Sprawl
This city in North America is known for its urban growth boundary.
Portland, Oregon
This agency is the owner and operator of the California State Highway system.
Caltrans
State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
This document provides a unifying and foundational policy framework for making transportation decisions in California.
California Transportation Plan
This law requires transportation infrastructure, including transit and pedestrian facilities to be accessible to all users to the most extent possible.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Unique among MPOs or RTPAs, this RTPA is the only one in California that has land use authority.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA).
The state departments under this agency include Caltrans, the California Transportation Commission, and the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA)
These two major cities would be connected by the Phase I of the California High-Speed Rail project and must have a travel time of not greater than 2 hours and 40 minutes between them.
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Required of every MPO and RTPA, this document sets a 20 year vision for transportation priorities and investments.
These are programs and policies that ensure that the entire right-of-way is designed and operated to enable safe access for all users.
Complete Streets
This is a term that is represented by haphazard, low-density development outward from an urban center.
Sprawl
This state agency has oversight over Caltrans and controls all state and federal transportation funding.
California Transportation Commission (CTC)
These two major California cities, one in the north and one in the south, would be connected to the California High-Speed Rail system in Phase II.
Sacramento and San Diego.
Of the California planning documents we discussed in class, which type is developed by each of the 12 Caltrans districts?
California Active Transportation Plans
As discussed in class, which approach is often used by Federal agencies to entice states to adopt and/or enforce laws and policies by withholding or providing funding.
Carrot approach
This is a possible negative consequence of an urban growth boundary.
Increased housing prices.
Metropolitan Planning Organizations are mandated by the Federal government in counties containing this.
This is a linear geographic band defined by existing and forecasted travel patterns involving both people and goods.
Corridor.
These are the nine required elements of a General Plan in California.
Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, Safety, Environmental Justice, and Air Quality
This state agency is responsible for developing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction targets for cars and light trucks.
California Air Resources Board
SB 375 streamlined requirements for traffic impact studies within this distance of high-frequency transit
1/4 mile
The Federal administrative agencies that fall under this department include the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
This type of study assesses the potential impact of a development on traffic levels in an area.
Traffic Impact Study
SB 1000, passed in 2016, requires these type of considerations to be addressed in the Circulation Elements of General Plans.
Environmental Justice Considerations
As covered in class, these are sovereign governments under the authority of the United States and not under the jurisdiction of a state.
Tribal governments.