Alternative Transportation“Transportation Equity: An Issue for the Ages”
California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research (CEWAER)
August 6, 2004
Joan Sollenberger
California Department of Transportation
Chief, Division of Transportation Planning
Phone: 916.653-1818
E-mail: [email protected]
It is our great hope that we will be able to partner with the Legislature and all of the leaders in California to figure out how to grow this golden state in a way that offers a prosperous economy, environmental quality and social equity for the people of this state.
Secretary Sunne Wright McPeak Endorses “Anti-Dumb Growth”
TPR July 2004
Transportation Equity: The Third “E”
Transportation Equity Challenges
…Meeting the transportation needs of people all ages and incomes
…Investing in all Transportation Modes
Transportation Equity Issues: Trapped in the suburbs
• The Aging – Women over 65..almost a third without driver’s licenses…
– More than half of non-drivers age 65 and older stay home on any given day partially because they lack transportation options
• The Young– Another third without transportation…
Caltrans is Addressing Alternative Transportation Challenges
•Policies and Directives
•Guidance & Implementation
•Funding
Caltrans Policies and Directives
•Deputy Directive on Accommodating Non-Motorized Travel (DD 64)
•Director's Policy on Context Sensitive Solutions (DP 22)
•Deputy Directive on Project Purpose and Need (DD 83)
Caltrans Guidance & Implementation
Final Draft California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2025
California has a safe, sustainable transportation system that is environmentally sound, socially equitable, economically viable, and developed through collaboration; it provides for the mobility and accessibility of people, goods, services and information through an integrated multimodal network.
Caltrans Guidance & Implementation (cont)
•Blueprint for Bicycling and Walking
•Guidelines for the Regional Transportation Plans (RTP) & Overall Work Programs (OWP)
•“Main Streets: Flexibility in Design and Operations”
•CSS Implementation Plan
Funding
•State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)* & State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP)*
•Transportation Enhancement Activities (TEA) funds
•Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA)
•Safe Routes to School (SR2S) grants
•Community Based Transportation Planning (CBTP) grants
•Environmental Justice (EJ) grants
*primary
Staying the Course
•Working Groups
•Training
•Enhanced Community Involvement
Working Groups
•Alternative Transportation & Livable Communities (ATLC) Committee
•California Bicycle Advisory Committee (CBAC)
•Pedestrian Safety Task Force (PSTF)
•California Blueprint Support Program
•Non-Motorized Travel Team (NMTT)
•CSS Steering Committee (ad hoc)
Training
•Best Practices Advisory Committee (BPAC) Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Reference Report/Training
•Pedestrian Facilities Design Training
•CSS Training for Planning & CSS Training for Design (complementary)
Enhanced Community Involvement
•Social equity concerns also will require new methods of involving stakeholders and the public
•Project Development Procedures Manual (PDPM) Chapter 22: Community Involvement
•Planning Public Participation Contract
•Enhance community involvement efforts for planning activities—particularly the traditionally underrepresented
Why Is This a Good Thing?
•Improved transportation system with more transportation choices
•A more seamless system for all travelers—all ages
•Brings all non-motorized expertise to the table
•Potentially quicker delivery
•Improved air quality
Building Community for All Ages