HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08-27; City Council; 21350; Coastal Corridor Quiet ZonesCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 26
AB# 21.350
MTG. 8-27-13
DEPT. PW-TRAN
COASTAL CORRIDOR QUIET ZONES
DEPT.DiRECTOR 0/
CITY ATTY.
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED AaiON:
To receive a presentation from Reed Caldwell, Deputy General Manager of North County Transit District
regarding the Coastal Corridor Quiet Zones.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Mr. Caldwell will give an update on the Coastal Corridor Quiet Zones.
FISCAL IMPACT;
None.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project" within the
meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment,
or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and therefore does not require
environmental review.
EXHIBITS:
None.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Skip Hammann 760-602-2730 skip.hammann(a)carlsbadca.gov
FOR CLERK USE.
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COASTAL CORRIDOR QUIET ZONES
City of Carlsbad
Council Meeting
August 27, 2013
Reed Caldwell
Deputy General Manager
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What is a Quiet Zone?
•Train horns no longer sound
–Except in Emergencies, Trespassers, etc.
–At discretion of locomotive engineer
•Active warning devices still operate
–Crossing bells and lights
•Crossing safety measures
implemented at crossing
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Regulatory
Background
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Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) “Final Rule”
•Adopted August 17, 2006
•Details the Federal rules for
locomotive horn use and
requirements for establishment of
Quiet Zones
•Preempts State laws governing
the sounding of locomotive horns
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California Public Utilities Commission
CPUC General Order No. 88-B
– Adopted: January 8, 2004
•Establishes criteria of altering
highway-rail crossings
•Railroad supervises work between
rails and within 2-ft of rails
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NCTD Board Policy
•NCTD Board Policy No. 18
– Adopted: October 18, 2012
– Purpose: Support for Cities
– Cities’ are lead agencies for securing
funding, permitting, and approvals
– Cost Neutral to NCTD
– Added Wayside Horn System
– NCTD performs construction
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Quiet Zone Efforts for Inland and Coastal Corridors
•City of Encinitas
–Chesterfield Crossing Feasibility Study - Feb 2005
•City of Vista
–Grade Crossing Review - Apr 2006
•City of Oceanside
–MOU for Preliminary Design - Nov 2006
•City of Del Mar
–MOU for Site Diagnostic - Aug 2007
–Wayside Horn Operational - Sep 2012
•City of San Diego
–MOU for Preliminary Design - Nov 2006
–12 Crossing Quiet Zone Operational - Nov 2012
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Cont. Quiet Zone Efforts To-date
NCTD Limits
•City of San Diego
–12 crossings
–$21 million program
–Completed Nov 2012
–Centre City
Development
Corporation (CCDC)
paid 100% of quiet
zone costs
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Sample
Intersections
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Quiet Zone Safety Improvements Examples
Median Islands &
Crossing Gates (2)
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Quiet Zone Safety Improvements Example
Median Islands &
Crossing Gates (4)
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Quiet Zone Safety Improvements Example
One Way Street,
Median Islands, &
Crossing Gates (4)
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Coastal Corridor
Programmatic
Study
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Quiet Zone Programmatic Study for the
Coastal Corridor
•Use Corridor-Wide Risk Index
–Cost/Benefit
•Uniform coordinated safety
improvements
•Eliminates noise “leakage” between
Cities with and without Quiet Zones
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Cont. Coastal Corridor-Wide Quiet Zones
•Coastal Corridor (Orange County to Broadway)
–27 total at-grade crossings
•7 crossings in San Diego Quiet Zone
•1 crossing with a Wayside Horn in Del Mar
Oceanside 5
Carlsbad 4
Grand Avenue
Carlsbad Village Drive
Tamarack Avenue
Cannon Road
Encinitas 4
Solana Beach 0
Del Mar 1
San Diego 13
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Key Policy Considerations
•FRA: Local Jurisdictions Lead Quiet
Zone Process
•Past work on Quiet Zones by
Communities
•Increased Train Traffic in Regional
Plans
– 2013 Passenger Trains – 44/day
– 2030 Passenger Trains – 76/day
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Cont. Key Policy Considerations
•City of San Diego Quiet Zone
Investment: $21 Million, 100% of a
Quiet Zone with 12 crossings
•SANDAG & NCTD do not have
funding to support Quiet Zones
–Insufficient SANDAG funding for 2050 Plan
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Quiet Zones
Questions?
Reed Caldwell
North County Transit District
August 27, 2013