The Office of Community Planning is conducting this planning project, in partnership with US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and in collaboration with other state project partners: the Governor's Office of Planning & Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD). It will produce a planning guide that will further integration of smart growth concepts into transportation in California.

The intent is to develop a planning framework that will help guide and assess how well plans, programs, and projects meet a definition of "smart mobility". The goal is to ensure applicability of the framework for Caltrans as well as for partner agencies. It will be used to guide development of products as well as assess how well products meet "smart mobility" principles and criteria.

Ideally, the framework should be able to be applied to various levels of plans, programs, or projects (e.g., Regional Transportation and Blueprint Plans, General Plans, corridor plans, specific development proposals, etc.) in all parts of the state (i.e., urban, suburban, and rural).

Contact:
Chris Ratekin
Senior Transportation Planner
Telephone: (916) 653-4615
Chris_Ratekin@dot.ca.gov