The Draft 2040 Moving Forward Monterey Bay Plan contains a robust transportation network, with a diversity of projects that will provide residents and visitors with a variety of travel choices. The transportation network, in conjunction with how local jurisdictions develop land, will provide additional opportunities for walking, biking, getting to work, going to school, shopping and playing.
AMBAG must prepare a Sustainable Communities Strategy as part its long-range transportation plan under the requirements of Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), which encourages planning practices that create sustainable communities. SB 375 also charged the California Air Resources Board with setting regional targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 2035. The Sustainable Communities Strategy must demonstrate how the region will meet its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and light trucks. The Draft 2040 Moving Forward Monterey Bay Plan demonstrates that our region will meet these targets.
To align the review process for these coordinated documents, TAMC released the Draft Monterey County Regional Transportation Plan in December for a public review period closing February 5, concurrent with AMBAG’s Draft 2040 Moving Forward Monterey Bay Plan review period. As part of this process, staff will schedule a noticed public hearing on the draft plan at the January 24 Board of Directors meeting. The document will be posted to the Agency website on that date and will be distributed to member jurisdictions, state and federal resource agencies, citizen advisory committees and other public stakeholders.
Attached is a staff report from the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments with more information on the Draft 2040 Moving Forward Monterey Bay Plan. AMBAG and Transportation Agency staff will present the draft documents and receive comments at the January Technical Advisory Committee meeting.