2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and 2050 Regional Transportation Plans for San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024010524
Lead Agency
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
(AMBAG)
Document Title
2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and 2050 Regional Transportation Plans for San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
6/11/2026
Document Description
As the metropolitan planning organization for the tri-county region of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is charged with developing a 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS). The 2050 MTP/SCS is both a long-range transportation plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy for Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties. The Council of San Benito County Governments, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency for Monterey County are the state-designated Regional Transportation Planning Agencies for San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties, respectively. Each prepares a county-level long-range Regional Transportation Plan, which is evaluated in the EIR. The 2050 MTP/SCS is used to guide the development of the Regional and Federal Transportation Improvement Programs, as well as other transportation programming documents and plans. The MTP/SCS outlines the region's goals and policies for meeting current and future mobility needs, providing a foundation for transportation decisions by local, regional, and state officials that are ultimately aimed at achieving a coordinated and balanced transportation system. The 2050 MTP/SCS sets forth actions, programs, and projects to address these needs consistent with adopted policies and goals. The 2050 MTP/SCS also documents the financial resources needed to implement the plan. Additionally, pursuant to SB 375, AMBAG (as the regional MPO) must prepare an SCS that demonstrates, and the MTP/SCS does demonstrate, how the region will meet its greenhouse gas reduction target (6% reduction by 2035) through integrated land use, housing, and transportation planning.
Contact Information
Name
Heather Adamson
Agency Name
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Job Title
Director of Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
all cities and unincorporated areas, Capitola, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Gonzales, Greenfield, Hollister, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, Sand City, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Soledad, Watsonville
Counties
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Plan covers the entire tri-county region of Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Cruz
Counties
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://ambag.org/plans/2050-metropolitan-transportation-plan-sustainable-communities-strategy
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
24580 Silver Cloud Court
Monterey, California 93940
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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