Transportation Planning and Local Assistance

The Caltrans District 8 Division of Transportation Planning and Local Assistance was established to help develop a long-range vision for the multi-modal transportation system through partnerships with State, regional, and local agencies, to assist cities and counties secure Federal and State funding for local transportation projects and services, and to manage the District’s Project Initiation Document (PID) Program.

 

The Division consists of an interdisciplinary team of planners and engineers who play an integral role in providing planning and local assistance services to carry out the Department’s mission to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability.

 

Office of Regional & Community Planning (ORCP) advances transportation solutions supporting a safe and reliable transportation network. The office coordinates with local agencies to minimize transportation impacts from local development projects; engages in regional transportation planning processes to ensure federal and state legislation, policies, and priorities are met; coordinates with the Bay Area Tribal Governments to meet their transportation-related needs; manages multimodal transportation planning grants and studies; integrates equity considerations into all District planning processes and guidance, leads the Districts’ climate adaptation and resilience planning efforts; and supports public and community engagement in all of its District planning and early project development efforts.

 

Local Development Review (LDR)

The LDR program is a legislatively mandated, ongoing statewide effort focused on avoiding or reducing impacts to the State Transportation Network from land use and other infrastructure development proposals, including general plans and any other local, state, and federal government actions that may adversely impact the transportation system. The LDR Program involves internal collaboration and coordination among multiple Caltrans functional review units, as well as external collaboration with outside agencies and private entities. LDR coordinators facilitate functional unit reviews of environmental documents and associated land use plans for new projects, and articulate comments, concerns and requests to Lead Agencies or applicants through discussions and official CEQA response letters. LDR can assist Lead Agencies or applicants for land use proposals to determine potential impacts to the STN. Please visit the LDR webpage for more information.