Caltrans District 5 is the first of the 12 Caltrans District offices that is developing an Active Transportiation Plan, including the Counties of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Work on the Plan started in early 2019, and the Plan is expected to be completed in the Summer of 2020. The plan will identify bicycle and pedestrian needs and improvements on, across and parallel to, the State Transportation System. The Toole Design Group consulting team developed an overarching statewide data framework and methodology for using the active transportation data.
Currently, Caltrans staff are meeting with local agencies and organizations to provide an update on the Active Transportation Plan and discuss opportunities to build and expand partnerships with local agencies, community organizations and other stakeholders.
The Caltrans District 5 presentation will provide an update on the timeline, and tasks completed and in development for the Active Transportation Plan:
a. Existing conditions of the bicycle and pedestrian facilities on, across and parallel to the State Highway System.
b. Gaps and Barriers in the pedestrian and bicycle network
c. Community Engagement efforts
d. Incorporation of local plans and mapping data
Partnership is one of the 6 goals of the plan, and is defined as “Strengthen partnerships with state, local and regional partner agencies and community organizations to implement active transportation projects on the State Transportation System.” Caltrans staff are requesting input from local agencies to discuss strategies and opportunities to improve and strengthen partnerships between agencies and organizations in San Benito County.