Following a string of developments in 2014 pushing the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) toward more multi-modal planning, a new Strategic Management Plan lays out ambitious goals for the increased use of alternative modes.
"Caltrans released its new Strategic Management Plan [PDF], and it includes priorities and performance targets that show the department is serious about reforming itself," according to Melanie Curry.
"The new plan includes active transportation and Vision Zero, within its priority number one, 'Safety and Health.' It also cites a goal of tripling bicycle mode share and doubling walking and transit mode share by 2020–that means not just the number of trips, but the percentage of total trips in California."
Curry's analysis of the new Strategic Management Plan lays out the details about the massive sea change taking place at the California Department of Transportation.
The "Related" links below offer insight into some of the other legislative and regulatory actions that indicate a new way of doing things at the Department of Transportation for the largest state in the country.
FULL STORY: Caltrans Goals: Triple Biking, Double Walking and Transit by 2020
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