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

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - In order for this restoration to occur, the administration would have to determine that the state has sufficient resources to fund its baseline costs and all of the programs the administration has selected for the trigger.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - Funding provided to cities and counties for local streets and roads will also experience significant reductions under this scenario, decreasing by $900 million (26 percent) by 2034‑35. While the other programs displayed in the figure will experience smaller reductions in terms of total dollars, it is important to note that they are more reliant on fuel tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821