SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:

TOP 25 CITIES WITH HIGHEST ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION COST SAVINGS

data compiled by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Nov. 2000

RANK

CITY

Annual Savings
 vs. Base Case

1

Emeryville

$4,177

2

San Francisco

$3,171

3

Albany

$3,166

4

Berkeley

$3,089

5

El Cerrito

$2,467

6

Daly City

$2,401

7

San Pablo

$2,178

8

Alameda

$1,996

9

Campbell

$1,994

10

Oakland

$1,924

11

Piedmont

$1,877

12

Mountain View

$1,877

13

Foster City

$1,821

14

San Leandro

$1,767

15

Burlingame

$1,745

16

Redwood City

$1,735

17

San Bruno

$1,618

18

San Mateo

$1,607

19

Richmond

$1,552

20

Pleasant Hill

$1,505

21

Millbrae

$1,492

22

Belmont

$1,481

23

South San Francisco

$1,475

24

Concord

$1,398

25

East Palo Alto

$1,373

Note: Base Case = Los Altos Hills

 

BAY AREA TRIP PROFILE (2000)

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Covers Nine Principal Counties

Trip Purpose

Total Annual Trips

Percent Share

Work Commute

5,027,375

24.5%

Shopping

5,373,817

26.2%

Social/Recreation

2,486,806

12.1%

Midday Errand

5,724,976

27.9%

School Commute

1,890,310

9.2%

TOTAL TRIPS

20,503,284

100.0%

SAN FRANCISCO METROPOLITAN AREA:

RANKING OF ALL CITIES BY ANNUAL ‘LOCATION EFFICIENT VALUE’

INCORPORATED CITY

Annual Location Efficient Value (Savings/Costs Based on Typical Suburban Home)

Emeryville

$3,655.62

San Francisco

$2,649.69

Albany

$2,644.57

Berkeley

$2,567.13

El Cerrito

$1,945.65

Daly City

$1,878.83

San Pablo

$1,656.82

Alameda

$1,473.92

Campbell

$1,472.64

Oakland

$1,402.77

Piedmont

$1,355.68

Mountain View

$1,355.33

Foster City

$1,299.75

San Leandro

$1,244.97

Burlingame

$1,223.68

Redwood City

$1,213.57

San Bruno

$1,096.81

San Mateo

$1,085.78

Richmond

$1,030.26

Pleasant Hill

$983.26

Millbrae

$969.91

Belmont

$959.07

South San Francisco

$953.09

Concord

$876.50

East Palo Alto

$851.48

Pacifica

$838.00

Newark

$829.57

Sunnyvale

$820.32

Cupertino

$811.10

Los Altos

$777.84

Santa Clara

$750.18

Colma

$745.34

San Jose

$743.33

Union City

$730.77

Walnut Creek

$724.31

San Carlos

$702.64

 

INCORPORATED CITY

Annual Location Efficient Value (Savings/Costs Based on Typical Suburban Home)

Menlo Park

$662.78

Hayward

$646.45

Pinole

$618.64

Sausalito

$594.26

Pittsburg

$592.11

Martinez

$588.39

San Rafael

$587.52

Rohnert Park

$582.03

Suisun City

$558.73

Fremont

$555.91

Larkspur

$550.20

Brisbane

$542.30

Corte Madera

$477.24

Pleasanton

$474.35

Milpitas

$472.78

Belvedere

$471.93

Calistoga

$466.63

Los Gatos

$461.67

Mill Valley

$441.51

San Ramon

$432.28

Antioch

$425.50

Dixon

$380.43

San Anselmo

$371.88

Vallejo

$339.18

Hercules

$337.62

Cotati

$329.66

Gilroy

$305.24

Lafayette

$276.65

Napa

$274.86

Monte Sereno

$261.23

Livermore

$238.29

Santa Rosa

$230.53

Petaluma

$222.52

Palo Alto

$213.69

Fairfield

$192.21

Saratoga

$191.52

Rio Vista

$189.84

Vacaville

$185.51

Half Moon Bay

$178.31

Hillsborough

$169.23

 

INCORPORATED CITY

Annual Location Efficient Value (Savings/Costs Based on Typical Suburban Home)

Fairfax

$161.44

Orinda

$159.06

Novato

$121.83

Benicia

$100.26

Morgan Hill

$100.14

St. Helena

$98.59

Tiburon

$48.24

Healdsburg

$43.55

Moraga

-$13.59

Danville

-$38.18

Atherton

-$60.90

American Canyon

-$67.07

Brentwood

-$81.09

Sonoma

-$88.61

Dublin

-$129.67

Sebastopol

-$170.01

Clayton

-$218.38

Cloverdale

-$220.34

Ross

-$271.10

Windsor

-$295.68

San Martin

-$317.15

Portola Valley

-$326.59

Los Altos Hills

-$521.67