AB 2928
Assembly Bill 2928 is part of the State’s Traffic Congestion Relief Program and provides money to cities and counties for preservation of the local road system through 2006. |
AB 69
State legislation (Chapter 1253, Statutes of 1972) created the multi-modal California Department of Transportation and required State and Regional Transportation Plans to address transportation issues and assist local and state decision makers shape California’s transportation infrastructure. |
Action Element
Identifies programs and actions to implement the Regional Transportation Plan. |
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act |
APC
See LC/CAPC |
BTA
Bicycle Transportation Account |
Caltrans
California Department of Transportation. This Department is primarily responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the State’s Transportation System. The Department also provides technical assistance to local and regional governments. |
CASP
California Aviation System Plan: Prepared by Caltrans every five years as required by the PUC. The CASP integrates regional aviation system planning on a statewide basis. |
CEQA
California Environmental Quality Act: A state-mandated process in which the environmental effects associated with the implementation of a project is fully disclosed. |
CIP
Capital Improvement Program |
COATS
California Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems |
CTC
California Transportation Commission, a decision-making entity established by AB 402 of 1977 to advise and assist the Secretary of Transportation and the legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for transportation programs. |
EIR
Environmental Impact Report |
Financial Element
Summarizes the cost of implementing the projects in the Regional Transportation Plan considering a financially constrained environment. |
FTA
Federal Transit Administration, a component of the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for administering the federal transit program under the Federal Transit Act, as amended, and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act (ISTEA) of 1991. |
FTIP
Federal Transportation Improvement Program: a three-year list of transportation projects proposed for federal funding within the RTPA. |
Goal
A desired end-result toward which effort is directed. They are expressed in general terms and are timeless. |
Goods
A product of agriculture or mining or an article of commerce. |
IIP
Interregional Improvement Program, funded from 25% of new STIP funding. |
ISTEA
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, superceded by TEA 21, mandated planning requirements and created funding programs for transportation projects. |
ITIP
Interregional Transportation Improvement Program, funds capital improvements, on a statewide basis. Projects are nominated by Caltrans and submitted to the California Transportation Commission for inclusion in the STIP. The ITIP has a four-year planning horizon and is updated every two years by the CTC. |
ITS
Intelligent Transportation Systems is the advanced sensor, computer, electronics and communication technologies and management strategies to increase the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system. |
LOS
Level of Service, a qualitative measure of the effect of a number of factors, which for roads, streets, and highways include speed and travel time, traffic interruptions, freedom to maneuver, safety, driving comfort and convenience, and operating costs. |
LTA
Lake Transit Authority |
LC/CAPC
Lake County/City Area Planning Council: formed as a joint powers agency in 1972, as mandated by state law, the Transportation Development Act (TDA). Acting as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency in Lake County, LC/CAPC programs and allocates various types of state and federal transportation funds to Caltrans, the County of Lake and the two incorporated cities in Lake County. |
Mode
A particular form of transportation. Examples include, automobiles, railroads, bicycles, trucks, buses and ships. Multi-Modal refers to a grouping of these transportation forms. |
NEPA
National Environmental Protection Act: Federal Legislation which created an environmental review process, but pertains only to projects having federal National Environmental Protection Act: Federal Legislation which created an environmental review process, but pertains only to projects having federal involvement through financing, permitting, or Federal land ownership. |
Objective
A broadly defined management course intended to guide decision-making towards the attainment of goals. An objective may also set the limits within which effort toward goal achievement must stay. |
OWP
Overall Work Program: Is adopted annually to identify and program transportation planning tasks for the coming fiscal year. |
PMP
Pavement Management Program |
Policy
A measurable, attainable and desired level of achievement of a goal including the time span within which it is to be achieved, reflecting established priorities and falling within constraints set by policy. |
Proposition 42
California ballot measure passed in March 2002 which permanently dedicated all sales tax on gasoline for transportation purposes to be divided as follows: 20% for city streets; 20% for county roads; 20% for transit; and 40% for the STIP. |
RIP
Regional Improvement Program, funded through 75% of new STIP funding and subdivided by formula into county shares. |
RTIP
Regional Transportation Improvement Program: a list of proposed transportation projects submitted to the California Transportation Commission by Regional Transportation Planning Agencies for state funding. The current RTIP has a five-year planning horizon (future RTIPs will have four-year horizon) and is updated every two years by the RTPA. |
RTP
Regional Transportation Plan: Planning documents developed by RTPAs in cooperation with Caltrans and other stakeholders. They are required to be developed every four years per State legislation and are designed to provide a clear vision of the regional transportation goals, policies, objectives and strategies. |
RTPA
Regional Transportation Planning Agency: Programs or allocates state and federal transportation funds to Caltrans, the County of Lake and the two incorporated cities in Lake County (Clearlake and Lakeport). |
SAFE
Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies: Administers callbox program. |
SB 45
State Bill 45 (Kopp), mandated major transportation reform legislation impacting many areas of transportation planning, funding and development. |
SB 1435
State Legislation (Kopp) implementing ISTEA in California. |
SB 787
State Legislation (Chesbro) passed in 2001 which established the Rural Transit System Grant Program. |
SHOPP
State Highway Operation and Protection Program, a program created by state legislature, which includes projects needed to maintain the integrity of the state highway system, primarily associated with safety and rehabilitation without increasing roadway capacity. SHOPP is a four -year program of projects, approved by the CTC separately from the STIP cycle. |
STIP
A four-year list of transportation projects proposed in RTIPs and PSTIPs, which are approved by the CTC. Those projects that have federal funding components will also appear in the FTIP and FSTIP. |
TAC
Technical Advisory Committee: Advises LC/CAPC Board of Directors on technical matters. |
TDA
Transportation Development Act |
TEA
Transportation Enhancement Activities Program: Federal funding source to be used for transportation-related capital improvement projects that enhance quality-of-life, in or around transportation facilities. |
TEA-21
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, which was signed into law and amended in 1998. This law made a number of changes in the metropolitan transportation planning process. These changes reflect the evolution and maturing of the nation’s transportation planning process since the passage of ISTEA. |
TCRP
Traffic Congestion Relief Program |
TIP
Transportation Improvement Program |
