We commend all the agencies engaged in land use and transportation planning in the 37 corridor for their engagement and commitment to working with each other. We recommend evaluating and considering a range of design alternatives for the corridor that achieve the following:
- Plan conservatively for sea level rise.
- Develop a corridor-wide vision before evaluating alternatives by segment.
- Plan to add multi-modal transportation options, but don’t study each independently.
- Act with urgency to bring tidal action back to formerly diked Baylands - and embrace the potential for large-scale marsh restoration.
- Develop a regional strategy for transportation infrastructure vulnerable to sea level rise, and consider land use and population served as criteria for prioritizing resources.
- Include Highway 37 in MTC’s Bay Crossings study.