Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) has been around for a while, with a history that dates back to 1978. Many of our projects and programs can be seen throughout Placer County. Some of these include funding local road re-pavement projects, highway improvement projects, public transit service planning and funding, a Freeway Service Patrol program, and regional bicycle network planning and infrastructure funding. What you may not be familiar with, however, is who we are...
Matt Click, AICP, is the Executive Director of PCTPA. Matt is a certified planner with 27 years of experience in transportation planning and programming, having worked on transportation programs across the U.S. Matt has worked previously in both the public and private sectors, and applies a customer-centric approach to his work. Matt earned a Master of Science in Planning with dual concentrations in transportation and environmental planning, as well as, a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Sociology, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Florida State University.
Planning Administrator and Board Secretary, Solvi Sabol believes that her career was “meant to be.” She’s a Placer County native whose family includes three generations of public servants at the County, so it was a perfect fit when she started work for Placer County 25 years ago. Sabol was first employed with the Placer County Public Works Department. At that time, Placer County Transportation Commission (PCTC), now known as PCTPA, was housed under Public Works. As PCTPA became its own agency, the Executive Director saw Sabol as a perfect candidate for the Administrative Assistant position and convinced her to apply. She has been with PCTPA ever since, and feels that she “grew up with the agency.” For Sabol, transportation projects are “more than roads, bus routes, and bikeways,” because she believes these projects represent a potential to improve the quality of life for Placer residents. It’s about getting people to where they need be efficiently and safely. Sabol enjoys living in Newcastle with her husband and finds that Placer County has been an ideal place to raise her two children. Solvi can be reached at via phone at 530-823-4030 or via email at ssabol [at] pctpa.net.
Jodi LaCosse has been working for PCTPA since August of 2021, serving as the Fiscal and Administrative Officer. She was born and raised in Orange, which is located in Southern California. Her area of expertise is rooted in 15 years of public finance. She has always enjoyed working in finance and appreciates the cyclical nature of it, which is why she chose this career. Jodi believes that PCTPA benefits the community by helping to improve the lives of those living in the region. Some of the hobbies and things she likes to do in her free time involve spending time with family and friends, camping, and boating. Specifically in Placer County, her favorite place to visit is the foothills.
Senior Transportation Planner David Melko originally came from Wallingford, PA and has served at PCTPA for the past 11 years. David brings 36 years of planning experience involving not only transportation, transit, and airport, but also land use, flood control and environmental issues. David currently works on Airport Land Use Commission, the Freeway Service Patrol Program, the Western Placer Consolidated Transportation Services Agency, and many transit studies. David finds planning work satisfying because transportation planning is a collaborative process. When many different stakeholders provide their input, they can combine their expertise to create better plans for local transportation projects. Without stakeholder feedback, PCTPA would not be able to plan effective and safe connections between communities and their destinations. When David is not coordinating with the Airport Land Use Commission or working on a transit study, he is running, bicycling and going to the gym. David’s favorite band the Beach Boys, circa ’66 to’73, also paved the way for his favorite type of music – progressive rock (aka “prog music”). And although he cheers for Penn State football, David is the biggest fan of his son and daughter. David can be reached at via phone at 530-823-4090 or via email at dmelko [at] pctpa.net.
In December 2021, Mike Costa took on the position as PCTPA’s Senior Transportation Planner. Mike primarily assists with the short- and long-range transportation and transit planning, and fund programming efforts. He also serves as lead staff support for the Western Placer Consolidated Transportation Services Agency (WPCTSA). Prior to coming on board, Mike served as the Transit System Manager for the City of Elk Grove. His passion is helping bring transportation opportunities to communities that need it the most and providing transportation alternatives to this region. During his spare time, Mike enjoys hiking in the Auburn Ravine, wine tasting in the Sierra Nevada foothills, relaxing on the shores of Lake Tahoe or somewhere in the California Central Coast, as well as traveling both within the country and internationally. Mike is looking forward to working on developing a short-range transit plan for Placer County’s transit operators and assisting with a marketing plan to help promote those public transit services in the Placer County region. He sees PCTPA benefitting the community in many ways including connecting all partnering cities, towns, and County agencies with federal and state financial resources, helping establish a coordinated planning approach, and maintaining and building local and regional transportation networks for all.
Cory Peterson joined the PCTPA team as a Senior Transportation Planner in August 2022. He brings nearly six years of experience in long range planning, transportation fund management, active transportation planning, and grant writing. Cory primarily works on PCTPA's long range planning efforts (such as the Regional Transportation Plan), serves as lead for active transportation planning (i.e., biking and pedestrian projects), and manages the agency's Transportation Development Act (TDA) funding programs. Born and raised in Northern California, he started out his career at the Solano Transportation Authority in his hometown of Suisun City. He then spent three years in Austin, Texas as a transportation planner for TJKM, before returning home to Northern California to be close to his family and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Cory has been passionate about transportation since childhood and loves working in the field because he believes that providing a multi-modal transportation system that equitably serves all residents directly benefits a community's quality of life, which is the mission that PCTPA seeks to fulfill. When not working on a transportation project, Cory loves to hike, geocache, watch sports (baseball, college football, and hockey), and take day trips throughout the Northern California region. His favorite place to visit in Placer County is North Lake Tahoe, where he has fond childhood memories of visiting with his family.
