The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged communities to higher education facilities and job centers, (3) $4  million to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - In order to remain solvent, MVA expenditures and revenues must be brought into balance. As such, we recommend that the Legislature develop a plan to address MVA’s structural deficit on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - In developing a funding package, we recommend that the Legislature adopt an approach that is more simplified than that proposed by the Governor in order to allow for future growth across all priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Reductions in economic activity, stay-at-home orders, and increases in telecommuting have reduced driving in the state. As shown in Figure  2, VMT significantly reduced in the months after the Governor signed Executive Order N-33 ‑20 in March, which ordered residents to stay home with certain exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Moreover, in the event that the budget condition worsens (our current revenue projections suggest this is likely), the Legislature will need to identify additional solutions in order to meet its constitutional requirement to pass a balanced budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Cities and counties receive equal splits of the shared revenues. City distributions are based on population, whereas county distributions are determined by the number of registered vehicles and miles of maintained county roads.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - CalSTA must approve an agency ’s long-term plan in order for it to be eligible to receive TIRCP funding in 2026-27 or subsequent years. Extends Temporary Penalty Exemptions and Statutory Flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to the climate adaptation of the state highway system, local and regional entities —such as transit agencies, cities and counties, regional planning organizations, and port authorities —will need to assess, plan, and implement strategies to make their transportation infrastructure more climate resilient.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, and local agencies jointly operate freeway service patrols that remove disabled vehicles from state freeways in order to mitigate traffic congestion. Senate Bill 1 increases funding for this program by $25  million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - Third, in order for the Legislature to maintain oversight of the project, it needs detailed information about the cost, scope, and schedule of each segment HSRA is planning to construct in order to easily track changes over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394