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PCTPA outlines countywide Active Transportation Plan; survey for unmet transit needs runs through Oct. 31
Summary
Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) principal planner Mike Costa presented a countywide Active Transportation Plan that aims to prioritize walking, biking and rolling projects; outreach included a local survey with over 400 responses and the Unmet Transit Needs survey remains open through Oct. 31.
Mike Costa, principal transportation planner with the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency, briefed the Lincoln City Council on the countywide Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and the agency's annual Unmet Transit Needs (UTN) assessment.
Costa said the ATP will "create a vision for how we can walk, bike, and roll throughout Placer County" and will link local jurisdiction projects into a coordinated countywide list. He said the outreach phase began in May–June and that more than 400 survey responses were collected during local outreach. Costa gave a project schedule that anticipates a preliminary list of jurisdiction projects by early 2025, local prioritization beginning January 2025, and plan completion by summer 2025.
On the unmet transit process, Costa said PCTPA administers Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds and that the UTN assessment is a statutory requirement that helps determine whether TDA funds can be used for non-transit purposes. He told the council that the UTN survey launched Sept. 3 and will remain open through Oct. 31; staff will evaluate comments and present findings to the PCTPA board in February 2025.
Council and audience members asked whether Lincoln is doing its own ATP; Costa clarified PCTPA is leading the effort for Lincoln and will combine local and county-level planning. He also clarified that the UTN process is a required evaluation for TDA funding decisions and "doesn't allow us to seek extra funding" beyond TDA administration, but it helps determine whether funds can be repurposed in certain circumstances.
What this means for Lincoln: The county-led ATP process will identify and prioritize projects that could become more competitive for grant funding once adopted; residents and councilmembers can influence priorities via the PCTPA surveys and outreach events.
Quote: "This is something that...we are aiming to achieve is a vision for how we can walk, bike, and roll throughout Placer County," Costa said.
Provenance: Presentation and Q&A, Sept. 24, 2024 City Council meeting.
