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Solano County COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2040 June 26, 2020 Table of Contents 1) Executive Summary 4 5 CTP Purpose 6 CTP Organization 7 MAP: Land use designations 12 Challenges 16 Opportunities 18 2) Introduction 21 Plan Organization 22 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Process 22 Solano CTP Background 23 Relationship to Other STA Plans 27 Relationship to Other Regional Plans 30 Legislative Context 31 2020 Legislation 32 MAP: PDAs, PPAS and PCAs in Solano County 33 3) Solano’s Land Use Ties to Transportation 35 Solano County & Cities: Land Use and Transportation Plans, Policies and Programs 36 Existing Federal Land Use & Transportation Policies And Legislation 40 Existing State Policies & Legislation Addressing Land Use & Transportation 41 Existing Regional Land Use & Transportation Plans, Policies, And Programs 44 Pending Legislation & Programs Related To Transportation And Land Use 46 Displacement & Gentrication 46 Moving Forward 47 49 Addressing Equity Considerations in the CTP 52 Going Forward 53 Denitions 56 MAPS: Solano County Vulnerable Populations 56, 57 Regional Equity Initiatives 61 STA Equity Initiatives 61 STA Solano Mobility Programs 65 Transportation Equity Performance Measures 66 Transportation Equity Principles 66 5) Looking Forward 67 Transportation and Land Use 69 Performance-Based Planning 70 Equity 71 Funding 71 Innovative Technologies 72 Appendices Federal, State, and Regional Land Use & Transportation Plans, Policies and Programs Appendix A Federal and State Equity Laws & Regulations Appendix B Arterials, Highways & Freeways Element Appendix C Transit and Rideshare Element Appendix D Active Transportation Element Appendix E 1 Acknowledgements STA Board Members STA Staff Harry Price, Mayor of Fairfield, Chair Triana Crighton Thom Bogue, Mayor of Dixon, Vice Chair Cecilia de Leoni Elizabeth Patterson, Mayor of Benicia Robert Guerrero Ron Kott, Mayor of Rio Vista Daryl Halls Lori Wilson, Mayor of Suisun City Ron Rowlett, Mayor of Vacaville Equity Working Group Bob Sampayan, Mayor of Vallejo Lori Wilson, Mayor of Suisun City (Chair) Jim Spering, County of Solano District 3 Supervisor Harry Price, Mayor of Fairfield Bob Sampayan, Mayor of Vallejo STA Active Transportation Committee John Vasquez; County of Solano, District 4 Supervisor Jim Spering, Solano Dist. 3 Supervisor, Chair Sakina Ali, Matt Garcia Foundation Lionel Lagaerspada, City of Benicia Michael Brito, KROC Center & Salvation Army Director Thom Bogue, City of Dixon of Operations Donald Roos, City of Rio Vista Richard Burnett, STA PCC / MTC Lori Wilson, City of Suisun City Robert Fuentes, Faith in Action Chuck Timm, City of Fairfield Andrea Garcia, Touro University Dilenna Harris, City of Vacaville Cookie Gordon, Vallejo Resident Robert McConnell, City of Vallejo Amy Hartman, Greenbelt Alliance O. Johnson, SOFITCITY SolanoExpress Intercity Transit Consortium Wendy Loomas, Health Promotion & Community Claudia Williams, Dixon Readi-Ride Wellness Bureau Diane Feinstein, Fairfield and Suisun Transit Akon Walker, Solano County Health & Social Services Brandon Thomson, Rio Vista Delta Breeze Gerry Raycraft, Solano-Napa Habitat for Humanity Beth Kranda, SolTrans Susan Rotchy, Independent Living Resource Center Lori DaMassa, Vacaville City Coach Yolanda Sanchez, Fairfield Resident Joyce Goodwin, County of Solano Rochelle Sherlock, Potentiate LLC Debbie McQuilkin, Solano Mobility Anthony Summers, Impact Bible Ministries STA Technical Advisory Committee William Tarbox, City of Benicia Joe Leach, City of Dixon Paul Kaushal, City of Fairfield Robin Borre, City of Rio Vista Matthew Medill, City of Suisun City Shawn Cunningham, City of Vacaville Terrance Davis, City of Vallejo Matt Tuggle, County of Solano 2 This page intentionally left blank 3 1 Executive Summary Solano County holds a special place in California’s vast landscape, its history, and its future. It is blessed with fertile agricultural lands, attractive open space and recreational areas, and an economically advantageous location between two prosperous and growing urban areas; Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. Its seven cities and surrounding lands provide its residents with an appealing choice of lifestyles, ranging from urban waterfront to suburban casual or rural tranquility. Photo: Kai Schreber 4 Solano Transportation Authority (STA) Agency Profile The Solano Transportation Authority (STA) was created in 1990 through a Joint Powers Agreement between the cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, Vallejo and the County of Solano to serve as the Congestion Management Agency for Solano. The Congestion Management System consists of all State highways within Solano County and principal arterials that provide connections from communities to the State highway system, as well as between the communities within Solano County. The organization is overseen by a board of eight, with one county supervisor and each of the seven mayors in Solano County. The STA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, programming transportation funds, managing and providing transportation programs and services, delivering transportation projects, and setting transportation priorities in Solano County. The mission of STA is “To improve the quality of life in Solano County by delivering transportation projects After a difficult period resulting from the nation’s to ensure mobility, travel safety, and economic vitality most severe economic recession since the Great for all.” The agency achieves its Mission through Depression, Solano County is well positioned to actively partnering with federal, state, and regional flourish in the 21st century by building on the spirit transportation agencies, the County of Solano and of collaboration and strategic investment aimed at all seven Solano city governments, as well as through improving the lives of its residents and the success of robust outreach and engagement with a broad a diversifying business community. spectrum of interested residents, and businesses. The Solano Transportation Authority (STA) reflects those community attributes through its careful allocation of transportation funds from a variety of sources, and its leadership role that brings transportation planning together with important land use, economic development, environmental, and social equity considerations to create the sustainable future that will serve current and future generations well. 5 Equally important, the agency has become a forum for a broad cross-section of the community and elected leaders to weave Solano’s transportation system challenges and opportunities together with broader community efforts, such as housing, jobs, safety, and climate adaptation. This helps to achieve a strong community fabric where all residents can share in the promise of quality housing and work opportunities, cleaner air, habitat conservation, and healthier neighborhoods. Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Purpose The purpose of the Comprehensive Transportation numerous state and federal transportation funding Plan (CTP) is to help STA fulfill its mission by sources for its projects. In order to meet this envisioning a safe, multi-modal transportation requirement, the STA needs to document the goals system that meets Solano’s diverse mobility needs and policies that guide its programming or risk losing and sustainable development goals, and then critical transportation dollars from those sources. identifies anticipated funding, and prioritized investments to advance the Vision as noted in STA’s This CTP addresses the period between now and Sustainable Communities plan. STA has identified 2050. It is an update of the previous CTP, which was “sustainable” communities as those that endure adopted in 2005. and improve over time, and balance such factors as economic health, environmental impact, and social equity. This CTP analyzes the current state of Solano’s transportation systems to establish a set of goals, identify strategies, and implement action plans that best bridge the gap between ideal and existing conditions. There are two important reasons for STA to maintain an updated planning document. First, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission requires local transportation agencies such as the STA to establish transportation plans as the basis for the Commission’s Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The RTP is a federally required, 25- year planning document. Secondly, STA is responsible for programming 6 CTP Organization together to identify gaps in infrastructure and/or services for all programs managed by the agency. STA’s existing strategies have worked well to These gap evaluations were followed with a process strengthen Solano’s transportation infrastructure to designate the most effective steps to be taken to and increase mobility choices, but there is value in close them, including consideration of time involved, periodically reconsidering how best to serve Solano funding availability, equitable benefit for all users, County residents and businesses going forward. and impacts on the environment. Three principles have guided this update of the Solano CTP: All CTP Elements are designed to be both internally 1. Strengthen the System through innovative, and externally integrated. Internally integrated means cost-effective improvements that each Element’s selected projects and programs 2. Reduce Stress by developing, operating and are complementary to the other Elements. Equally maintaining an integrated