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California Transportation Commission adopts $195.7 million Local Partnership Competitive Program
Summary
The California Transportation Commission approved the staff-recommended 2024 Local Partnership Competitive Program, programming about $195.7 million for projects that leverage local, state and federal funding; the competitive cycle drew 41 nominations seeking roughly $576 million.
The California Transportation Commission on June 2025 approved the 2024 Local Partnership Competitive Program, programming $195,670,000 over two years and recommending $201,655,000 across 11 projects for Commission approval.
Commission staff presented the program and said the commission received 41 project nominations requesting nearly $576,000,000 in program funds, more than double available capacity. Staff said the recommended slate leverages roughly $14,000,000,000 in additional federal, state and local funds and, according to staff estimates, will create 180,000 jobs while advancing transit electrification, complete-streets improvements and freight-rail rehabilitation.
Why it matters: The Local Partnership Program is designed to reward jurisdictions that have voter-approved local transportation revenue and to leverage local matches for state dollars. Commissioners and dozens of public commenters from cities, regional agencies and transit operators described projects that proponents say will improve safety, expand zero-emission transit, and enable transit-oriented development.
Public commenters and project sponsors emphasized regional benefits. Speakers urged support for major projects including the I Street Bridge replacement in Sacramento/West Sacramento, VTA’s BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2, the BART extension’s role in enabling transit-oriented development, a Stream View Drive revitalization project in San Diego, and multiple local multimodal corridor and bridge rehabilitation projects across the state.
Commission discussion praised staff’s outreach, the Interagency Equity Advisory Committee’s role evaluating community engagement, and the Department of Housing and Community Development’s review of land-use and housing connections. Commissioners urged applicants who were not funded to seek debriefs and reapply. Commissioner Carl Guardino moved to adopt the staff recommendation; Commissioner Eager seconded. The motion passed.
What the Commission approved: Staff recommended adoption of the 2024 Local Partnership Competitive Program as presented in Attachment B of the staff recommendations posted June 6, 2025. Staff noted the proposed programming exceeded identified funding capacity by $5,985,000; staff intends to support that shortfall through future redistribution of Local Partnership incentive funds consistent with program guidelines.
Other details: Staff said 10 of the 11 recommended projects are in jurisdictions that already have HCD pro-housing designations; the eleventh has committed to pursue designation. Staff and partners described robust multilingual community engagement used in project evaluation. Several city, county and regional representatives — including representatives of Sacramento, San Jose, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Watsonville/Santa Cruz, Ukiah, Modesto/Stanislaus County and others — spoke in support.
The commission’s action adopts the list of recommended projects and asks staff to proceed with program implementation according to the program guidelines. Staff invited unsuccessful applicants to schedule debriefs to improve future applications.
