BUTTE COUNTYCOUNTY 2020 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN / SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY 20202020 -- 20402040 Adopted: December 10, 2020 Prepared by Butte County Association of Governments 326 Huss Drive, Suite 150 Chico CA 95928 530-809-4616 www.bcag.org www.blinetransit.com This document is available online at http://www.bcag.org/Planning/RTP--SCS/index.html. ”The preparation of this report has been financed in part from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration under 49 U.S.C., Chapter 53 Section 5303‐5306, Metropolitan Planning Grant.” ACRONYMS FOR BCAG ACRONYM MEANING ACRONYM MEANING AB Assembly Bill NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (Also NMFS) ACOE Army Corps of Engineers OWP Overall Work Program AFR Accident Frequency Ratio PA&ED Project Appproval & Environmental Document APS Alternative Planning Strategy PDT Project Development Team AQMD Air Quality Management District PEER Permit Engineering Evaluation Report ARB Air Resource Board PL Federal Planning Funds AVL Automatic Vehicle Location PPH Passengers Per Revenue Hour BCAG Butte County Association of Governments PLH Public Lands Highway CALCOG California Association Council of Governments PPM Planning Programming & Monitoring CARB California Air Resource Board PPNO Project Programming Number CTP California Transportation Plan PS&E Plans, Specifications & Estimates CEQA California Environmental Quality Act PSR Project Study Report Public Transportation Modernization Improvemant and Service Enhancement CMAQ Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality PTMISEA Account CON Construction PUC Public Utilities Code CTC California Transportation Commission R/W Right of Way CTIPS California Transportation Improvement Program System RFP Request for Proposals DFG California Department of Fish and Game RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation DOT Department of Transportation RHNP Regional Housing Needs Plan EIR Environmental Impact Report RIP Regional Improvement Program EMFAC Emissions Factors RTAC Regional Target Advisory Committee EPA Environmental Protection Agency RTIP Regional Transportation Improvement Program FHWA Federal Highway Administration RTP Regional Transportation Plan FTA Federal Transit Administration RTPA Regional Transportation Planning Agency FTIP Federal Transportation Improvement Program SACOG Sacramento Area Council of Governments SAFETEA-LU FY Fiscal Year Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SCEA GARVEE Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle Program Sustainable Community Environmental Assessment SCS GhG Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sustainable Community Strategy GIC Geographical Information Center SDP Strategic Deployment Plan GIS Geographic Information Systems SHOPP State Highway Operation Protection Program GPS Global Positional Satellite SSTAC Social Services Transportation Advisory Council HCP Habitat Conservation Plan STA State Transit Assistance IIP Interregional Improvement Program STIP State Transportation Improvement Program IPG Intermodal Planning Group TAC Transportation Advisory Committee ITIP Interregional Transportation Improvement Program TAOC Transit Administrative Oversight Committee ITS Intelligent Transportation Systems TCRP Transportation Congestion Relief Program JPA Joint Powers Agreement TDA Transportation Development Act LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission TE Transportation Enhancements LTF Local Transportation Fund TIP Transportation Improvement Program MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization TPP Transit Priority Project NAAQS National Air Quality Standards TSGP Transit Security Grant Program NCCP Natural Community Conservation Plan USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers NEPA National Environmental Policy Act USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service (Also NOAA Fisheries) UTN Unmet Transit Needs WE Work Element BUTTE COUNTY 2020 RTP/SCS TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................ES 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Physical Setting ............................................................................1-1 POLICY ELEMENT CHAPTER 2 GOALS, OBJECTIVES and POLICIES Goals, Objectives and Policies ................................................................................2-1 ACTION ELEMENT CHAPTER 3 ANALYSIS Action Element Analysis ..........................................................................................3-1 Regional Issues .......................................................................................................3-1 Mandated Transportation Services .........................................................................3-2 Air Quality Conformity .............................................................................................3-3 Regional Modeling ..................................................................................................3-4 Regional Road Network ..........................................................................................3-5 Regional Performance Measures ............................................................................3-6 Alternatives .............................................................................................................3-6 Title VI & Environmental Justice ..............................................................................3-7 Environmental Issues ..............................................................................................3-8 CHAPTER 4 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY (SCS) Introduction .............................................................................................................4-1 Background Information ..........................................................................................4-2 Table 4-1 - RTP/SCS per Capita CO2 for Passenger Vehicles from 2005 ..............4-2 Foundational Sustainable Planning Efforts ..............................................................4-3 Growth and Land Use Forecasts .............................................................................4-5 Camp Fire ...............................................................................................................4-5 Butte County Association of Governments Table of Contents Page 1 2020 RTP/SCS BUTTE COUNTY 2020 RTP/SCS TABLE OF CONTENTS - Continued CHAPTER 4 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY (SCS) Table 4-2 - RTP/SCS Regional Growth Forecasts ..................................................4-6 Figure 4-1 - BCAG Regional Growth .......................................................................4-7 Land Use Forecasts ................................................................................................4-7 Figure 4-2 - BCAG 2020 RTP/SCS Growth Area Types .........................................4-9 Table 4-3 - Summary of Housing Units Forecasted in RTP/SCS ............................4-11 Figure 4-3 - % of New Housing Units by Growth Area ............................................4-12 Table 4-4 - Summary of Employment Forecasted in RTP/SCS by Growth Area .....4-12 Figure 4-4 - % of New Employees by Growth Area .................................................4-13 Table 4-5 - Summary of Housing Unit Mix by Growth Area .....................................4-14 Figure 4-5 - Butte County Jobs to Housing Ratio ....................................................4-15 Figure 4-6 - BCAG 2016 RTP/SCS Chico Transit Priority Project Areas .................4-17 Table 4-6 - Summary of RTP/SCS New Employment and Housing within Chico TPP Areas .......................................................................................................................4-17 Figure 4-7 - Chico TPP Area Forecasted Growth ....................................................4-18 Regional Transportation Investment and the SCS ..................................................4-19 Figure 4-8 - Regional Transportation Investments ..................................................4-19 SCS Planning Partners and Public Outreach ..........................................................4-20 CHAPTER 5 ACTION ELEMENT CONCLUSIONS Linkages ..................................................................................................................5-1 Action Element Overview ........................................................................................5-1 CHAPTER 6 HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS AND ROADS Background .............................................................................................................6-1 Financially Constrained Projects .............................................................................6-1 Unconstrained Projects ...........................................................................................6-2 Purpose and Need ..................................................................................................6-2 Fiscally Constrained – Programmed (Short-Term) ..................................................6-3 Fiscally Constrained – Planned (Long-Term) ..........................................................6-4 Unconstrained .........................................................................................................6-4 2020 RTP/SCS Project Summary ...........................................................................6-4 Butte County Association of Governments Table of Contents Page 2 2020 RTP/SCS BUTTE COUNTY 2020 RTP/SCS TABLE OF CONTENTS- Continued CHAPTER 6 HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL STREETS