CALTRANS IMPROVES
MOBILITY
Going to San BernardinoA Symposium on Intermodal TransitStations and Transit Oriented Design
Friday, November 6, 2009
Ray W. Wolfe, PhD.Caltrans District 8 Director
DISTRICT 8
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
28,650 Square Miles
7,200 Lane Miles Within the District
1280 employees
909-383-4631; www.dot.ca.gov/dist8
What Laws and Policies Support Community Planning?
2002 State “Environmental Goals & Policies Report” law* established planning priorities to:
• “promote Equity,
• strengthen the Economy,
• protect the Environment, and
• promote public health and safety”
Referred to as the “Three Es”* AB 857, Govt. Code Chapter 1016
Caltrans Policies
Caltrans Director’s Policy #22 Context Sensitive Solutions
Caltrans Director’s Policy #27 Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Support
Caltrans Deputy Directive 64-R1 Complete Streets
New Law - SB 375
Re: Climate Change
1. Regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets (for cars and light trucks) for each of the state’s 18 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs).
2. Requires each MPO to adopt a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) that meets Air Resource Board’s regional GHG reduction target.
3. These plans must include a “sustainable communities strategy” (SCS).
Community-Based Transportation
Planning (CBTP) Grants Integrate land use, transportation, and community
involvement
Provide ‘seed funding’ for community planning and livable community improvements
Maximum grant amount: $300,000, with a 20% local match requirement
Circulation
Concept for
Downtown San
Bernardino
Carousel Mall
Mixed Use Project
Grants For Omnitrans and
City Of San Bernardino
Santa Fe DepotCBTP Grant
FY 2001/02
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay DistrictCTBP Grant
FY 2009/10
sbXSTIP Grant
FY 2008/2009
Smart Mobility Handbook
Handbook Approach Handbook presented as a resource
Improves the ability to achieve : high levels of non-motorized travel and transit use,
References evolving context w/respect to SB 375 implementation reduced vehicle trip making, and
shorter average trip length
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/ocp/smf.html
Location Efficiency Factors
Community Design
Building and use intensity
Land use mix
Convenient walk and bike access
Well-connected complete streets
Multimodal connections to region
Close parks and schools
Regional Accessibility
Close to urban and job centers
Multimodal connections
Access to major institutions
Access to airports, ports, interregional rail
Connections to local network
Access to regional recreation
Potential to Achieve Location Efficiency
Weak Community Design, Weak Regional Accessibility
Smart Mobility Benefits: Weak to Moderate
Strong Community Design, Strong Regional Accessibility
Smart Mobility Benefits:Strong to Very Strong
Strong Regional Accessibility, Weak Community Design
Smart Mobility Benefits: Moderate to Strong
Strong Community Design, Weak Regional Accessibility
Smart Mobility Benefits: Moderate to Strong
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Overview
Caltrans
Community
Based
Transportation
Planning
Grant
Marketing Video
Examined Transit Oriented Development Opportunities in Western Riverside County
24 Month Project Funded By Caltrans.
Project Station Locations