The Monterey Bay region is the only area in the State of California where the responsibility for transportation planning is shared between the following: a Council of Governments (AMBAG), Regional Transportation Planning Agencies which operate at a county level, the local transit operators, and the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). AMBAG also works closely with the region's air quality planning and monitoring agency, the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) and the local jurisdictions within the region.
Overall Work Program
AMBAG annually develops a cumulative summary of transportation and air quality planning activity in the Monterey Bay region. This document is a coordinated statement of the transportation and air quality planning process among the region's partners. It includes budgets and descriptions of specific work activities. A copy may be requested through info@ambag.org. A mailing and reimbursement charge for copying will be assessed.
Metropolitan Transportation Plan
AMBAG triennially prepares a 20+year, long-range planning document for the region. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan establishes general goals, policies and strategies governing the conduct of a 3-C planning process in the region. In general, the plan is a multimodal, financially constrained transportation plan, which expresses the current state of system planning for the region. It provides the basis for a coordinated delivery of transportation facilities and public transportation services within the region. AMBAG builds a travel demand model to assess quality impacts of planed transportation projects; after developing the long-range plan, AMBAG assesses whether the plan meets the air quality emissions budget for the region. If the plan is found to meet the air quality budget, it is then deemed conforming. A copy of the 2005 Monterey Bay Region Metropolitan Transportation Plan is available through AMBAG, order from info@ambag.org for $25.00.
You may find this report under AMBAG online publications (Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Plan)
Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
Biennially, AMBAG prepares a Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program whereby transportation facilities, improvements and services are programmed for funding over the 3-year, short term period. Transportation facilities and services are organized by funding year and the various financial resources committed to them. The improvement program is restricted to programming only those projects with funding commitments. This is the document from which federal transportation funds are made available to projects.
FY 2006/07 to FY 2008/09 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
The AMBAG Board of Directors adopted the FY 2006/07 to FY 2008/09 AMBAG Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) at their August 9, 2006 meeting. Federal approval was received on October 2, 2006. Projects in the approved FY 2006/07 to FY 2008/09 AMBAG Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) can be viewed and printed. You may find all about this report under AMBAG online publications (Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program).
Please contact David Roemer at (831) 883-3750 or droemer@ambag.org with questions regarding the MTIP.
Metropolitan Transit Planning
In the Monterey Bay region, AMBAG oversees metropolitan transit planning requirements and federal regulations. AMBAG may fund, and/or assist in, the development of special transit studies. AMBAG also incorporates transit operations, projects and studies into the long-range transportation plan and the short-range transportation improvement program for the region.
Commute Alternatives Program
AMBAG operates the Commute Alternatives Program which assists individuals who live or work in Monterey County and are seeking a sustainable transportation method. Commute Alternatives also helps organizations develop and implement alternative commute programs for their employees and establish successful incentive programs that encourage the use of sustainable transportation modes. Commute alternatives provides information on carpooling, vanpooling, public transit, bicycling, telecommuting, park and ride lots, and the Emergency Guaranteed Ride Home Program. For more information on Commute Alternatives visit our website.
AMBAG's transportation and air quality partners can be found at the following links:
