SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Regional Transportation Improvement Program

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

The RTIP is the fund programming document for Santa Cruz County. It shows which projects have been selected to receive various state and federal funds over a five year period.

2010 RTIP

The 2010 RTIP identifies projects to receive state and federal funds through Fiscal Year 2014/15, amends information on previously programmed projects, and acts as Santa Cruz County's proposal to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for programming State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funds.

The complete 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program document and supporting documents:

• The 2010 RTIP (as proposed to the CTC January 2010)
• Project List (as amended through June 2010)
• Map of the 2010 RTIP projects in the region

The RTC adopted the 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) following a public hearing at its January 14, 2010 meeting. The 2010 RTIP project list has been amended periodically to reflect actions taken by the CTC, RTC, and project sponsors.

Materials from the January 14th, 2010 public meeting:

• News Release: Public Hearing on 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
• Staff Report and Attachments
• List of Amendments for the 2010 RTIP

Projects Previously Selected to Receive Over $11 million in Transportation Funds

Following a public hearing in Watsonville on June 4, 2009, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) selected transportation projects to receive over $11 million in federal funds, including economic stimulus funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

Approved projects 6/4/09 include:

• Local Road Repairs
• Transportation Demand and Incident Management
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
• Traffic Congestion Relief Projects
• Countywide Bicycle Route Signage Project

Economic Stimulus Funds

At its February 5, 2009 and June 4, 2009 meetings, the RTC selected projects to receive $12.1 million in funds from the “highway” portion of the federal economic stimulus bill – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In October 2009 and spring 2010, additional changes were made to the project list, primarily resulting from cost savings on projects constructed over the summer.

• Project List
• Map of ARRA Projects

Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)

Federally-funded transportation projects, including those projects approved for funding by agencies other than the RTC, are included in the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP). The FTIP for the Monterey Bay Area is prepared by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) and is called the Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP).

The public is invited by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) to comment on the Draft Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP): FY 2010-11 to 2013-14 from July 26, 2010 to August 26, 2010. A public hearing to receive public testimony on this document is set for Wednesday, August 11, 2010 no sooner then 6:30 p.m. (PDT) during the AMBAG Board of Directors regular meeting at Marina Public Library, 190 Seaside Ave, Marina, CA 93933. The final MTIP FY2010-11 to 2013-14 will be presented to the AMBAG Board for their approval at its September 8, 2010 meeting.

The Draft Monterey Bay MTIP: FY 2010-11 to 2013-14 is the region’s (Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties) short range transportation programming document that contains transportation improvement projects including public mass transit, highway, local road, bicycle and pedestrian projects proposed for funding based on anticipated available federal, state and local funding over the next four year (FY 2010-11 to 2013-14).

To view/download the complete Draft MTIP document, please visit at www.ambag.org or contact Bhupendra Patel at bpatel@ambag.org or call at 831-264-5091.

Helpful Links:

Overview of Transportation Funding in California

Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) – Federal Programming Document Prepared by AMBAG

State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) – Prepared by the California Transportation Commission

Caltrans Division of Transportation Programming – Information on STIP, Proposition 1B, TCRP, and other Funding Programs

Caltrans Local Assistance – Information on grant opportunities and implementing local transportation projects