The state’s Transportation Commission outlined three major programs that should receive gas tax funding.
“California Transportation Commission staff have released their recommendations for the third funding cycle for programs established by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017,” reports Melanie Curry in Streetsblog California. “Notably this is the first time that the CTC's recently formed Interagency Equity Advisory Committee participated in the evaluation of projects. This is also the first program cycle to incorporate the principles of the state’s Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI).”
The Commission’s recommendations include investments in three programs: “Solutions for Congested Corridors, Trade Corridors Enhancement, and Local Partnership programs.”
The Solutions for Congested Corridors program is designed to “provide more transportation choices while preserving the character of local communities and creating opportunities for neighborhood enhancement.” The Trade Corridor program “is supposed to fund a wide range of infrastructure improvements along heavily used freight corridors in the state,” while the Local Partnership program “was set up to provide funding to local jurisdictions that tax themselves to pay for local transportation system improvements,” such as roadway improvements and active transportation and transit projects.
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