Regional Active Transportation Plan

MTC’s Active Transportation (AT) Plan will guide investments in infrastructure and regional policy development and implementation. It supports the Plan Bay Area 2050 strategy to build a Complete Streets Network and helps to meet goals for safety, equity, health, resilience and climate change.

Key Elements of the Active Transportation Plan:

• Development of a regional active transportation network, a Plan Bay Area Blueprint strategy, that builds off adopted state, regional, county, and local bicycle / pedestrian / trail plans;
• Stakeholder engagement through a Technical Advisory Committee and community-based organizations;
• Policy and program analysis, updated with an equity and Vision Zero focus, including the review and update of MTC’s Complete Streets Policy (MTC Resolution 3765);
• Funding analysis to identify the constraints and potential future funding scenarios to build-out a regional active transportation network and implement the Plan Bay Area 2050 strategies; and
• Creation of a prioritized 5-Year Implementation Plan, in coordination with Plan Bay Area 2050’s Implementation Plan, that will include actions to support active transportation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s transportation-related needs.

Part of Plan Bay Area 2050

Plan Bay Area 2050, the region’s long-range plan for transportation, housing, the economy and the environment, is based on 35 bold strategies to build a more equitable, affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant Bay Area for all.

The “Create Healthy and Safe Streets” theme from Plan Bay Area 2050 is a foundational element of the AT Plan. Visit planbayarea.org to see details on all 35 strategies, including strategy T8, “Build a Complete Streets network,” and strategy T9, “Advance regional Vision Zero policy through street design and reduced speeds.”