SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Regional Transportation Improvement Program
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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 RTC adopted the 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) following a public hearing at its January 14, 2010 meeting.

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.

Materials from the January 14th, 2010 public meeting:

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). At its October 2009 meeting, the RTC approved changes to the project list, primarily resulting from cost savings on projects constructed over the summer.

2008 RTIP

At its February 7, 2008 meeting the RTC adopted the 2008 RTIP. The 2008 RTIP is Santa Cruz County's proposal to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for programming $5.5 million in State Transportation Improvement Funds. Disappointingly, the CTC only approved funding for two of the ten projects proposed by the RTC. Local road repairs, the Freeway Service Patrol, and the Commute Solutions Rideshare program were among the projects not approved by the CTC. The RTIP project list was amended to reflect the CTC’s decision and other changes since February 2008.

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

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