All aboard! Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) and Caltrans are surveying community interest in expanded passenger rail service from the Bay Area and Sacramento to the Reno/Tahoe area.
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City of Roseville, California Government is transitioning to a zero-emission fleet with the purchase of five electric buses as part of a move towards cleaner transit. The buses were purchased with funds gathered from the Federal Transit Administration, Californias’s Transportation Development Act, Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation program, and more. Read more about it here.
Cycling though Placer County can be challenging with all the hills but cyclists have found a way to cruise through their favorite road, Auburn-Folsom Road. Read more about life in the bike lane here:https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/215031/cycling-through-placer-county/
The Link 21 Program and its partners goal is to transform the BART and Regional Rail network in the Northern California Megaregion into a system that is faster, safer, equitable and more efficient system for all types of trips. The feedback from the 2021 Goals and Objectives Survey has collected over 2,069 responses between January and August 2021 and about half of the respondents submitted additional written comments. A summary of what people had to Read More…
The Board of Supervisors has approved approximately $3.2 million in transient occupancy tax funding for 12 projects including the Resort Triangle trail network, Martin Valley Trail and a scenic overlook. The transient occupancy tax program is crucial in funding projects that local residents and visitors can enjoy. This is especially important for the Eastern Placer County because the funds raised through tourism are vital to the local economy. Read more about it here. See the Read More…
State and Federal funding for transportation is incredibly complicated – perhaps needlessly so – so let’s break it down to the big picture. Just a fair warning, there are acronyms ahead! The largest funding sources, like California’s SB1 excise and sales taxes on gas, and the Federal Highway bill, generally flow through programs and decisions of the California Transportation Commission (CTC). When you hear about the Federal infrastructure bill in the news, this is the Read More…
Auburn is planning on increasing the number of electric vehicles stations downtown by spring of this year. The Public Works Manager, Mengil Deane hopes that this will reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses. It is also anticipated that this installment will warrant more travelers to stop and explore Auburn. Read more about it here: https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/214422/auburn-quadruples-its-downtown-ev-charging-stations/
The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA)/Placer County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) is hosting two virtual community workshops this summer to discuss the updated Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans for the Auburn and Lincoln airports. The two workshops will take place between 6:00 – 7:30 pm, on Wednesday, July 14th (Auburn Municipal Airport) and Thursday, July 15th (Lincoln Regional Airport). The PCTPA/ALUC is updating the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) in conjunction with the recent Read More…
All aboard the Capitol Corridor for a new schedule focused on more consistent departures and better predictability! The new schedule, which went into effect on Monday, March 29, 2021, will continue temporary changes brought on by the COVID pandemic, such as the reduced frequency of eight weekday round trips and five on weekends. More importantly, the schedule adjusts departure times and shifts trains to better match current customer demand, improve transit connections and offer more Read More…
Roseville Vice Mayor Bruce Houdesheldt’s career began as a public servant in his home state of Maryland in the 1980s, where he worked for a County elected official before starting a land brokerage with Larry Hogan Jr., the current Maryland Governor. Since then, his portfolio has expanded to contain over 25 years of experience representing small business and national companies on transportation, housing, water resources, land use and air quality policy and regulatory issues, both Read More…