RTP / SCS
regional transportation plan / Sustainable Communites Strategy
regional transportation plan / Sustainable Communites Strategy
regional transportation plan / Sustainable Communites Strategy
As the MPO, BCAG is required to prepare a RTP/SCS document and conduct updates every four years. The RTP/SCS specifies the policies, projects, and programs necessary over a 20+ year period to maintain, manage, and improve the region's transportation system.
The RTP/SCS identifies the region's transportation improvement priorities for the next 20 years, including public transit, bike and pedestrian facilities, and roadway projects. Projects included in the RTP must have an identified funding source and can be local, regional, state, or federal projects. The RTP is a federal requirement and the SCS is a state requirement. The SCS has its own extensive process to ensure compliance with state guidelines.
sustainable communities strategy
sustainable communities strategy
sustainable communities strategy
In September 2008 Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), also known as the Sustainable Communities and Climate Change At of 2008, as the mechanism to implement passenger vehicle greenhouse gas reductions outlined in Assembly Bill 32.
Under SB 375, BCAG, as the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization, has been designated by the state to prepare the area's Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) as an additional element of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The SCS is the forecasted development pattern for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network, and other transportation measures and policies, will meet the passenger vehicle greenhouse gas reduction target for the area. BCAG developed the first SCS for the region in 2012.
Under SB 375, BCAG, as the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization, has been designated by the state to prepare the area's Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) as an additional element of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The SCS is the forecasted development pattern for the region, which, when integrated with the transportation network, and other transportation measures and policies, will meet the passenger vehicle greenhouse gas reduction target for the area. BCAG developed the first SCS for the region in 2012.
BCAG has initiated the development of the 2024 Sustainable Communities Strategy to be included with the 2024 Regional Transportation Plan and is working with consulting firm PlaceWorks to assist with this effort.
research
research
research
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is working with researchers at the University of California at Irvine and Davis to identify the impacts on vehicle use and greenhouse gas emissions of key transportation and land use policies based on the scientific literature. Click here to visit CARB's website and view the results of this research.
contact us
contact us
contact us
If you have questions regarding the RTP/SCS for the Butte County region or wish to be placed on the RTP/SCS email notification list, please contact Chris Devine at cdevine@bcag.org, Iván García at igarcia@bcag.org or by calling 530-809-4616.
