SCH Number 2024010524

Project Info

Title

2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and 2050 Regional Transportation Plans for San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties

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 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 how the region will meet its greenhouse gas reduction target (6% reduction by 2035) through integrated land use, housing, and transportation planning.

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