2020 Plumas County Regional Transportation Plan
Adopted January 27, 2020
Plumas County Transportation Commission 2020 Plumas County
Regional Transportation Plan
Report Prepared For:
Plumas County Transportation Commission 520 Main Street Quincy, CA 95971
Report Prepared By: Table of Contents
0 Executive Summary 1 0.1 Introduction 1 0.2 Overview of Existing Conditions 1 0.3 Overview of Regional Vision 2 0.4 Overview of Action Element 2 0.5 Overview of Financial Element 3 1 Introduction 5 1.1 About the Plumas County Transportation Commission 5 1.2 About the Regional Transportation Plan 5 1.3 RTP Planning Requirements 6 1.4 RTP Planning Process 6 2 Existing Conditions 11 2.1 Setting 11 2.2 Population Trends 12 2.3 Demographics 14 2.4 Socioeconomic Conditions 15 2.5 Housing 19 2.6 Transportation 21 2.7 Streets and Roads 24 2.8 Public Transit 36 2.9 Active Transportation 40 2.10 Aviation 42 2.11 Goods and Freight Movement 42 2.12 Railroads 43 2.13 Interconnectivity Issues 43 3 Policy Element 45 3.1 Transportation Issues 45 3.2 Regional Vision 48 3.3 Regional Goals, Objectives, and Strategies 48 4 Action Element 53 4.1 Project Purpose and Need 53 4.2 Regional Priorities 54 4.3 RTP Project Lists 54 4.4 Program-Level Performance Measures 69 4.5 Transportation Systems Management 73 4.6 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) 73 5 Financial Element 75 5.1 Projected Revenues 75 5.2 Cost Summary 77 5.3 Revenue vs. Cost by Mode 77
i. List of Tables
Table 1.1: Summary of Meetings 8 Table 1.2: Tribal Contact List 10 Table 2.1: Historic Plumas County Population 12 Table 2.2: Plumas County Population 13 Table 2.3: Existing and Future Age of the Population 14 Table 2.4: Plumas County Race and Ethnicity Demographics 14 Table 2.5: Household Income 15 Table 2.6: Poverty 16 Table 2.7: Major Employers 16 Table 2.8: Unemployment 17 Table 2.9: Educational Attainment 17 Table 2.10: Disadvantaged Communities – Median Household Income 18 Table 2.11: Disadvantaged Communities – Free or Reduced Lunch Eligibility 19 Table 2.12: Housing Characteristics 19 Table 2.13: Home Value vs. Median Household Income 21 Table 2.14: Vehicle Ownership 21 Table 2.15: Mode Share 22 Table 2.16: Commuting Patterns 23 Table 2.17: Air Quality Standards and Attainment 24 Table 2.18: Roadway Mileage and Jurisdiction 24 Table 2.19: Roadway Classifications 25 Table 2.20: Pavement Condition Index (PCI) 26 Table 2.21: Pavement Condition Index (PCI) by Local Agency 26 Table 2.22: Historic and Existing Average Annual Daily Traffic 29 Table 2.23: Future Average Annual Daily Traffic 30 Table 2.24: Truck Traffic 31 Table 2.25: Historic and Existing Vehicle Miles Traveled 31 Table 2.26: Future Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 32 Table 2.27: Bridge Sufficiency Rating 32 Table 2.28: Collision Summary 33 Table 4.1: Roadway Projects 55 Table 4.2: Bridge Projects 59 Table 4.3: Transit Projects 51 Table 4.4: Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects 62 Table 4.5: Aviation Projects 67 Table 4.6: SHOPP Projects 69 Table 5.1: Projected Revenues from Federal, State, and Local Sources* for Plumas County 75 Table 5.2: Revenue vs Costs by Mode 77 Table 5.3: Comparison of Roadway Costs to Expected Revenue 77 Table 5.4: Comparison of Bridge Costs to Expected Revenue 78 Table 5.5: Comparison of Transit Costs to Expected Revenue 78 Table 5.6: Comparison of Bikeway and Pedestrian Costs to Expected Revenue 78 Table 5.7: Comparison of Aviation Costs to Expected Revenue 78
ii. List of Figures
Figure 2.1: Regional Location of Plumas County 11 Figure 2.2: Historic Population 12 Figure 2.3: Forecasted Population 13 Figure 2.4: Plumas County Race and Ethnicity Demographics 14 Figure 2.5: Disadvantaged Communities – Median Household Income Map 20 Figure 2.6: Mode Share 22 Figure 2.7: Plumas County Road Network 27 Figure 2.8: Plumas County Collisions Map, 2006 – 2017 34 Figure 2.9: Portola Collisions Map, 2006 – 2017 35 Figure 2.10: Plumas County Transit Map 37 Figure 2.11: Trails and Bikeways 41
iii. List of Appendices
Appendix A – Stakeholder List Appendix B – Outreach Materials Appendix C – State Wildlife Action Plan Excerpts for Plumas County Appendix D – Project Lists
List of References
California Transportation Plan 2050 2018 California State Rail Plan 2015 California Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan California Aviation System Plan 2016 Sustainable Freight Action Plan 2014 California Freight Mobility Plan 2015 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2015 State Wildlife Action Plan 2013 California Climate Adaptation Planning Guide 2018 Safeguarding California Plan 2017 Regional Transportation Guidelines for Regional Transportation Planning Agencies Plumas County General Plan Circulation Element (2013) City of Portola General Plan Circulation Element (2012) Plumas County Mobility Management Feasibility Study (2011) 2018 Plumas County Active Transportation Plan – Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan 2015 Plumas County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan 2015 Plumas County Short Range Transit Plan Regional Transportation Plans from adjacent RTPAs and MPOs
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0. Executive Summary Public Engagement 0.1 Introduction Website The Plumas County Transportation CommissionA website is(PCTC) being is developed the Regional by Green Transportation DOT and will Planning Agency (RTPA) for Plumas County. The PCTC’s overallcontain mission community is to provide workshop transportation no�fica�ons, planning project for infor the- region. The PCTC works to plan, communicate andma�on, coordinate agency withinforma�on, the citizens documents, of Plumas a feedback County form,and decision- makers of Plumas County, Portola and Caltransand an to online create ques�onnaire. a balanced regional The project transportation website will system. be Every RTPA is required by federal law (Title CFRavailable 450.300, to Subpart adver�se B) and for mee�ngsstate law (CAand Governmentdisseminate otherCode Section 65080) to conduct long-range planning inproject order informa�on,to establish the but region’s also acts vision as a and tool goals to promote and to clearly identify the unique transportation needscommunity for the region. involvement and encourage public feedback. Developing the Regional Transportation ThePlan website (RTP) is mayone containof the amain direct duties feedback of the form PCTC as andwell other as RTPAs. The RTP is a long-range (20 year) planninglinks document to project which informa�on acts as the blueprintand other for means transportation of submit -planning in the region. The RTP is a living document�ng feedback,and is required including to besocial updated media every handles 4-5 and years meet for- Plumas County to be eligible for many sources ofing funding. informa�on. Each RTP builds upon previous efforts and recalibrates the region’s needs based on the evolving demographic, political, economic, and environmental context. The RTP addresses all modes of transportation,Questionnaire including roadway, bicycle and pedestrian, transit, freight, aviation and rail. Developing the RTP is a collaborative process between the PCTC and the public, City of To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be Portola, Caltrans, Tribal governments, and various federal, state, regional and local partners. created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will The most recent RTP Guidelines, adoptedbe by administered the California with Transportation ques�ons that Commission the PCTC (CTC) and theon January 18, 2017, established the required elementsproject and team development agree upon process in order for to gaugethe RTP. the The community following three elements are required by the California Transportationneeds and wants. Commission, Data will be and presented comprise in the the finalmain frameworkdra� of the Plan: of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments The Policy Element (Chapter 3): The purpose of the policy element is to identify legislative, and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from planning, financial and institutional issues and requirements, as well as provide the regional previous ATP outreach efforts. vision supported by a series of goals which are supported by objectives and policies. The Action Element (Chapter 4): The Action Element describes the programs and actions necessary to support the regionalAdvertising vision; the Action Element lists the identified transportation needs projected in Plumas CountyAdver�sing over the next for 20 public years, workshops by mode. will be done through The Financial Element (Chapter 5):email The blasts Financial to stakeholders Element identifies and pos�ng the acurrent mee�ng and flyer anticipated to revenue sources available to fundthe the project transportation website projects and in and key programs loca�ons identified around the in the Action Element. county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- 0.2 Overview of Existingcasted Conditions on: PlumasNews.com Changing demographics influence the transportation needs of a region. In Plumas County. The population is not expected to increase significantly between Feather now Riverand the Bulle�n horizon year of this planning document, 2040. The focus of the planning efforts for this Portola RTP Reporter will be on maintaining the existing transportation network, and increasing the safety, efficiency and Indian convenience Valley Record of all modes in the region. Chester Progressive
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0.3 Overview of Regional Vision Public Engagement Public The overarching regional vision for the Plumas County Transportation Commission is to maintain a safe, efficient, and convenient countywide transportation system, includingWebsite roadways, non-motorized systems, transit, freight, air travel, and any other applicable modes, that enhance the lifestyle of the residents and meets the travel will and needs DOT of people Green by and goods developed moving being through is andwebsite A within Plumas County. - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain Historically, theform, primaryfeedback a local and regionaldocuments, issuesinforma�on, centeredagency aroundma�on, a lack of maintenance funding to maintain thebe integritywill ofwebsite existingproject facilities.The Recentques�onnaire. legislativeonline an efforts,and especially Senate Bill 1 signed in April 2017 and upheldother with thedisseminate defeatand of Californiamee�ngs for Propositionadver�se to 8 inavailable November 2018, have greatly increased the funding available promote to to tool a PCTC as and acts local also agencies but for maintenance informa�on, project and development of the regional transportation network.feedback. public Through aencourage stateand gasoline taxinvolvement and increasedcommunity registration fees, SB 1 is a $52 billion transportation as well fundas form which willfeedback be useddirect a exclusivelycontain may for transportationwebsite The purposes, including maintenance, repair and- rehabilitationsubmit of means of roadsother andand bridges, newinforma�on bicycleproject to and pedestrianlinks facilities, public transportation, and planning- meet grants. and handles media social including feedback, �ng The six following goals have been established and ordered to informa�on. reflect ing the regional importance of improving all modes of transportation in Plumas County: Goal 1 – Maintain a Safe, Efficient Roadway System: Questionnaire Expand and maintain a safe, efficient, and o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be convenient will countywideques�onnaire roadwayonline an system thatpar�cipa�on, enhancesfacilitate o T the lifestyle of the residents and meets created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will thewill travel needsques�onnaire of peopleonline The and goodsMonkey. throughSurvey andvia withincreated the region. Goal the and 2 – Encourage PCTC the that a Safe and ques�ons Convenient with Non-Motorized administered be Transportation System: Encourage project team agree upon in order to gauge the community and promotecommunity the a safegauge andto convenientorder in upon non-motorizedagree team transportationproject system that is attractive to needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� bicyclistsdra� final andthe in pedestrians, presented partbe will of a balancedData wants. overalland transportationneeds system, and will contribute of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at to State anddistributed Nationalbe also goalswill to improveques�onnaire air The quality RTP. andthe of community livability. community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in workshops community Goal 3 – Support an Effective and Accessible Transit System: Support and expand effective, and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and convenient, regionally and locally coordinated transit service that connects residential areas with previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous employment centers, serves key activity centers and facilities, and offers a viable option to the drive-alone trip. Advertising Goal 4 – Promote Aviation Facilities: Promote general and commercial aviation facilities and dver�sing for public workshops will be done through services through that done complement be will the countywide workshops public for transportation dver�sing A system. email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email the project website and in key loca�ons around the Goal the 5 – around Encourage loca�ons Improvements key in and to Rail website Service: project Encourage the improvements and availability of county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, rail buses, service transit in theon region.libraries, stores, grocery as such county - Goalbroad 6 –be Achievealso will Environmentalworkshops Qualitycommunity Standards:Upcoming Achieveetc. and maintain environmental quality standards set by Federal, State and Local Resource on: Agencies.casted The Policy Element, Chapter 3 of this document,sNews.com establishesPluma objectives and policies for each goal to ensure that the Plumas County region can maintainBulle�n River the regionalFeather transportation system within the financial constraints of State, Federal, and local funding sources.Reporter Portola Indian Valley Record Valley Indian 0.4 Overview of Action ElementProgressive Chester Over 520 projects have been identified in the Action Element (Chapter 4) of this document including roadway, bridge, transit, bicycle and pedestrian, and aviation projects. The following figure shows the project needs in the region by mode.
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PublicAviation, 0.0%Engagement Bicycle and Pedestrian, 16.5% Website A website is being developed by Green DOT and will contain communityRoadway -workshopLocal, 15.1% no�fica�ons, project infor- Transit, 3.9% ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote community involvement and encourage public feedback. The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as links to project informa�onRoadway - State and, 40.6% other means of submit- Bridge, 24.0% �ng feedback, including social media handles and meet- ing informa�on. Questionnaire To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the project team agree upon in order to gauge the community needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at 0.5 Overview of Financialcommunity Element workshops in hard-copy format. Comments and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from Over $301 million have been identifiedprevious in short-range ATP outreach transportation efforts. needs in Plumas County, andan additional $170 million in long-range transportation needs. The following figure summarizes the funded project needs or funding shortfall for eachAdvertising mode. Adver�sing for public workshops will be done through Funded andemail Unfunded blasts Actionto stakeholders Items by andMode pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to the project website and in key loca�ons around the $191,120,000 $200,000,000 county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- $150,000,000 casted$113,239,183 on: $100,000,000 $70,965,242 PlumasNews.com
$50,000,000 Feather River$18,294,666 Bulle�n $4,000,000 $- $- Portola Reporter Roadway-Local Roadway-State IndianBridge ValleyTransit Record Bicycle and Airport Capital $(50,000,000) Pedestrian Chester Progressive $(100,000,000)
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Public Engagement Public Website website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by developed being is website A - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a contain may website The - submit of means other and informa�on project to links - meet and handles media social including feedback, �ng ing informa�on. ing Questionnaire o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online an par�cipa�on, facilitate o T created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will ques�onnaire online The Monkey. Survey via created be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the the and PCTC the that ques�ons with administered be project team agree upon in order to gauge the community community the gauge to order in upon agree team project needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� final the in presented be will Data wants. and needs of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at distributed be also will ques�onnaire The RTP. the of community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in workshops community and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous Advertising dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and website project the county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, stores, grocery as such county - broad be also will workshops community Upcoming etc. casted on: on: casted sNews.com Pluma Feather River Bulle�n River Feather Portola Reporter Portola Indian Valley Record Valley Indian Chester Progressive Chester
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1. Introduction Public Engagement 1.1 About the Plumas County Transportation Commission Website The Plumas County Transportation CommissionA website is(PCTC) being is developed the state-designated by Green DOT Regional and will Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for Plumas County.contain The community PCTC plans, workshop communicates no�fica�ons, with and project coordinates infor- with the citizens and decision-makers of Plumasma�on, County, agency the informa�on,City of Portola, documents, and Caltrans a feedback to create form, a balanced regional transportation system. The PCTCand anis online responsible ques�onnaire. for the The administration project website of will regional, be state, and federal funding for projects related to roadways,available bridges, to adver�se public for transportation mee�ngs and services,disseminate railways, other airports, bicycle facilities, and pedestrian amenities.project informa�on, In developing but also transportation acts as a tool solutions, to promote the PCTC initiates design concepts, engineering feasibility studies,community environmental involvement studies, and encourage and proposes public funding feedback. sources to construct transportation improvements. The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as The PCTC is served by a Technical Advisorylinks Committee to project (TAC) informa�on and a Social and Servicesother means Transportation of submit- Advisory Council (SSTAC). The TAC consists of representatives�ng feedback, from including Plumas socialCounty, media the Cityhandles of Portola and meet and -Caltrans, and provides technical staff support and recommendationsing informa�on. to the PCTC on state, regional, county and town transportation matters. The SSTAC is comprised of members appointed by the PCTC and advises the PCTC on transit needs, major transit issues, andQuestionnaire coordination of specialized transportation services. 1.2 About the Regional TransportationTo facilitate par�cipa�on, Plan an online ques�onnaire will be created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will One of the major planning responsibilitiesbe of administered the PCTC is the with development ques�ons thatof the the Regional PCTC and Transportation the Plan. The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)project specifies team agree the uponpolicies, in orderprojects to gaugeand programs the community necessary for a 20 year period to maintain, manage and improveneeds and the wants. region’s Data transportation will be presented system. in theThe final2020 dra� RTP update will cover the planning period from 2020-2040.of the With RTP. fewThe exceptions, ques�onnaire regional will also transportation be distributed projects at must be included in the Regional Transportationcommunity Plan in order workshops to be eligible in hard-copy for state format.and federal Comments funding. and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from The three key elements of the RTP include:previous ATP outreach efforts. The Policy Element (Chapter 3) describes the regional vision and goals and establishes series of objectives and policies to supportAdvertising the goals; The Action Element (Chapter 4) identifiesAdver�sing the for publicprojects workshops that support will the be goals, done policies through and objectives from the Policy Element;email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to The Financial Element (Chapter 5)the identifies project websitethe current and and in anticipated key loca�ons revenue around sources the and funding strategies available to fundcounty the planned such as transportationgrocery stores, libraries,projects identified on transit buses, in the Action Element. etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- casted on: The RTP provides a foundation for transportation decisions by local, regional and State officials. This PlumasNews.com foundation is based on a vision of an efficient and environmentally sound multi-modal system. The RTP also serves as the foundation for the developmentFeather of the River following Bulle�n programs: Portola Reporter Federal Transportation Improvement ProgramIndian (FTIP).Valley Record Regional Transportation Improvement ProgramChester (RTIP).Progressive Interregional Transportation Improvement Program for Plumas County (ITIP).
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1.3 RTP Planning Requirements Public Engagement Public The PCTC, as the designated RTPA, is required by State law to prepare the RTP and transmit it to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) every four-five years. Website The RTP is required to be developed as per State legislation, Government Code §65080 et seq. of Chapter 2.5. The last full Plumas County RTP update website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by developed being is website A was adopted in 2011. Due to little change in the regional transportation project needs in Plumas County and - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain uncertain and inadequate funding between 2011-2018, an administrative modified update was proposed ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, to the RTP in 2018. CALTRANS denied the proposed administrative modified update and requested a full and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and update because of the required update every four-five years. The 2020 Plumas County RTP update will be available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available the first full update since 2011. project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project Since the 2011 update,feedback. public the Californiaencourage Transportationand involvement Commissioncommunity (CTC) has adopted new 2017 Regional Transportation as well Planas Guidelinesform feedback for Regionaldirect a Transportationcontain may website PlanningThe Agencies. For the first time, separate guidelines- weresubmit developedof means for RTPAsother and and Metropolitaninforma�on Planningproject to Organizationslinks (MPOs). In addition- tomeet the and separate handles guidelinesmedia forsocial RTPAs andincluding MPOs, thefeedback, 2017�ng RTP Guidelines require that long range transportation planning documents include an outreachinforma�on. processing which is inclusive of Native American Tribal Governments and that considers issues of environmental justice. The 2017 RTP Guidelines also have updated the required method of modeling from Level of ServiceQuestionnaire (LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). Monitoring VMT instead of LOS is supportive of the state and federal goals of reducing greenhouse gas o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online an par�cipa�on, facilitate o T emissions. created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will ques�onnaire online The Monkey. Survey via created 1.3.1 Climate the and Change PCTC the and that Environmental ques�ons with Quality administered be project team agree upon in order to gauge the community community the gauge to order in upon agree team project As established dra� in thefinal 2017the in RTP Guidelines,presented be will RTPs Data must addresswants. and climateneeds change and air quality to be compliant with California at Senatedistributed Billbe 32 (SBalso 32).will SB 32 expandsques�onnaire AssemblyThe RTP. Billthe 32of (AB 32), The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.Comments AB format. 32 requires hard-copy a statein reductionworkshops in greenhousecommunity gas (GHG) emissions to no more than the 1990 emissions from levels collected be by 2020; also SB can 32 requires results a further ques�onnaire reductionand of GHG emissions to achieve a 40 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2030.efforts. outreach ATP previous The Air Quality Conformity Determination provides an analysis of the emission of pollutants from transportation sources that can be expected to result from the implementationAdvertising of this Plan. This analysis must document through that the done be projects will included workshops in the public RTP, for when constructed,dver�sing A will not lead to the emission of more pollutants to flyer than allowedmee�ng a in pos�ng the and emissions budgetstakeholders to in theblasts Stateemail Implementation Plan (SIP). The extent of required the documentation around is loca�ons based key in on the and current website Federal project non-attainment the designation and requirements applicable to Plumasbuses, County.transit on Plumaslibraries, Countystores, is includedgrocery as in thesuch Mountaincounty Counties Air Basin and is unclassified or in attainment- broad be with also ozone,will PM10 andworkshops PM2.5, withcommunity the exceptionUpcoming etc. of the greater Portola area. On January 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on: designatedcasted approximately 150 square miles of the county around Portola as a federal non-attainment area for exceedance of the federal annual standard sNews.com Pluma for PM2.5 based on air monitoring data from 2011 through 2013. Poor air quality is generally attributed to wildland fires, wood stoves, and open burningBulle�n andRiver not transportationFeather conditions in Plumas County. Portola Reporter Portola 1.4 RTP Planning Process Record Valley Indian Chester Progressive Chester 1.4.1 Inter-Agency Coordination
The RTP is the result of a broad planning process. This process involves many government agencies, as well as private interests and the public. Contact people for agencies and private businesses related to the
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local economy, freight, aviation, transit, and other groups with an interest in the RTP were tracked in a stakeholder list throughout the duration Publicof the RTP development Engagement and were invited to outreach meetings to become involved in the RTP development. Letters were sent by postage and by e-mailWebsite in the beginning of the RTP development process to neighboring Counties’ transportation planning agencies.A website Agency is contacts being developed were also byalerted Green of DOTthe andoption will to become involved in the RTP and provide input orcontain recommended community projects workshop through no�fica�ons, a variety project of other infor methods.- Agency contacts were invited to providema�on, input directly agency through informa�on, a one-on-one documents, interview a feedback with form, the project team or through a variety of other methods,and an such online as the ques�onnaire. digital questionnaire The project and website a comment will be feedback form available on the project website. Theavailable identified to adver�se stakeholders for mee�ngs were invited and disseminate to community other workshops and flyers and other invitations and projectproject updates informa�on, were circulated but also acts to the as astakeholder tool to promote group through e-mail blasts. Through the community outreachcommunity process, involvement the following and encourage groups werepublic specifically feedback. invited to be involved throughout the plan development,The website which may includes contain aprivate direct feedbackfreight and form railroad as well interests as in addition to the public agencies responsiblelinks for to resource project informa�onand transportation and other management means of submitin the -region: Caltrans �ng feedback, including Plumas social County media Sheriff’s handles Office and meet- ing informa�on. City of Portola Almanor Recreation and Park District Washoe Tribe of Nevada and CaliforniaQuestionnaire Central Plumas Recreation and Park District Susanville Indian Rancheria Eastern Plumas Recreation and Park District To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be Greenville Rancheria created via Survey Plumas-Eureka Monkey. The online State Parkques�onnaire Association will Chester-Lake Almanor Chamber of Commercebe administered withPlumas ques�ons National that Forest the PCTC and the Quincy Chamber of Commerce project team agree Lassen upon inNational order to Forest gauge the community needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� Indian Valley Chamber of Commerceof the RTP. The ques�onnaireCal-OES will also be distributed at Eastern Plumas Chamber of Commercecommunity workshops Union inPacific hard-copy Railroad format. Comments Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship and ques�onnaire Burlington results canNorthern also beSanta collected Fe Railway from previous ATP outreach efforts. Feather River College Bodfish Bicycle California Highway Patrol Advertising For the full stakeholder list, see AttachmentAdver�sing A. for public workshops will be done through email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to 1.4.2 Coordination with Other thePlans project and websiteStudies and in key loca�ons around the county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, During development of the 2020 RTPetc. update, Upcoming existing community plans, workshops documents will also and be studiesbroad- addressing transportation in Plumas County werecasted reviewed on: to ensure the RTP’s consistency with other planning documents relevant in Plumas County. These documentsPlumasNews.com include but are not limited to the following: Plumas County General Plan Circulation FeatherElement River (2013) Bulle�n City of Portola General Plan Circulation PortolaElement Reporter (2012) Plumas County Mobility Management FeasibilityIndian Valley Study Record (2011) 2018 Plumas County Active TransportationChester Plan Progressive – Pedestrian/Bicycle Plan 2015 Plumas County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan 2015 Plumas County Short Range Transit Plan Regional Transportation Plans from adjacent RTPAs and MPOs. California Transportation Plan (2016)
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1.4.3 Public Participation Public Engagement Public Throughout the RTP development process, PCTC adhered to the Plumas County Public Participation Plan, most recently reviewed and adopted by the PCTC in February 2017 as part of PCTC’s Title VI Plan to ensure that no person is excluded from participating in or from the benefitsWebsite of the regional transit system. website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by developed being is website A The community was notified about the RTP and invited to community workshops through a project website, - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain a social media campaign including Facebook and Twitter, newspaper ads, and flyers posted around the ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, community in locations accessible to all members of the community, including County libraries and county and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and social services. Community meetings were held after normal business hours to accommodate community available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available members who may have in interest in the RTP but who are not able to take work off or secure babysitting. project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project In addition, community members were notified of the option to provide feedback online orthrough community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community teleconference with the project team if unable to attend community meetings. The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a contain may website The Community- workshopssubmit of weremeans heldother in Quincy,and Chester,informa�on and Portola.project to Tablelinks 1.1 summarizes outreach events held during the- developmentmeet and ofhandles this RTP:media Thesocial introductoryincluding workshopsfeedback, �ng introduced the Regional Transportation Plan to the community and provided interactive exercises informa�on. and ing information. Community members who attended were given the opportunity to develop priority projects, identify transportation issues, and voice their concerns. The meetings included a presentation on the benefits of regional transportation planning, existing conditions and barriers to mobility, and solutions forQuestionnaire improving transportation throughout the County. Afterbe will the presentation,ques�onnaire plannersonline an were availablepar�cipa�on, to interactfacilitate o T with community members and provide more in-depth will discussion ques�onnaire on transportationonline The issuesMonkey. in Survey the via region. created Maps and surveys were made available for community the members and PCTC to comment the that on and ques�ons identify with specific administered areas be throughout Plumas County they believe should be given priority.community the gauge to order in upon agree team project needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� final the in presented be will Data wants. and needs of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at distributed be also will ques�onnaire TableThe 1.1RTP. the of community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in Summary workshops of Meetings community and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from collected be also can Meeting results ques�onnaire and Date Caltrans State Highwayefforts. Needs Meetingoutreach ATP previous February 20, 2019 Greenville Rancheria Stakeholder Meeting April 23, 2019 Washoe Tribe Stakeholder Meeting Advertising April 24, 2019 Community Meeting #1 - Quincy May 7, 2019 dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A Community Meeting #2 - Chester May 8, 2019 email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email Community Meeting #3 - Portola May 13, 2019 the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and website project the Pop-Up Community Event - Lost and Found Bike May 31 - June 2, county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, stores, grocery as such county Race - Portola 2019 - broad be also will workshops community Upcoming etc. Pop-Up Community Event - Gold Digger Days - casted on: on: casted July 20, 2019 Greenville Pop-Up Community Event - PlumassNews.com SierraPluma August 14, 2019 County Fair - Quincy Bulle�n River Feather Portola Reporter Portola In addition to the outreach meetings, a series of pop-up events were held at existing community events to Indian Valley Record Valley Indian reach community members unable to make traditional outreach meetings. Pop-up informational booths were available at the Lost and Found Bike Race inProgressive Portola,Chester Gold Digger Days in Greenville, and the Plumas- Sierra County Fair. The document was posted to an ADA-compliant project website at the Public Draft stage and notification was provided through a newspaper ad, stakeholder e-mail blasts, and by promoting the plan on the project’s social media. Plumas County Regional Transportation Plan: Public Engagement Public Plan: Transportation Regional County Plumas 4 1 4 1 Plumas County Regional Transportation Plan 8 Dra� 3/5/19
To view the Plumas County Public Participation Plan and outreach materials and summaries of the comments received during the outreach process, seePublic Attachment Engagement B. 1.4.4 Coordination with the California State Wildlife Action Plan Website The goals identified in the Policy ElementA website(Chapter is3) beingof this developedPlan consider by stressors Green DOTidentified and will in the State Wildlife Action Plan. The State Wildlife containAction community Plan (SWAP) workshop identifies no�fica�ons, separate projectconservational infor- provinces broken into subzones called ecoregions byma�on, the SWAP. agency Plumas informa�on, County documents, crosses through a feedback the Central form, Valley and Sierra Nevada Province and the Cascadeand andan online Modoc ques�onnaire. Plateau Province. The Inproject the Central website Valley will andbe Sierra Nevada Province, Plumas County is classifiedavailable withinto adver�se the forSierra mee�ngs Nevada and disseminateecoregion; inother the Cascade and Modoc Plateau Province, Plumas County projectis classified informa�on, within the but Southern also acts Cascades as a tool ecoregion. to promote The SWAP identifies sensitive species, habitat stressors,community and suggestedinvolvement conservation and encourage goals public and actionsfeedback. for each of the ecoregions in California. According to theThe SWAP, website the major may contain stressors a direct within feedback Plumas Countyform as arewell as as follows: Nevada Province, Plumas County is classifiedlinks to project within informa�onthe Sierra and Nevada other meansecoregion; of submit in the- Cascade and Modoc Plateau Province, Plumas County �ngis classified feedback, withinincluding the Southernsocial media Cascades handles ecoregion. and meet The- SWAP identifies sensitive species, habitat stressors,ing informa�on. and suggested conservation goals and actions for each of the ecoregions in California. According to the SWAP, the major stressors within Plumas County are as follows:
Annual and perennial non-timber cropsQuestionnaire Livestock, farming and ranching Climate change To facilitate par�cipa�on, Logging anand online wood ques�onnaire harvesting will be Fire and fire suppression created via Survey Renewable Monkey. The energy online ques�onnaire will Invasive plants/animals be administered withUtility ques�ons and service that lines the PCTC and the To view the excerpts from the SWAP relatedproject toteam stressors agree upon and sensitivein order to gaugespecies the in community Plumas County, see Attachment C. needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments 1.4.5 Coordination with Nativeand American ques�onnaire Tribal results Governments can also be collected from previous ATP outreach efforts. Plumas County is home to one active federally recognized Native American tribal entity, the Greenville Rancheria. In addition to the Greenville Rancheria, tribal governments in adjacent regions were considered during the development of this RTP, includingAdvertising the Susanville Rancheria based in Susanville, Lassen County, and the Washoe Tribe of California and ANevadadver�sing based for near public Carson workshops City in willNevada be done(see Table through 1.2). Tribal leaders were contacted directly and invitedemail to blasts one-on-one to stakeholders interviews and topos�ng discuss a mee�ng the RTP flyer and to to solicit projects and other input from Tribal governments.the project Tribal website meeting and dates in key are loca�onsshown in aroundTable 1.1. the In addition to the direct stakeholder interviews,county such the as tribal grocery governments stores, libraries, were included on transit in buses,all stakeholder meeting announcements and invitations,etc. Upcoming PCTC community agenda distributions, workshops will alsoand be invitations broad- to community meetings. Tribal member feedback receivedcasted during on: community outreach events focused on the need for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in GreenvillePluma andsNews.com around Indian Valley. Projects reflecting this need have been incorporated in the Action Element Featherproject lists River in Bulle�nChapter 4. Portola Reporter Table 1.2 Indian Valley Record Tribal Contact List Tribe Contact Name Chester ProgressiveMailing Address Greenville Rancheria Kyle Self, Tribal Chairman 1405 Montgomery Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Susanville Rancheria Russell Burriel, Public Works Director 865 Joaquin St, Susanville, CA 96130 Washoe Tribe Serrell Smokey, Chairman 919 US HWY 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410
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Public Engagement Public Website website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by developed being is website A - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a contain may website The - submit of means other and informa�on project to links - meet and handles media social including feedback, �ng ing informa�on. ing Questionnaire o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online an par�cipa�on, facilitate o T created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will ques�onnaire online The Monkey. Survey via created be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the the and PCTC the that ques�ons with administered be project team agree upon in order to gauge the community community the gauge to order in upon agree team project needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� final the in presented be will Data wants. and needs of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at distributed be also will ques�onnaire The RTP. the of community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in workshops community and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous Advertising dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and website project the county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, stores, grocery as such county - broad be also will workshops community Upcoming etc. casted on: on: casted sNews.com Pluma Feather River Bulle�n River Feather Portola Reporter Portola Indian Valley Record Valley Indian Chester Progressive Chester
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2 Existing ConditionsPublic Engagement 2.1 Setting Website Plumas County is situated in northeasternA website California is being at the developed northern boundary by Green of DOT the and Sierra will Nevada mountain range and southern boundary ofcontain the Cascade community Range. workshop Elevations no�fica�ons, range from project 1,800 feetinfor -at Storrie to 8,372 feet at the peak of Mount Ingalls.ma�on, As shown agency in informa�on, Figure 2.1, itdocuments, is bound by a feedback Shasta County form, to the north, Lassen County to the north and east,and Sierra an online and Yubaques�onnaire. Counties toThe the project south, website and Butte will beand Tehama Counties to the west. Plumas County isavailable located toapproximately adver�se for 250 mee�ngs miles andnortheast disseminate of San otherFrancisco, 80 miles northwest of Reno, and 150 miles projectsoutheast informa�on, of Redding. but Two also major acts highways as a tool traverse to promote the County: SR 70 running east-west and SR 89 runningcommunity north-south. involvement In addition, and SRencourage 36 and SR public 49 extend feedback. across parts of the County while SR 147 and SR 284 serveThe website as roads may to specificcontain adestinations. direct feedback The form only as incorporatedwell as city in the County is Portola. Other populationlinks centers to project in the informa�on County are andQuincy other (serving means as of the submit County- seat), Greenville, Graeagle, and Chester. �ng feedback, including social media handles and meet- ing informa�on. Questionnaire A TA To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be A created via Survey Monkey. A The online ques�onnaire will be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the project team agree upon in order to gauge the community needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� Chester of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments T A A and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from previousGreenville ATP outreach efforts. ADA AdvertisingPLUMAS ADA
Adver�singQuincy for public workshops will be done through email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to Portola TT the project website and in key loca�ons around the county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- casted on: Pluma RRAsNews.com Feather River Bulle�n A Portola Reporter Indian Valley Record - Figure 2.1 Chester Progressive O les Pl as Co nt P 20
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Plumas County is comprised of approximately 2,618 square miles of land. Approximately 24 percent of the land is in private ownership (400,000 acres), whileEngagement the remainingPublic 76 percent is national forest land (1,245,000 acres). The southern range of the Cascades, the northern range of the Sierra Nevada, the Feather River Canyon and Lake Almanor comprise the predominantWebsite geographical features of the County. website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by developed being is website A 2.2 Population- infor project Trendsno�fica�ons, workshop community contain ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, 2.2.1 Historicbe will Populationwebsite project The ques�onnaire. online an and available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available Plumas County experienced large population growth between 1970 and 1980, in which time the population project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project of the county increased by approximately 50%. Growth in Plumas County has been modest since this period. community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community In 2010, the Plumas County population was reported at 20,007, of which 2,104 (10.5%) were located within The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a contain may website The the City of Portola. - submit of means other and informa�on project to links - meet and handles media social including feedback, �ng Table 2.1 informa�on. ing Historic Plumas County Population Avg. Change Year Population Questionnaire per Year o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online 1960an 11,620par�cipa�on, facilitate o -T created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will ques�onnaire online The 1970 Monkey. 11,707Survey via 0.1%created be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the the and PCTC the that 1980 ques�ons 17,340 with administered 4.8%be project team agree upon in order to gauge the community community the gauge to 1990order in upon 19,739agree team 1.4%project needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� final the in presented be will Data wants. and needs 2000 20,824 0.5% of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at distributed be also will ques�onnaire The RTP. the of 2010 20,007 -0.4% community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in workshops community Source: US Census, 1960-2010 and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous The Plumas County population increased from 11,620 in 1960 to 20,007 in 2010 (see Figure 2.2). Between 1960 and 2010, the average annual growth rate in Plumas County was 1.4%, with the greatest rate of growth occurring between 1970 and 1980 at 4.8%. Advertising dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email 1960 the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and Figure website 2.2 project the 1970 1980 county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, Historicstores, Populationgrocery as such county - broad be also will workshops community Upcoming etc. 1990 25,000 casted on: on: casted 2000 2010 20,000 sNews.com Pluma Feather River Bulle�n River Feather 20,824 19,739 20,007 15,000 Reporter Portola 17,340 10,000 Record Valley Indian 11,707 11,620 Progressive Chester 5,000
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2.2.2 Existing Population Public Engagement The California Department of Finance (DOF) reported the Plumas County population at 19,971 in 2012 and estimates a population of 19,480 in 2020 (see Table 2.2). In 2012, the City of Portola had an estimated population of 2,123, which decreased toWebsite an estimated 2,115 in 2019. Between 2012 and 2020, Plumas County experienced an average annual populationA website isdecrease being developedof 0.31%. Population by Green DOTalso anddecreased will for the City of Portola between 2012 and 2019, butcontain at a slower community rate. Most workshop of the no�fica�ons,population loss project between infor -2012 and 2019 occurred in the unincorporated County.ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be availableTable to adver�se 2.2 for mee�ngs and disseminate other projectPlumas County informa�on, Population but also acts as a tool to promote 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2020 Avg. Change Agency community involvement and encourage public feedback. Population Population Population Population Population Population per Year City of Portola 2,123 2,135The website2,179 may contain2,161 a direct2,115 feedback- form as-0.06% well as Unincorporated County 17,848 17,758links to project17,668 informa�on17,612 and17,286 other means- of -0.45%submit- Total Plumas County 19,971 19,893�ng feedback,19,847 including19,773 social19,401 media handles19,480 and-0.31% meet- Source: California DOF E1: Population Estimates ing informa�on.
2.2.3 Future Population Questionnaire The California DOF predicts the Plumas TCountyo facilitate population par�cipa�on, will not an increase online ques�onnaire over the next will 20 beyears (see Figure 2.3). The DOF estimates the 2040 createdPlumas viaCounty Survey population Monkey. Theat 18,495. online ques�onnaire will be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the project team agree upon in order to gauge the community needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� of theFigure RTP. The 2.3 ques�onnaire will also be distributed at Forecastedcommunity Populationworkshops in hard-copy format. Comments and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from 25,000 previous ATP outreach efforts. 20,000
19,480 19,395Advertising 15,000 19,217 Adver�sing for public workshops18,914 will 18,495 be done through email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to 10,000 the project website and in key loca�ons around the 5,000 county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- 0 casted on: 2020 2025 Pluma2030sNews.com 2035 2040 Feather River Bulle�n Portola Reporter Indian Valley Record Chester Progressive
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2.3 Demographics Public Engagement Public 2.3.1 Age of Population Website Table 2.3 shows the age trends in Plumas County over the lifetime of the RTP, according to the California DOF. The most will noticeable and DOT trend Green by over the upcoming developed being is decades iswebsite theA decrease in the relative size of the 36- 64 age group,- infor the 9.7%project decrease inno�fica�ons, the 65-79workshop age group, community and thecontain 8.8% increase in the 80+ age group. The aging population form, in Plumasfeedback a County documents, will result in informa�on, an increasedagency needma�on, for transit and dial-a-ride services. and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for Tableadver�se 2.3to available project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a Existing as acts and also Future but Age of Plumas informa�on, Countyproject Population community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and Ages involvement Ages Agescommunity Ages Ages Ages Total The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a 0-4contain may 5-17 website 18-35The 36-64 65-79 80+ - submit of means Numberother and 19,480 862informa�on 2,331project to 3,764links 6,353 4,733 1,437 2020 - meet and handles Percent media 100.0%social 4.4%including 12.0% feedback, 19.3%�ng 32.6% 24.3% 7.4% Number 19,395 896 2,274 informa�on. 4,028ing 5,467 4,801 1,929 2025 Percent 100.0% 4.6% 11.7% 20.8% 28.2% 24.8% 9.9% Number 19,217 909 2,335 3,778 5,403 4,287 2,505 2030 Questionnaire Percent 100.0% 4.7% 12.2% 19.7% 28.1% 22.3% 13.0% o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online an par�cipa�on, facilitate o T Number 18,914 895 2,437 3,648 5,581 3,465 2,888 created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will 2035 ques�onnaire online The Monkey. Survey via created Percent 100.0% 4.7% 12.9% 19.3% 29.5% 18.3% 15.3% be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the the and PCTC the that ques�ons with administered be Number 18,495 851 2,465 3,620 5,856 2,706 2,997 project team agree upon in order to gauge the community 2040community the gauge to order in upon agree team project Percent 100.0% 4.6% 13.3% 19.6% 31.7% 14.6% 16.2% needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� final the in presented be will Data wants. and needs Source: California DOF P2: County Population Projections of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at distributed be also will ques�onnaire The RTP. the of community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments Comments format. hard-copy in workshops community 2.3.2 Demographics from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous As seen in Table 2.4 and Figure 2.4, the Plumas County population is predominantly white (90%) with a small Hispanic or Latino population (8.5%). There is also a significant American Indian/Alaskan Native population in Plumas County, which includes members of the GreenvilleAdvertising Rancheria. dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and Tablestakeholders to 2.4 blasts email the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around Race & loca�ons Ethnicity key in - Alone and or in website Combination project the with Other Race(s) county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, stores, grocery as such county Population Percent - broad be Totalalso Populationwill workshops community Upcoming etc. 18,724 White on: casted 16,781 90% Hispanic or Latino sNews.com Pluma 1,599 8.5% American Indian and AlaskaBulle�n NativeRiver Feather 1,020 5.4% Asian Reporter Portola 435 2.3% Some other race Record Valley Indian 428 2.3% Black or African American 331 1.8% Chester Progressive Chester Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 60 0.3% Source: 2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
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Public Engagement Website A website is being developed by Green DOT and will contain community workshop no�fica�ons, project infor- ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote community involvement and encourage public feedback. The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as links to project informa�on and other means of submit- �ng feedback, including social media handles and meet- ing informa�on. 2.4 Socioeconomic Conditions Questionnaire 2.4.1 Income To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be Table 2.5 shows the Plumas County householdcreated income via Survey distribution Monkey. Therelative online to ques�onnaire the California will and United States average distributions. The proportionbe administered of Plumas County with ques�ons households that in thethe PCTClower andincome the brackets, especially households between $10,000 projectand $24,999, team agree is significantly upon in order higher to gauge than the the community state and national averages. needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at communityTable workshops2.5 in hard-copy format. Comments andHousehold ques�onnaire Income results can also be collected from previousPlumas ATP outreach efforts. United California County States Less than $10,000Advertising5.2% 5.4% 6.7% $10,000 to $14,999Adver�sing8.3% for public4.7% workshops4.9% will be done through $15,000 to $24,999email blasts12.9% to stakeholders8.6% and 9.8%pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to $25,000 to $34,999the project9.8% website8.3% and in key9.5% loca�ons around the $35,000 to $49,999county such13.6% as grocery11.4% stores, libraries,13.0% on transit buses, $50,000 to $74,999etc. Upcoming18.3% community16.3% workshops17.7% will also be broad- $75,000 to $99,999casted on:13.5% 12.2% 12.3% $100,000 to $149,999 Pluma10.8%sNews.com15.7% 14.1% $150,000 to $199,999 4.3% 7.8% 5.8% Feather River Bulle�n $200,000 or more 3.4% 9.7% 6.3% Median Portola$50,266 Reporter$67,169 $57,652 Source: 2017 American CommunityIndian Survey Valley 5-Year Record Estimates Chester Progressive 2.4.2 Poverty
According to the American Community Survey, 13.3% of Plumas County residents live below the poverty line. This is somewhat lower than the state and national rates. Although a high proportion of households in
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Plumas County have an annual income under $25,000, as seen in the preceding section, smaller household sizes contribute to fewer households qualifying as belowEngagement the povertyPublic line. Table 2.6 Poverty Website Below Percent Below website is being developed by Green DOT and will will and DOT Green by Place developed being is website A - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop Povertycommunity Povertycontain ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a Plumasdocuments, County informa�on, 2,439 agency ma�on, 13.3% and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website Californiaproject The 5,773,408ques�onnaire. online an and 15.1% available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and United Statesmee�ngs for 45,650,345adver�se to available 14.6% project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as Source: acts 2017 also ACS but 5-Year Estimates informa�on, project community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community 2.4.3 Majoras well Employersas form feedback direct a contain may website The In 2017,- the totalsubmit of number means of employedother and people ininforma�on Plumasproject Countyto links was estimated at 7,260 out of a civilian labor force- of meet around and 8,012handles people.media Plumassocial County-basedincluding employersfeedback, �ng with the largest number of employees include the medical sector and government. informa�on. ing Table 2.7 Questionnaire Major Employers o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be be will ques�onnaire online an par�cipa�on, facilitate o T Employer Name Location Industry created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will will ques�onnaire online The Monkey. Survey via created Almanor Ranger District Chester Ranger Services be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the the and PCTC the that ques�ons with administered be Beckworth Ranger Plumas Natl Blairsden Amusement & Recreation NEC project team agree upon in order to gauge the community community the gauge to order in upon agree team project needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� dra� C Royfinal Carmichaelthe in Schoolpresented be will Data Portolawants. and Schoolsneeds of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at at County ofdistributed Plumasbe also will ques�onnaire QuincyThe RTP. Governmentthe of Offices-County community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments EnvironmentalComments format. Alternatives hard-copy in Quincyworkshops Fostercommunity Care and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from from Feather River collected Bulletin be also can results Quincy ques�onnaire Newsand Dealers Feather River Family Dentistry efforts. Quincyoutreach ATP Dentistsprevious Longboards Bar & Grill Blairsden Restaurants Plumas Bancorp Quincy HoldingAdvertising Companies (bank) Plumas Bank Chester Banks dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will workshops public for dver�sing A Plumas Co Sheriff's Office Quincy Sheriff email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to blasts email Plumas County Public Health Quincy Clinics the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and website project the Plumas County Public Works Quincy Government Offices-County county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on libraries, stores, grocery as such county Plumas Hospital District Quincy Hospitals - broad be also will workshops community Upcoming etc. Plumas Pines Golf Resort Blairsden on: Golfcasted Courses Portola Medical Clinic Portola Clinics sNews.com Pluma Quincy Junior Senior High Schl Quincy Schools Seneca Healthcare District Bulle�n River ChesterFeather Health Care Management Sierra Pacific Industries Reporter Quincy Portola Lumber-Manufacturers Two Rivers Soccer Camp Record CrombergValley Indian Camps US Forest Svc Ranger Station Progressive Quincy Chester Government Offices-Us US Forest Svc Ranger Station Blairsden Ranger Services USDA Forest Svc-Plumas Quincy Government Offices-Us Walton's Grizzly Lodge Portola Camps Source: California EDD Labor Market Information, March 2019
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2.4.4 Unemployment Public Engagement Plumas County’s unemployment rate of 4.7% is significantly lower than surrounding counties and is similar to the California state average of 4.8%. However, of the population 16 years and older in Plumas County (16,042), only 49.9% are actively participatingWebsite in the labor force. A website is being developed by Green DOT and will contain communityTable 2.8 workshop no�fica�ons, project infor- ma�on,Unemployment agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, Population 16 Yearsand an onlineLabor Force ques�onnaire. Employment/ The project websiteUnemployment will be Place and Older availableParticipation to adver�se Rate for mee�ngsPopulation and Rate disseminateRate other Plumas County 16,042 project informa�on,49.9% but also 45.3% acts as a tool to promote4.7% Butte County 184,969 community55.6% involvement and encourage50.5% public feedback.9.1% Lassen County 26,937 The website36.4% may contain a direct33.6% feedback form as7.5% well as Shasta County 144,794 links to project53.5% informa�on and49.9% other means of submit6.8% - Sierra County 2,490 �ng feedback,48.7% including social46.1% media handles and5.3% meet- Tehama County 49,743 ing informa�on.53.4% 47.9% 10.1% Yuba County 55,880 58.3% 49.8% 9.9% California 30,910,058 Questionnaire63.5% 58.2% 4.8% United States 255,797,692 63.4% 58.9% 6.6% To facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be Source: 2017 American Community Survey 5-Yearcreated Estimates via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the 2.4.5 Educational Attainment project team agree upon in order to gauge the community needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� As shown in Table 2.9, Plumas County has a lower rate of higher education than the California and United of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at States averages. Only 22.6% of Plumas County residents have a Bachelor’s degree or higher, in comparison community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments to 32.6% of California residents and 30.9% of U.S. residents. and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from previous ATP outreach efforts. Table 2.9 Educational Attainment 25 Years and Older AdvertisingSome Graduate or Less Than High School Associate's Bachelor's Place Adver�singCollege, for public No workshops will be done Professional through High School Graduate Degree Degree email blasts toDegree stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyerDegree to Plumas County 6.4% the25.5% project website33.4% and 12.1% in key loca�ons12.5% around10.1% the California 17.5% county20.6% such as21.5% grocery stores,7.8% libraries,20.4% on transit buses,12.2% United States 12.6% etc.27.3% Upcoming20.8% community 8.3%workshops 19.1%will also be broad11.8%- Source: 2017 American Community Survey 5-Yearcasted Estimates on: PlumasNews.com Feather River Bulle�n Portola Reporter Indian Valley Record Chester Progressive
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2.4.6 Disadvantaged Communities
Identifying project locations as disadvantaged communitiesEngagement isPublic important when applying for competitive funding such as through the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program. According to the Active Transportation Program Cycle 4 guidelines,Website a disadvantaged community can be defined through will and the following DOT Green categories: by developed being is website A - infor project no�fica�ons, workshop community contain Median Household Income – A community will qualify as disadvantaged if the median household ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, form, feedback a documents, informa�on, agency ma�on, income (MHI) is less than 80% of the statewide median based on the most current Census Tract and an online ques�onnaire. The project website will be be will website project The ques�onnaire. online an and level data from the American Community Survey (ACS). Four out of Plumas County’s seven available to adver�se for mee�ngs and disseminate other other disseminate and mee�ngs for adver�se to available census tracts qualify as disadvantaged communities by this measure, as shown in Table 2.10 and project informa�on, but also acts as a tool to promote promote to tool a as acts also but informa�on, project Figure 2.5. community involvement and encourage public feedback. feedback. public encourage and involvement community CalEnviroScreen – An area identified as among the most disadvantaged 25% in the state The website may contain a direct feedback form as well as as well as form feedback direct a contain may website The according to the CalEPA and based on the California Communities Environmental Health - submit of means other and informa�on project to links Screening Tool 2.0. No census tracts in Plumas County qualify as disadvantaged communities - meet and handles media social including feedback, �ng using the CalEnviroScreen 3.0 metrics. ing informa�on. ing Free or Reduced Price School Meals – A community will qualify as disadvantaged if at least 75% of public school students in the area are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals (FRPM) under the National School Lunch Program. Applicants usingQuestionnaire this measure must demonstrate o facilitate par�cipa�on, an online ques�onnaire will be howbe thewill project benefitsques�onnaire theonline schoolan studentspar�cipa�on, in the projectfacilitate o T area and the project must be located created via Survey Monkey. The online ques�onnaire will withinwill two miles ofques�onnaire the school(s)online The representedMonkey. Survey by via this criteria.created Two out of Plumas County’s 14 be administered with ques�ons that the PCTC and the schools the and have at PCTC least the 75% that FRPM eligibility, ques�ons with and 55% of administered all be students in Plumas County qualify for project team agree upon in order to gauge the community FRPM. Thecommunity twothe qualifyinggauge to schoolsorder in are upon highlightedagree team in red textproject in Table 2.11. Otherdra� - Projectsfinal the in located withinpresented be Federallywill Data Recognizedwants. and Tribalneeds Lands (typically within the boundaries of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at ofat a Reservationdistributed be or Rancheria)also will are consideredques�onnaire The disadvantagedRTP. the of communities, as are areas that lack community workshops in hard-copy format. Comments accurate CensusComments orformat. CalEnviroScreen hard-copy in data suchworkshops as in a smallcommunity neighborhood or unincorporated and ques�onnaire results can also be collected from area. from collected be also can results ques�onnaire and previous ATP outreach efforts. outreach ATP previous Table 2.10 Disadvantaged Communities*Advertising - dver�sing for public workshops will be done through through done be will Median workshops Household public for Incomedver�sing A email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to to flyer mee�ng a pos�ng and stakeholders to Medianblasts Householdemail Income Place the project website and in key loca�ons around the the around loca�ons key in and website project (MHI)the county such as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, buses, transit on Plumas Countylibraries, stores, grocery as such $50,266county - broad be also Censuswill Tract 1workshops community Upcoming $47,843etc. Census Tract 2.01 on: $64,146casted Census Tract 2.02 sNews.com Pluma $54,185 Census Tract 3 Bulle�n River Feather $46,746 Census Tract 4 $39,054 Portola Reporter Portola Census Tract 5.01 $42,368 Census Tract 5.02 Record Valley Indian $65,000 California Progressive Chester $67,169 *DAC defined as 80% California's MHI, or $53,735 Source: 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates
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Table 2.11 Disadvantaged Communities*Public - Free Engagementor Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility Enrollment Free/Reduced Free/Reduced District Name School Name Website (K-12) Eligible (Count) Eligible (%) Plumas County Plumas County Community 3 0 0.0% A website is being developed by Green DOT and will Office of Plumas County Opportunity 8 5 62.5% contain community workshop no�fica�ons, project infor- Education Portola Opportunity 11 11 100.0% ma�on, agency informa�on, documents, a feedback form, Almanor High (Continuation)and an online ques�onnaire.1 The project1 website will100.0% be Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)available to adver�se for13 mee�ngs and disseminate5 other38.5% Plumas Charter project informa�on, but311 also acts as 180 a tool to promote57.9% Chester Junior/Senior Highcommunity involvement173 and encourage89 public feedback.51.4% Greenville Junior/SeniorThe High website may contain81 a direct feedback50 form as well61.7% as Plumas Unified Portola Junior/Senior Highlinks to project informa�on262 and other135 means of submit51.5%- Quincy Junior/Senior High�ng feedback, including301 social media handles102 and meet33.9%- Chester Elementary ing informa�on. 216 135 62.5% Indian Valley Elementary 119 87 73.1% Quincy Elementary 326 170 52.1% C. Roy Carmichael ElementaryQuestionnaire344 224 65.1% Total To facilitate par�cipa�on,2169 an online ques�onnaire1194 will55.0% be *Disadvantaged Community defined as 75% or more of publiccreated school studentsvia Survey are elibible Monkey. for free orThe reduced online lunch ques�onnaire will Source: California Department of Education Studentbe Poverty administered FRPM Data with ques�ons that the PCTC and the project team agree upon in order to gauge the community 2.5 Housing needs and wants. Data will be presented in the final dra� of the RTP. The ques�onnaire will also be distributed at As seen in Table 2.12, there were an estimatedcommunity 15,740 workshops housing inunits hard-copy in Plumas format. County Comments in 2017, of which 8,287 were occupied (or 52.6%). Plumas andCounty ques�onnaire homes are much results more can likely also to be be collectedvacant than from California and United States households. Only an estimatedprevious ATP7.9% outreach of Californian efforts. households are vacant and 12.2% of United Stated households are vacant. Among occupied units, 6,016 units are owner-occupied (38.2% of all units and 72.6% of occupied units) and 2,271Advertising units are renter-occupied (14.4% of all units and 27.4% of occupied units). Adver�sing for public workshops will be done through email blasts to stakeholders and pos�ng a mee�ng flyer to the projectTable 2.12 website and in key loca�ons around the countyHousing such Characteristics as grocery stores, libraries, on transit buses, Total Housing Owner-Occupied Renter-Occupied Vacant Units Place etc. Upcoming community workshops will also be broad- Units castedCount on: % Count % Count % City of Portola 1,325 462Pluma34.9%sNews.com437 33.0% 426 32.2% Unincorporated County 14,415 5,554 38.5% 1,834 12.7% 7,027 48.7% Feather River Bulle�n Plumas County 15,740 6,016 38.2% 2,271 14.4% 7,453 47.4% Source: 2017 American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesPortola Reporter Indian Valley Record Chester Progressive
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