California Department of Transportation
Caltrans Transportation Planning Planning Offices Office of Regional and Interagency Planning Climate Change Branch Policy & Guidance
 

Policy & Guidance

Project Development / PIDs Guidance

This guidance begins to incorporate sea level rise into the planning and design of projects vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise. The guidance provides sea level rise assumptions for the state along with criteria for determining when sea level rise should be incorporated into projects. [PDF]

New Climate Change Director's Policy

We are developing a new Director's Policy on climate change to set the tone for future direction on climate change within the Department.

 

Program Contacts

Garth Hopkins, Chief
Office of Regional & Interagency Planning
garth_hopkins@dot.ca.gov
(916) 654-8175
 La Nae Van Valen
Senior Transportation Planner
la_nae_van_valen@dot.ca.gov
(916) 657-4458
 Julia Biggar
Associate Transportation Planner
julia_biggar@dot.ca.gov
(916) 654-6344
Rachel Cotroneo
Associate Environmental Planner
rachel_cotroneo@dot.ca.gov
(916) 654-2618		 Susan Ejlalmaneshan
Transportation Planner
susan_ejlalmaneshan@dot.ca.gov
(916) 653-3362