OCTA’s new $57 billion Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) will serve as a blueprint for how people move throughout the county for the next two decades and beyond.
OCTA, the county’s transportation planning agency, updates the LRTP every four years, taking into consideration changing demographics, anticipated growth in travel demand, shifting travel patterns, and emerging technology. View a copy of Directions 2045 here.
“OCTA has earned a strong reputation for delivering a reliable and sustainable transportation system for Orange County by continually looking at current and future needs,” said OCTA Chairman Gene Hernandez, also the mayor of Yorba Linda. “This is a great example of that kind of planning ensuring we successfully prepare for a diverse transportation future, with considerable input from the public and collaboration with our community partners.”
The plan establishes transportation priorities and addresses five key factors likely to influence planning for the next 20 years, including:
The amount of funds to carry out the 2045 Preferred Plan is projected at about $57.3 billion, while revenues for transportation between now and 2045 are estimated at $52.4 billion. That leaves about a $5 billion shortfall. So, the plan recommends developing a strategy to identify funding sources that could offset the 2041 sunset of the Measure Mtransportation sales tax. Measure M is also known as OC Go.
The LRTP identifies projects to improve roadways, public transit and bike paths, while considering evolving technologies. To help shape the plan, OCTA sought and received extensive input from the community, including:
The plan will be submitted to the Southern California Association of Governments, where it will serve as Orange County’s input into the Regional Transportation Plan, the guiding document for regional transportation planning in Southern California.
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