The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - Over the 11-month period, Caltrans hired on average 53 employees and lost 41, f or a net increase of 14 each month. Currently, Caltrans still has 137 vacant COS positions to fill (a 2  percent vacancy rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - How Maintenance of Local Streets and Roads Is Funded The 482 cities and 58 counties in California own and maintain over 325,000 lane-miles of local streets and roads, which represents 82  percent of the total lane-miles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - As noted above, however, the Governor ’s proposal states that providing the $ 58  m illion to fully fund its positions should alleviate the need for new staffing requests in the near term by allowing Caltrans to fill its vacant positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - California ’s 58 c ounties and 482 c ities own, maintain, and provide funding for the local streets and roads in their jurisdictions. They also typically own the commercial airports and seaports located in their communities (though these tend to be overseen by independent commissions and structured as revenue ‑generating operations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - The 58  counties and 482 cities in California own and maintain over 300,000 paved lane ‑miles of local streets and roads. They also own nearly 12,000  bridges and numerous other aspects of their local road systems, such as storm drains and traffic signals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - A change in app roach to the size and number of field offices could have immediate impact on capital outlay planning and construction in the next several years. It costs roughly $20  million dollars to plan, design, and construct one new DMV field office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - California ’s 58 counties and 482 cities own and maintain these streets and roads. They also operate and maintain other aspects of their local street and road systems, such as traffic signals and storm drains.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - At its peak decline, total VMT in April 2020 was 41  percent lower than April of the previous year. While VMT increased in the subsequent months, VMT in June was still down 14  percent when compared to June 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - As show in Figure  8 , between 2004 and 2018, pedestrian fatalities grew by 31  p ercent and bicyclist fatalities grew by 41  p ercent. (At the time of this writing, Caltrans had not provided annual historic information regarding the number of fatalities specifically on the SHS.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149