Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTPs)
MTC’s Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTPs) take a grass-roots approach to addressing transportation issues facing low-income communities around the Bay Area.
Community-Based Transportation Plans (CBTPs) bring local residents, community organizations and transportation agencies together to improve mobility options for low-income communities.
These community-led plans identify the most important transportation challenges in low-income neighborhoods and develop strategies to overcome them.
Findings help MTC and local policymakers make decisions on planning, funding and implementation.
Staff Contact
Therese Trivedi, Regional Planning Program
Phone: 415-778-6767
Email: TTrivedi@BayAreaMetro.gov
MTC’s Lifeline Transportation Plan is a key source of funding for projects identified by CBTPs.
What’s in a CBTP?
Each completed plan contains:
- Demographic analysis of the area
- List of community-prioritized transportation gaps and barriers
- Strategies or solutions to address these gaps
- Identification of possible funding sources
- List of stakeholders to implement the plan
- Documented results of community outreach strategies
Completed Plans
More than 30 lower-income communities in all nine Bay Area counties have developed CBTPs. Completed plans are available for download by expanding the sections below:
Alameda County
- Alameda (countywide)
Marin County
Napa County
- Napa (countywide)
Santa Clara County
Solano County
Guidelines for the CBTP program call for county transportation agencies to serve as the lead agency in each collaborative planning process.
Other participants include:
- Community residents
- Local community organizations
- Faith-based organizations serving the local community
- Local governments
- Transit agencies
- MTC