In our city, C/CAG paid for the shuttle, the repaving, the trash events

Pacifica Tribune/Jane Northrop, Staff, 11/4/14.  "Mayor addresses regional and local concerns."

Good, 1/3rd of Linda Mar Blvd was paved;
but where did our road money from the County go?

"The mayor of Pacifica keeps a watchful eye on the workings of the city and branches out to make sure Pacifica's needs are considered regionally through her work on C/CAG. C/CAG stands for City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County. Pacifica Mayor Mary Ann Nihart is the current chair. 

...  Nihart has been on C/CAG for the last four years. The experience has been a whirlwind of collaborative planning.  For Pacifica, C/CAG approved the Recology-sponsored shuttle buses to the Devil's Slide trail, even though Pacifica is known as a low ridership area. ... C/CAG approved grants for the repaving of Linda Mar Boulevard and for the Pacifica Beach Coalition trash pick-up events. 

.... Nihart hopes to secure funding for the Palmetto Avenue streetscape, the Pacifica trail, storm water management and to beautify the highway. C/CAG put pressure on SamTrans to improve its service, Nihart said, which included starting the FLEX schedule and service to Pescadero."  Read article.

Reference - City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County. "C/CAG works on issues that affect the quality of life in general; transportation, air quality, stormwater runoff, airport/land use compatibility planning, hazardous waste, solid waste and recycling.  C/CAG operates as a Joint Powers Authority and has membership that includes each of the 20 cities and the County in San Mateo County."   Measure M.  "The C/CAG sponsored Measure M, approved by the voters of San Mateo County in 2010, impose an annual fee of ten dollars ($10) on motor vehicles registered in San Mateo County for transportation-related traffic congestion and water pollution mitigation programs. The revenue is estimated at $6.7 million annually over a 25 year period. Per the Expenditure Plan, 50% of the net proceeds will be allocated to cities/County for local streets and roads and 50% will be used for countywide transportation programs such as transit operations, regional traffic congestion management, water pollution prevention, and safe routes to school."

Note:  Graphic from  Geo Traffic Network blog.

Posted by Kathy Meeh