The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is now accepting public comment on the Draft 2008 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), VISION 2030, and Draft 2008 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (scroll below to download the document).  The draft RTP and Draft EIR are being released for a required public comment period of forty-five (45) days. 

SBCAG will hold public workshops to answer questions and receive public comment.

Santa Maria Workshop
6:30 PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
511 East Lakeside Parkway
Santa Maria, CA (map)

Santa Barbara Workshop
6:30 PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
105 East Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA (map)


The SBCAG Board will also hold a public hearing to receive public comments on Thursday, August 21 in the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 105 East Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara.

Written comments should be submitted to SBCAG by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 2. 

Mail comments to

SBCAG
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93110

or e-mail comments to comments@sbcag.org.

If you have questions or for more information, please contact Michael Powers or Aubrey Spilde at 961-8900. 

What is the Regional Transportation Plan?
The RTP is a long-range transportation planning document that

·         establishes regional goals, policies, and priorities;

·         identifies present and future needs;

·         develops short-term and long-term strategies and actions for addressing these needs; and

·       estimates the cost involved with, and funding available for, implementing these strategies and actions. 

The 2008 RTP sets forth a 24-year (2007-2030) plan for the region’s transportation system.  It provides for a comprehensive transportation system of facilities and services that meets the public’s need for the movement of people and goods and that is consistent with the region’s social, economic, environmental goals and policies.  It covers state highways, county roads and local streets, airports, transit services, bikeways, rail, and marine transportation within the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Solvang, as well as the unincorporated communities of Santa Barbara County.  The Draft RTP also contains all the projects from the Measure A 2008 Investment Plan.