2015 Interregional Transportation Strategic PlanActive Transportation and Livable CommunitiesAugust 21, 2014Scott Sauer

Overview

•Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan (ITSP) Overview

•ITSP-Interregional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP) Funding

•Vision and Goals•Analysis Methodology – Central Coast

Example

What is the Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan?• The ITSP is a California Department of

Transportation (Caltrans) document that provides guidance for the identification and prioritization of interregional transportation projects.

• The ITSP has guided ITIP funding towards intercity rail corridors and a subset of routes identified in California’s Legislatively-designated Interregional Road System (IRRS).

• The initial ITSP was developed in 1998 and a status update to the 1998 ITSP was published in October of 2013.

Current ITSP Priority Corridors

•10 Focus Routes that represent the IRRS corridors that are of highest priority for completion to at least the “minimum facility concept standard.”

•Pacific Surfliner between San Diego and San Luis Obispo, the San Joaquin between Bay Area/Sacramento and Bakersfield, and the Capitol Corridor between San Jose and Auburn.

California Transportation Funding• Funding for IRRS improvements was identified in

Senate Bill 45, which mandated that 25% of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) be used to fund interregional improvement projects in the ITIP, including intercity passenger rail.

• The ITSP is Caltrans long-range planning documents only for funds programmed in the ITIP.

• The ITIP is a small portion of the annual transportation funding spent in California – 1.2%.

STIP Fund Allocation

State/Region, North/South Splits & County Shares

S&H Section 164 Caltrans RTPAs SB 45 (1997) N/S Split S&H Section 164 S&H Section 188 Subject to S&H Section 188.8 N/S Split* *Urban non-IRRS 40% maximum to North, 60% max to South (no minimum)

STIP Funds (State & Federal)

25% 75%

ITIP (Interregional Transp.

Improvement Program)

RTIP (Regional Transp.

Improvement Program

~60% ~40% 40% 60%

15% Minimum Intercity Rail

85% Maximum IRRS: Outside Urban Areas

Subject to County Share County Population (75%) St. Hwy Mileage (25%)

North Counties

South Counties

The Purpose of the 2015 ITSP

•It will assess if the current 10 Focus Routes are still the priority for Interregional Improvement Program funds.

•Develop multimodal corridor concepts that include a sustainability concept

•It will continue to implement an intercity rail program.

•It will be consistent with the CTP

ITSP Assumptions

•Caltrans is responsible for interregional travel in California.

•All areas of the State of California have value and require a minimum level of access to the Interstate system.

•California needs a backbone of State highways to serve interregional needs including goods movement and resiliency.

Caltrans’ Mission - Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.

CTP 2040 2015 ITSPVision Vision

California’s transportation system is safe, sustainable, and globally competitive. It

provides reliable and efficient mobility and accessibility for people, goods, and services while meeting our greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and preserving community character. This integrated, connected, and

resilient multimodal system supports a prosperous economy, human and

environmental health, and social equity.

A well developed, high quality interregional State Highway and Intercity Passenger Rail network serving as the backbone for the movement of people and goods

throughout California.

Mission and Vision

Improve Multimodal Mobility and Accessibility for All People

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Improve Multimodal Mobility and Accessibility for All People

Accessibility - Provide access for people and

goods to and through all regions of California.

Reliability - Ensure that the interregional

transportation network is reliable and efficient for the movement of people, goods, services, and for

emergency response.

Improve Public Safety and Security

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Improve Public Safety and Security

Safety - Develop and operate a safe interregional transportation

network for all travelers.

Foster Livable and Healthy Communities and Promote Social Equity

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Foster Livable and Healthy Communities and Promote

Social Equity

Integration - Optimize multi-modal connectivity

throughout interregional transportation network.

Support a Vibrant Economy

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Support a Vibrant EconomyEconomy -

Improve interregional connectivity to enhance California’s diverse economy.

Practice Environmental Stewardship

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Practice Environmental Stewardship

Sustainability - Improve and manage California’s

interregional transportation network in an environmental,

economical, and equitable manner.

Preserve the Multimodal System

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Preserve the Multimodal Transportation System

Sustainability - Improve and manage California’s

interregional transportation network in an environmental, economical,

and equitable manner.

Performance Measures

•Identify all routes that meet the Accessibility goal

•Assess potential focus routes based on the six goals

•Select preferred focus routes for each region

•Assess the preferred focus routes as an integrated backbone of State highways

Identify Potential Priority Corridors

•Identify key areas of the State•Identify all IRRS routes and intercity rail

that provide access to and through all regions

•Determine best interregional State highway north-south and east-west routes through each region

Eight Major Areas of California for the ITSP

Central Coast Analysis

Performance Measures• Identifying performance measures (PM)

supporting the six ITSP Strategies• Utilize the California Statewide Travel Demand

Model and other data to provide qualitative analysis (Vehicle Miles Traveled, Average Speed, Annual Average Daily Trips)

• Identify other PMs – accessibility to modes (rail, bicycle, pedestrian), environmental (electric charging and hydrogen fueling stations), safety (truck parking, rest areas), and economic factors (goods movement, recreational travel)

Public Outreach•Present to Committees and Organizations –

Rural Counties Task Force, CTC, CalCOG, ATLC, etc.

•Four public workshops in October (one webinar) to present the vision, goals, performance measures, and identified focus routes

•Draft ITSP in November – December•Present Draft ITSP to CTC in January•CTP Public Workshops in February – March•Final ITSP in March

Contact InformationScott Sauerscott.sauer@dot.ca.gov916-653-4680

Frances Dea-Sanchezfrances.dea-sanchez@dot.ca.gov916-653-2355

Tracey Frosttracey.frost@dot.ca.gov916-653-3175