Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission will give an in-depth look at its developing “U-Plan” planning model, and will share the results of its “preliminary model runs” in a workshop next week.

ACTC will discuss the development of its “long-range planning tool” called the “U-Plan,” in a community workshop. Executive Director Charles Field said ACTC, with support from the California Department of Transportation, and U.C. Davis, “is developing a tool called U-Plan to show likely growth scenarios based on existing city and county policies.”

Field said the “public is encouraged to learn more about the tool and contribute to the discussion on the future of transportation and other potential concerns in Amador County” by attending the community workshop.

He said it is planned to have two parts, and runs from 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 in the supervisors’ chambers at the Amador County Administration Building, at 810 Court Street in Jackson.

“There will be two opportunities to learn about the tool including a more detailed and technical presentation starting at 5 p.m. that will focus on how the model was built,” Field said. “The U-Plan tool models potential growth scenarios using inputs such as land use, environmental constraints, population, housing and employment estimates.”

The second presentation starts at 7 p.m., and “will review the inputs and focus on the results of the preliminary model runs. The process, funded through a Caltrans grant, is designed to inform future decision making by prioritizing limited transportation dollar resources.”

Field said the U-Plan is also intended to help with “understanding development patterns” and “all the influences that factor into market trends and decisions.” The U-Plan also is intended to be used for “verifying and supporting the cities and County General Plans,” and “helping ACTC to identify regional planning opportunities and concerns so they may better prioritize limited transportation funds.”

For more information about the meetings, contact Charles Field, ACTC Executive Director, (209) 267-2282.

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