California Transportation Infrastructure Priorities Report
Released
On February 6, the California State Transportation Agency
(CalSTA) released its “California Transportation Infrastructure
Priorities: Vision and Interim Recommendations” report. The
report is the culmination of a process that began when last
year’s state budget directed the new Transportation Agency to
work with representatives from across the transportation
community, including CSAC and cities, to develop funding
priorities and discuss long-term funding options.
The workgroup examined the current status of the state’s
transportation system and discussed challenges that lie ahead.
The interim recommendations offers both a vision for California’s
transportation future and a set of immediate action items toward
achieving that vision that are centered on the concepts of
preservation, innovation, integration, reform and funding. As
previously reported by CSAC, the short term recommendations
include investment of cap-and-trade revenues to reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector, early
repayment of transportation loans, appropriation of remaining
Prop 1B bond funds (all local streets and roads funds have been
appropriated), and potential reforms resulting from the nearly
complete State Smart Transportation Initiatives effort. The
report is available on the CalSTA website here.
While the report demonstrates the good progress made by
stakeholders in 2013, there is much work still to be done and the
CTIP Workgroup will continue to meet in 2014. CSAC looks forward
to participation in the effort to develop the potential short and
long-term recommendations and to ensure the local street and roa
