Policies

State and Federal law requires Caltrans to conduct long-range State Highway System planning in cooperation with its planning partners. Caltrans department policies also direct system planning support services and related efforts.

• California Government Code, Section 65086 requires Caltrans, as owner-operator of the State Highway System, carry out long-range transportation planning.
• Title 23 United States Code, Section 135 states system planning is part of a continuing, cooperative and comprehensive statewide transportation planning process that responds to federal law.
• Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA), created by the passage of Proposition 1B on November 7, 2006, directs CSMP development for corridors funded by this program.
• Corridor Mobility Improvement Account (CMIA) Guidelines
• Senate Bill (SB) 375, Statutes of 2008, requires that next update of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) in 2013 include a Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS). The SCS will lay out how greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets will be met for cars and light trucks for 2020 and 2035.
• Assembly Bill (AB) 32, Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, calls for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and emissions to 80 percent below 1990 emission levels by 2050.
• Caltrans Deputy Directive (DD) 64, Complete Streets, views all transportation improvements (new and retrofit) as opportunities to improve safety, mobility and access for all travelers, including transit users, bicycles, and pedestrians.
• Complete Streets Implementation Action Plan
• Smart Mobility Framework