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OFFICERS
President Margaret Clark
1st Vice President Becky Shevlin
2nd Vice President Tim Hepburn
3rd Vice President Ed Reece
MEMBERS Alhambra Arcadia Azusa Baldwin Park Bradbury Claremont Covina Diamond Bar Duarte El Monte Glendora Industry Irwindale La Cañada Flintridge La Puente La Verne Monrovia Montebello Monterey Park Pomona Rosemead San Dimas San Gabriel San Marino Sierra Madre South El Monte South Pasadena Temple City Walnut West Covina First District, LA County Unincorporated Communities
Fourth District, LA County Unincorporated Communities
Fifth District, LA County Unincorporated Communities
SGV Water Districts
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The Honorable Nancy Skinner The Honorable Phil Ting Chair, Senate Budget Committee Assembly Budget Committee California State Senate California State Assembly State Capitol, 5019 State Capitol, 6026 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
The Honorable Maria Elena Durazo The Honorable Richard Bloom Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee #5 Chair, Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 California State Senate California State Assembly State Capitol, 2032 State Capitol, 2003 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SUPPORT FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AUGMENTATION PROPOSAL
Dear Senators Skinner and Durazo and Assemblymembers Ting and Bloom,
On behalf of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), we are writing to express support for the California Transportation Commission’s (CTC) request for a one-time augmentation of $2 billion from the General Fund for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The SGVCOG is a joint powers authority of 35 member-agencies located in the San Gabriel Valley. The SGVCOG is also the largest and most diverse sub-regional government entity in Los Angeles County.
The augmented funding would allow the CTC to fund the highest quality unfunded project applications submitted to the severely oversubscribed 2021 ATP. Project applications that received scores of 60 or above clearly demonstrated that the projects address local communities’ needs, increase active modes of transportation, and enhance regional connectivity, mobility, and public health.
Additionally, the infusion of one-time funds would allow the ATP to provide immediate benefits and investments to approximately 300 additional projects that benefit disadvantaged communities through California. These projects directly address the diverse needs of disadvantaged communities, enhance community health, improve mobility, and boost connectivity to housing, healthcare facilities, grocery stores, essential community services, transit, schools, jobs, and recreation.
In the San Gabriel Valley, the fund augmentation would benefit the following high-quality San Gabriel Valley projects:
Agency Project Cost City of Alhambra Alhambra Active Transportation Plan with Multi-Modal
Connectivity $200,000
City of Baldwin Park Baldwin Park Blvd. Bike Lane Project $2,100,000
City of Covina Covina High School Pedestrian Improvements $1,710,000 City of Duarte Donald & Bernice Watson Multi-Use Pathway
Improvement Project $1,050,000
City of El Monte Traffic Calming for Parkway Dr./Denholm Dr. $4,167,000 City of Glendora Glendora L-Line (Gold) Extension First/Last Mile
Projects – Glendora Avenue $3,415,000
City of Glendora Glendora L-Line (Gold) Extension First/Last Mile Projects – Foothill Boulevard
$2,810,000
City of Pasadena Northwest Pasadena Active Transportation Plan (ATP) $243,000 City of South Pasadena Fremont Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects $1,672,000 City of West Covina West Covina Safe Routes to School & Pedestrian Safety
Project $1,999,000
SGVCOG Metro L (Gold) Line Fairplex Safety and Connectivity Project/City of La Verne
$6,810,000
TOTAL $26,176,000
These projects will promote mode shifts that reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and provide transit users with convenient and safe first/last mile connections. The SGVCOG respectfully requests your favorable consideration of the CTC budget request, which presents the opportunity to greatly advance active living for a healthier and more connected California and San Gabriel Valley.
We appreciate your consideration of this request. Questions regarding this matter may be directed to Government and Community Relations Director Paul Hubler at [email protected] or (626) 379-4937.
Sincerely,
Marisa Creter Executive Director San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
cc: San Gabriel Valley State Legislative Delegation CTC Chair Hilary Norton CTC Vice Chair Bob Alvarado CTC Member Fran Inman CTC Executive Director Mitch Weiss CTC Deputy Director Paul Golaszewski
CITY OF SOLANA BEACH www.cityofsolanabeach.org 635 SOUTH HIGHWAY 101SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075(858) 720-2400Fax (858) 720-2455
May 5, 2021
Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 VIA E-mail: [email protected]
SUBJECT: SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AUGMENTATION PROPOSAL
Dear Governor Newsom:
On behalf of the City of Solana Beach, please accept this letter as our support of the California Transportation Commission (CTC) request for a one-time augmentation of $2 billion from the General Fund for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The CTC was able to fund 50 projects from the Statewide applications of 454 projects. The additional requested funding would allow the program to provide immediate benefit and investment to almost 300 more projects that would benefit many communities throughout the state. The ATP grant funding and the proposed augmentation program provides critical funding to address the needs of small agencies, boosting health, improving mobility and enhancing connectivity to housing, schools, and other essential community services, with emphasis given to pedestrian, bicycle and public transportation activities.
The augmentation program, if approved, would fund over 300 additional projects and would bring critical investment to a diverse category of communities such as City of Solana Beach and many other communities that otherwise, would not be able to implement their essential and widely supported projects. Included among these projects is Solana Beach’s Lomas Santa Fe Complete Streets Project.
In response to the Community’s request, the City of Solana Beach initiated design efforts for complete streets and pedestrian and bicycle improvements along Lomas Santa Fe Drive which is a four lane, automobile-oriented roadway that functions as the City’s only east-west arterial street. The proposed design would develop a transportation amenity to cater to all modes of transportation with emphasis given to pedestrians, cyclists and public transportation. This project will construct a multi-use trail, encouraging green, multimodal-transportation and recreation that will connect residents, business and visitors to the Solana Beach Train Station, Fletcher Cove Park and Beach, the Cedros Design District, two retail shopping centers and community facilities. This innovative pathway will also connect students to public schools including Skyline Elementary School and Earl Warren Middle School and will improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity and access and safety to and from the schools. The City
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identified this project in its Comprehensive Active Transportation Strategy and support for the project has been expressed through multiple community outreach meetings and workshops.
The City of Solana Beach applied for Cycle 5 ATP grant funding to construct this important project. Unfortunately, out project, along with hundreds more, did not make the very small list of successful projects due to limited available funding in the original ATP process. With the Augmentation Proposal, the City’s project would receive adequate funding to make this essential project a reality for the City of Solana Beach and our neighboring communities.
On behalf of the City of Solana Beach, we greatly appreciate your ongoing support of our community and your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Lesa Heebner Mayor City of Solana Beach
Cc: Toni Atkins, Senate President Tempore, Senate District 39 Assemblymember Chris Ward, 78th Assembly District Mitch Weiss, Executive Director CTC
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY 5961 SOUTH MOONEY BLVD
VISALIA, CA 93277 Aaron R. Bock Economic Development and Planning PHONE (559) 624-7000 Reed Schenke Public Works FAX (559) 730-2653 Sherman Dix Fiscal Services
REED SCHENKE, DIRECTOR MICHAEL WASHAM, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
April 20, 2021
The Honorable Anthony Rendon The Honorable Toni Atkins Speaker, California State Assembly President pro Tempore, California State Senate State Capitol, Room 219 State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
The Honorable Phil Ting The Honorable Nancy Skinner Chair, Assembly Budget Committee Chair, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee State Capitol, Room 6026 State Capitol, Room 5094 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Support for $2 Billion for Active Transportation Program Projects to Aid in Meeting the State’s Climate, Health, and Equity Goals
Dear Speaker Rendon, pro Tem Atkins, Chairperson Ting, and Chairperson Skinner
The Tulare County Resource Management Agency writes to respectfully request that the California State Legislature make a one-time strategic General Fund investment of $2 billion in the 2021-22 State Budget to fund hundreds of active transportation projects that are critical to the state’s climate change, health, and equity goals. Funding for the Active Transportation Program (ATP or Program) will have the dual effect of job creation and economic stimulation as well – both outcomes the state sorely needs as long-term, equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins in earnest.
ATP goals include increasing the use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking, and increasing the safety of non-motorized users of the statewide transportation system. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) reports that since its inception in 2013, the Program has funded over 800 active transportation projects across the state – in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike. Over 400 of these projects are Safe Routes to Schools projects and more than 89% of funding benefits disadvantaged communities throughout the state.
Despite recent investments into the Program, including $100 million annually from SB 1 – the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 – ATP is significantly oversubscribed. Moreover, the ATP isn’t the sole funding source supporting active transportation—local governments have proposed and built over 1,700 projects with active transportation components using flexible SB 1 funds since 2017. However, this competitive program is perhaps the best option for large and transformative projects that would be difficult for any single jurisdiction to fund on their own.
A one-time $2 billion investment into ATP is not only an ideal use of one-time revenues but could also clear the large backlog of vital ATP projects that have been waiting for funding. The CTC reports that only 49 projects out of 454 applications were funded in the latest ATP cycle for the statewide and small urban/rural program components.
The state’s success on the climate, health, and equity fronts depends in large part on the availability of funding to build transformative infrastructure projects that will create the mobility options necessary for communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), provide more robust, safer, and healthier transportation options,
and support sustainable, thriving communities. Successful ATP projects are required to be consistent with SB 375 (Chapter No. 328, Statutes of 2008) mandated Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCSs) and will therefore help California’s regional transportation planning agencies meet their GHG reduction targets and other mobility, health, and equity goals. Moreover, the California State Transportation Agency’s draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) identifies as a key strategy for reducing GHGs from the transportation sector, “investing in networks of safe and accessible bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.”
The California State Legislature has a unique opportunity to invest a portion of its unanticipated 2021-22 revenues to give ATP projects a much-needed boost and kick-start climate friendly infrastructure projects that would otherwise languish, create jobs, and bolster economic activity. Without funding for these key projects, the state will continue to fall behind in meetings its ambitious climate change, health, and equity goals.
For these reasons, we strongly support a $2 billion General Fund investment into ATP in the 2021-22 State Budget. Please contact Reed Schenke at (559) 624-7000 for any questions.
Respectfully,
Reed Schenke, Director Tulare County Resource Management Agency
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April 8, 2021
The Honorable Anthony Rendon The Honorable Toni Atkins Speaker, California State Assembly President pro Tempore, California State Senate State Capitol, Room 219 State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
The Honorable Phil Ting The Honorable Nancy Skinner Chair, Assembly Budget Committee Chair, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee State Capitol, Room 6026 State Capitol, Room 5094 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Support for $2 Billion for Active Transportation Program Projects to Aid in Meeting the State’s Climate, Health, and Equity Goals
Dear Speaker Rendon, pro Tem Atkins, Chairperson Ting, and Chairperson Skinner,
The undersigned organizations write to respectfully request that the California State Legislature make a one-time strategic General Fund investment of $2 billion in the 2021-22 State Budget to fund hundreds of active transportation projects that are critical to the state’s climate change, health, and equity goals. Funding for the Active Transportation Program (ATP or Program) will have the dual effect of job creation and economic stimulation as well – both outcomes the state sorely needs as long-term, equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins in earnest.
ATP goals include increasing the use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking, and increasing the safety of non-motorized users of the statewide transportation system. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) reports that since its inception in 2013, the Program has funded over 800 active transportation projects across the state – in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike.
Over 400 of these projects are Safe Routes to Schools projects and more than 89% of funding benefits disadvantaged communities throughout the state.
Despite recent investments into the Program, including $100 million annually from SB 1 – the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 – ATP is significantly oversubscribed. Moreover, the ATP isn’t the sole funding source supporting active transportation—local governments have proposed and built over 1,700 projects with active transportation components using flexible SB 1 funds since 2017. However, this competitive program is perhaps the best option for large and transformative projects that would be difficult for any single jurisdiction to fund on their own.
A one-time $2 billion investment into ATP is not only an ideal use of one-time revenues but could also clear the large backlog of vital ATP projects that have been waiting for funding. The CTC reports that only 49 projects out of 454 applications were funded in the latest ATP cycle for the statewide and small urban/rural program components.
The state’s success on the climate, health, and equity fronts depends in large part on the availability of funding to build transformative infrastructure projects that will create the mobility options necessary for communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), provide more robust, safer, and healthier transportation options, and support sustainable, thriving communities. Successful ATP projects are required to be consistent with SB 375 (Chapter No. 328, Statutes of 2008) mandated Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCSs) and will therefore help California’s regional transportation planning agencies meet their GHG reduction targets and other mobility, health, and equity goals. Moreover, the California State Transportation Agency’s draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) identifies as a key strategy for reducing GHGs from the transportation sector, “investing in networks of safe and accessible bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.”
The California State Legislature has a unique opportunity to invest a portion of its unanticipated 2021-22 revenues to give ATP projects a much-needed boost and kick-start climate friendly infrastructure projects that would otherwise languish, create jobs, and bolster economic activity. Without funding for these key projects, the state will continue to fall behind in meetings its ambitious climate change, health, and equity goals.
For these reasons, we strongly support a $2 billion General Fund investment into ATP in the 2021-22 State Budget. Please contact Kiana Valentine, Executive Director, Transportation California should you want to discuss our request or if you need additional information ([email protected] or (916) 266-3892).
Respectfully,
/s/
Kiana Valentine Tim Cremins Transportation California International Union of Operating Engineers
Bob Alvarado Joe Cruz Northern California Carpenters Regional Council California State Council of Laborers
John Hakel Russell Snyder Rebuild SoCal Partnership California Asphalt Pavement Association
Michael Quigley California Alliance for Jobs
Jon P. Preciado Southern California District Council of Laborers
Bradley Kimball Southern California Contractors Association
Emily Cohen United Contractors
Ernesto Ordonez Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
Brad Diede American Council of Engineering Companies, California
Robert Dugan California Construction and Industrial Materials Association
Ray Baca Engineering Contractors’ Association
Eddie Sprecco Associated General Contractors, San Diego Chapter
cc: Honorable Members, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee Honorable Members, Assembly Budget Committee Hilary Norton, Chair, California Transportation Commission David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency Elissa Konove, Undersecretary, California State Transportation Agency Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation Mitch Weiss, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission Ronda Paschal, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Mark Tollefson, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Danny Yost, Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Transportation James Barba, Consultant, Office of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins James Hacker, Consultant, Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review Julius McIntyre, Consultant, Office of Assembly Speaker Rendon Geneveive Morelos, Consultant, Assembly Committee on Budget Heather Wood, Consultant, Senate Republican Caucus Daniel Ballon, Consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus Paul Golaszewski, Deputy Director, California Transportation Commission
Butte County Association of Governments 326 Huss Drive, Suite 150
Chico CA 95928
April 21, 2021
The Honorable Anthony Rendon The Honorable Toni Atkins Speaker, California State Assembly State Capitol, Room 219 Sacramento, CA 95814
President pro Tempore, California State Senate State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814
The Honorable Phil Ting The Honorable Nancy Skinner Chair, Assembly Budget Committee Committee State Capitol, Room 6026
Chair, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review State Capitol, Room 5094 Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Support for $2 Billion for Active Transportation Program Projects to Aid in Meeting the State’s Climate, Health, and Equity Goals
Dear Speaker Rendon, pro Tem Atkins, Chairperson Ting, and Chairperson Skinner,
The Butte County Association of Governments is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), state designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) and regional transit owner/operator for Butte Regional Transit.
As the MPO and RTPA we write to respectfully request that the California State Legislature make a one-time strategic General Fund investment of $2 billion in the 2021-22 State Budget to fund hundreds of active transportation projects that are critical to the state’s climate change, health, and equity goals. Funding for the Active Transportation Program (ATP or Program) will have the dual effect of job creation and economic stimulation as well – both outcomes the state sorely needs as long-term, equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic begins in earnest.
ATP goals include increasing the use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking, and increasing the safety of non-motorized users of the statewide transportation system. In many cases, these ATP projects directly link to transit or rail, thus enhancing other non-motorized modes as well.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) reports that since its inception in 2013, the Program has funded over 800 active transportation projects across the state – in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike. Over 400 of these projects are Safe Routes to Schools projects and more than 89% of funding benefits disadvantaged communities throughout the state.
Despite recent investments into the Program, including $100 million annually from SB 1 – the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 – ATP is significantly oversubscribed. Moreover, the ATP isn’t the sole funding source supporting active transportation—local governments have
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proposed and built over 1,700 projects with active transportation components using flexible SB 1 funds since 2017. However, this competitive program is perhaps the best option for large and transformative projects that would be difficult for any single jurisdiction to fund on their own.
A one-time $2 billion investment into ATP is not only an ideal use of one-time revenues but could also clear the large backlog of vital ATP projects that have been waiting for funding. The CTC reports that only 49 projects out of 454 applications were funded in the latest ATP cycle for the statewide and small urban/rural program components.
The state’s success on the climate, health, and equity fronts depends in large part on the availability of funding to build transformative infrastructure projects that will create the mobility options necessary for communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), provide more robust, safer, and healthier transportation options, and support sustainable, thriving communities. Successful ATP projects are required to be consistent with SB 375 (Chapter No. 328, Statutes of 2008) mandated Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCSs) and will therefore help California’s regional transportation planning agencies meet their GHG reduction targets and other mobility, health, and equity goals. Moreover, the California State Transportation Agency’s draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) identifies as a key strategy for reducing GHGs from the transportation sector, “investing in networks of safe and accessible bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.”
The California State Legislature has a unique opportunity to invest a portion of its unanticipated 2021-22 revenues to give ATP projects a much-needed boost and kick-start climate friendly infrastructure projects that would otherwise languish, create jobs, and bolster economic activity. Without funding for these key projects, the state will continue to fall behind in meetings its ambitious climate change, health, and equity goals.
For these reasons, we strongly support a $2 billion General Fund investment into ATP in the 2021-22 State Budget. Please contact Ivan Garcia at [email protected] or by phone at 530-809-4603 for any questions.
Respectfully,
Bill Connelly, Chair Butte County Association of Governments
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Distribution:
Honorable Members, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee [email protected]
Honorable Members, Assembly Budget Committee [email protected]
Hilary Norton, Chair, California Transportation Commission [email protected] California Transportation Commission 1120 N Street MS 52 Sacramento, CA 95814
David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency [email protected] California State Transportation Agency 915 Capitol Mall, Suite 350B Sacramento, CA 95814
Elissa Konove, Undersecretary, California State Transportation Agency [email protected] California State Transportation Agency 915 Capitol Mall, Suite 350B Sacramento, CA 95814
Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation [email protected] P.O. Box 942873 Sacramento, CA 94273-0001
Mitch Weiss, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission [email protected] California Transportation Commission 1120 N Street MS 52 Sacramento, CA 95814
Ronda Paschal, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814
Mark Tollefson, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814
Danny Yost, Assistant Deputy Director, California Department of Transportation [email protected] P.O. Box 942873 Sacramento, CA 94273-0001
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Distribution - Continued:
James Barba, Consultant, Office of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins [email protected] State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814
James Hacker, Consultant, Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review [email protected] [email protected] State Capitol, Room 5019 Sacramento, CA 95814
Julius McIntyre, Consultant, Office of Assembly Speaker Rendon [email protected] State Capitol Room 219 Sacramento, CA 95814
Geneveive Morelos, Consultant, Assembly Committee on Budget [email protected] [email protected] State Capitol Room 6026 Sacramento, CA 95814
Heather Wood, Consultant, Senate Republican Caucus [email protected]
Daniel Ballon, Consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus [email protected]
Paul Golaszewski, Deputy Director, California Transportation Commission [email protected] California Transportation Commission 1120 N Street MS 52 Sacramento, CA 95814
April 20, 2021
The Honorable Toni Atkins The Honorable Anthony Rendon President pro Tempore, California State Senate Speaker, California State Assembly Via email: [email protected] Via email: [email protected]
The Honorable Nancy Skinner Chair, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Via email: [email protected]
The Honorable Phil Ting Chair, Assembly Budget Committee Via email: [email protected]
Re: Support for Budget Allocation - $2 Billion for Active Transportation Program
Dear Speaker Rendon, President pro Tem Atkins, Chair Ting, and Chair Skinner,
On behalf of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC), I am writing to respectfully request that the California State Legislature make a one-time strategic General Fund investment of $2 billion in the Active Transportation Program (ATP) in the 2021-22 State Budget. This allocation will fund hundreds of active transportation projects that are critical to the State’s climate change, health, and equity goals.
This meaningful increase in ATP funding will support a healthier population in addition to the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Since its inception in 2013, ATP has funded over 800 active transportation projects across the state, in urban, suburban, and rural communities alike. Over 400 of these projects are Safe Routes to Schools projects and more than 89% of funding benefits disadvantaged communities throughout the state. In Monterey County, we have utilized ATP funding to promote safe routes to schools to disadvantaged populations in Seaside, Marina and Salinas.
A $2 billion investment into active transportation would clear the large backlog of vital ATP projects that have been waiting for funding. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) reports that only 49 projects out of 454 applications were funded in the latest ATP cycle. A key segment of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway project to create a new path between the ethnically diverse City of Marina with jobs at Cal State Monterey Bay and connections to the local high school was not able to reach the 90 points out of 100 scoring threshold that was required in order to obtain ATP funding in Cycle 5. As a whole, this transformational 28-mile trail project represents Monterey County’s greatest opportunity to provide a healthy transportation option for our most vulnerable populations. This project is a Measure X local transportation sales tax project that requires state funds to become a reality.
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The state’s success on climate, health, and equity depends on the availability of funding to build transformative infrastructure projects such as the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway. Successful ATP projects are required to be consistent with SB 375 (Chapter No. 328, Statutes of 2008) and mandated Sustainable Communities Strategies to help California’s regional transportation agencies meet their GHG reduction targets and mobility, health, and equity goals. Moreover, the California State Transportation Agency’s draft Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) identifies “investing in networks of safe and accessible bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure” as a key strategy for reducing GHGs from the transportation sector.
The California State Legislature has a unique opportunity to invest a significant portion of its unanticipated 2021-22 revenues to give ATP projects a much-needed boost and kick-start climate friendly infrastructure projects, create jobs, and bolster economic activity. Without funding for these key projects, the state will continue to fall behind in meetings its ambitious climate change, health, and equity goals.
For these reasons, our Agency strongly supports a $2 billion General Fund investment into ATP in the 2021-22 State Budget. Please contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration for funding this critical program.
Respectfully,
Debra L. Hale Executive Director
Cc: Anthony Rendon, Assembly Speaker James Barba, Consultant, Office of Senate President pro Tempore Atkins [email protected] Heather Wood, Consultant, Senate Republican Caucus [email protected] Daniel Ballon, Consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus [email protected] Honorable Members, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee [email protected] Honorable Members, Assembly Budget Committee [email protected] Hilary Norton, Chair; Mitch Weiss, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission [email protected] David Kim, Secretary, California State Transportation Agency [email protected] Elissa Konove, Undersecretary, California State Transportation Agency [email protected] Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation [email protected] Anna Caballaro, State Senator John Laird, State Senator Robert Rivas, Assembly Member Mark Stone, Assembly Member