To: Board of Supervisors
From: Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee
Report Title: ACCEPT the Draft Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Draft Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the General Fund. 100% funded by a Caltrans transportation planning grant ($562,650).
BACKGROUND:
The Draft Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan ("Plan") was referred to the County Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee ("TWIC") on December 9, 2024. The TWIC recommended the Plan be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors on consent for acceptance. The WCCTC Board will consider adopting the Plan on January 24, 2025.
The West Contra Costa Transportation Commission ("WCCTC") is the project lead, in partnership with the City of Richmond and Contra Costa County. The WCCTC Board received regular updates throughout the Plan development process. Additionally, Supervisor Gioia received a briefing on the Draft Plan in November 2024. Staff from various public agencies formed a Technical Advisory Committee to contribute to Plan development. There have also been two public outreach phases to gather public comment which included pop-up events, community meetings, online advertising in Spanish and English, e-newsletters, and web-based surveys.
The focus of the Plan is a set of targeted strategies for WCCTC and partner agencies to advance in the next 10 years. The strategies (summarized in Chapter 4) are projects, programs, and policies that collectively aim to address the following six goals of the Plan:
1. Improve safety for all users
2. Advance placemaking
3. Increase access to key destinations
4. Enhance travel time reliability and efficiency
5. Improve health
6. Support feasible strategies
STRATEGIES
A major outcome of this Plan is a recommended list of strategies that represent projects, policies, or programs related to t...
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