Alternative Transportation

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Alternative TransportationTransportation
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 [phone] E-mail
Joan_Sollenberger_at_dot.ca.gov
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Transportation Equity The Third E

• 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

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Transportation Equity Challenges

• Meeting the transportation needs of people all
  ages and incomes

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Investing in all Transportation Modes
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Transportation Equity Issues Trapped in the
suburbs

• The Aging
• Women over 65..almost a third without drivers
  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

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Caltrans is Addressing Alternative
Transportation Challenges

• Policies and Directives
• Guidance Implementation
• Funding

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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)

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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.
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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

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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

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Staying the Course

• Working Groups
• Training
• Enhanced Community Involvement

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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)

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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)

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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 activitiesparticularly the
  traditionally underrepresented

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Why Is This a Good Thing?

• Improved transportation system with more
  transportation choices
• A more seamless system for all travelersall ages
• Brings all non-motorized expertise to the table
• Potentially quicker delivery
• Improved air quality

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Building Community for All Ages