Caltrans has awarded PCTPA a $630,000 Climate Adaptation Planning grant to help plan for more resilient transportation infrastructure in Placer County. Recent impacts of climate change have caused disaster events in Placer County to occur more frequently and more intensely, such as wildfire, extreme heat, extreme snow, and flooding. PCTPA will be partnering with Placer County Office of Emergency Services to develop a countywide Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency Plan, which will analyze the county’s multimodal transportation system and assess constraints hindering evacuation under a range of extreme climate events. PCTPA expects to begin this planning work in early 2025.

Recently, PCTPA was awarded a $1.2 million Carbon Reduction Program grant from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) to conduct a Countywide Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Plan. As alternative fuel technologies become more widespread, the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Infrastructure Plan will identify gaps in ZEV infrastructure across Placer County, assess electrical grid capacity to support increased ZEV usage, develop tools to streamline permitting, help transition public fleets to zero-emission, and develop near-term innovative pilot projects. PCTPA is in the initial stages of awarding a consultant contract and expects to begin the planning work in early 2025.

South Placer residents now have a one-stop shop website for all transit services in South Placer County! Click the link below to see the new website, which includes service information, travel training opportunities, route schedules, and an interactive map with routes for all three Placer County transit operators: Auburn Transit, Roseville Transit, and Placer County Transit. Check it out today!