2017 California Transportation Planning Conference

There is a concerted effort to expand economic analysis into transportation infrastructure planning, design and programming processes. Newly adopted legislation, regulations, executive orders and policies that are requiring the State and local transportation agencies to incorporate economic analysis, including benefit-cost analysis, life-cycle cost analysis and economic impact assessment into long-term planning development, project prioritization and selection.  The analyses, in some instances, must consider economic impacts from public health, climate change adaptation, social equity and environmental effects. The challenge is to develop an effective approach to conducting economic analysis within the various division and programs, and at various stages of project planning and implementation.  This session will discuss the best approach for developing comprehensive and consistent methodologies for conducting economic analysis within and/or across multiple programs and stages of transportation infrastructure planning, design and construction.

The rural areas of California are critical to the economic and social health of the state. As the state struggles with issues of drought, groundwater management, climate change, and fire prevention, its diverse rural regions provide opportunities to improve California's sustainability. In order to realize statewide environmental, health  and economic benefits for all of California, the state needs to invest in rural communities around transportation infrastructure  and systems that support mobility, access and active living.

Demographic, technological and economic trends in the State of California are changing rapidly and will influence transportation and community planning needs. Where people choose to live and work and how they will make choices about transportation will change the future landscape of our urban, suburban and rural areas.  This panel will explore the dynamic between economic, demographic (diversity, age, income factors) and population distribution and their effect on the future of California.

This panel will explore ways that health departments have worked effectively with transportation to help achieve transportation goals with health co-benefits.  Speakers from both transportation and public health will share their perspectives on the interface between transportation and health agencies; how relationships are established; the opportunities for mutual benefits; and emerging tools for data and modeling.

Take a trip through historic downtown Walnut Creek on the Bay Area’s first all-electric battery-powered, zero-emissions inductive charging shuttle bus, including a tour of the charging station. Sponsored by Central Contra Costa Transit Authority. Click here to sign up (25 spaces available, first come first served).

This panel discussion will provide the audience with first-hand experiences and lessons learned in preparing for climate change from the perspectives of the state, local, regional, and private organizations. Presenters will highlight the plans, actions, partnerships, and policies developed to protect the traveling public and the transportation system.

The California Sustainable Freight Action Plan aims to improve freight efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Led by the Caltrans, the Freight Efficiency Group is working to identify, research, and deploy strategies to improve California’s freight transportation system efficiency now and in the coming years. This panel will provoke discussion on what efficiency strategies are out there and what partnerships need to be fostered to put plans into action.

From the ports to the farms, the freight transportation system includes the highways, the local roadways and the last mile for freight deliveries to our homes and stores. The panelists will highlight innovations at both scales – the statewide interregional and the local last mile, and provoke discussion on what innovative technologies are out there and what partnerships need to be fostered to put plans into action.

As California works to deliver quality, cost-effective mobility choices that help meet our climate goals, the need to support a seamless network for rail, transit, walking, and biking will continue to grow. We can physically link these “allied modes”, but the devil is in the details.  “Network Integration” is the term that is often used to describe how these modes will work together, but what does it mean, exactly?  The panel will discuss three aspects of Network Integration – physical connections, service coordination, and first/last mile access – by describing current investments, plans, and policy efforts.

A bus will pick up attendees at the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel at 12:45 pm. Attendees will arrive at the Port of Oakland for an interactive tour led by the Port’s Director of Governmental Affairs. Attendees will arrive back at the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel at 4:00 pm. Click here to sign up (45 spaces available). 

The Port of Oakland has served as the principle ocean gateway for international containerized cargo shipments in Northern California. As a Top 10 Port in the United States, the Oakland Port loads and discharges 99% of all containerized goods in Northern California, the nation's fourth largest metropolitan area.

A bus will pick up attendees at the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel at 12:45 pm. Attendees will arrive at the Port of Oakland for an interactive tour led by the Port’s Director of Governmental Affairs. Attendees will arrive back at the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel at 4:00 pm. Click here to sign up (45 spaces available). 

The Port of Oakland has served as the principle ocean gateway for international containerized cargo shipments in Northern California. As a Top 10 Port in the United States, the Oakland Port loads and discharges 99% of all containerized goods in Northern California, the nation's fourth largest metropolitan area.