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

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Transportation

Planning

Grant

Marketing Video

Examined Transit Oriented Development Opportunities in Western Riverside County

24 Month Project Funded By Caltrans.

Project Station Locations