenth Street from Interstate 80 north to the county line was shown as 6 lanes on the longer distance commuting map through 2030.

I believe most of the commuting to and from jobs from the Elverta Specific Plan and Placer Vineyards will fall into the 10 plus miles or longer distance trips.

I have scanned the Rio Linda/Elverta area of the three maps and the map legend. See below.

SHORTER DISTANCE Map with commute and shopping trips of 3 miles or less per day average.
http://riolinda.info/traffic/MTP2030_ShortDistanceMap.jpg
This map shows a 4 lane
Elkhorn Boulevard from Sixteenth Street to State Route 70/99 and a 4 lane Elverta Road from Watt Avenue to a new interchange at State Route 70/99.

MEDIUM DISTANCE Map with commute and shopping trips of 3 to 10 miles per day average.
http://riolinda.info/traffic/MTP2030_MediumDistanceMap.jpg
This Map shows the same as the Shorter Distance Map with the addition of a 4 lane
Raley Boulevard/Sixteenth Street from Interstate 80, across the Dry Creek Parkway and on to the Placer County Line. 

LONGER DISTANCE Map with commute and shopping trips of 10 miles plus per day average.
http://riolinda.info/traffic/MTP2030_LongDistanceMap.jpg
This map shows the same as the Medium Distance Map except
Raley Boulevard/Sixteenth Street is now 6 lanes from Interstate 80, across the Dry Creek Parkway and on to the Placer County Line.

“Notice NO improvements to Dry Creek Road, Marysville Boulevard or Rio Linda Boulevard are indicated on any of the 3 maps.”

Included with the maps were:
http://riolinda.info/traffic/MTP2030_Map-Road-Transit-Legend .jpg

I could not personally say any of the maps applied to me because I do not make daily trips to any where as I am retired. 

Also, all of the above is to the best of my knowledge, true and accurate.

Erwin Hayer