Amador County – The Amador County Transportation Commission hosted a workshop July 20 to discuss the next steps in the Commission’s planning tool, the UPlan.

Executive Director Charles Field in a report to the Commission said ACTC would discuss the next steps for the UPlan traffic planning tool, which Commission staff developed with support from the California Department of Transportation and U.C. Davis.

The UPlan tool examines “likely growth scenarios based on existing city and county policies.” The model and initial output were presented to the community at a public workshop March 30. Field said the July workshop was meant for ACTC’s board of directors to “review the public comments that were provided at that meeting and via the project website and determine the next steps in the refinement of the model.”

Field said based on “questions and comments provided to date, the UPlan project team has identified potential adjustments to the UPlan model that respond to public input. The UPlan tool models potential growth scenarios using inputs such as environmental constraints, population, housing and employment estimates. ACTC will review each comment, potential action item and estimated costs associated with each to determine the future of the UPlan model.”

The process is funded by a grant from the California Department of Transportation, and “is designed to provide information for prioritizing limited transportation dollar resources,” Field said. It also helps ACTC to “identify regional planning opportunities,” verify and support city and county General Plans, and understand development patterns, and all of the “influences that factor into market trends and decisions.”

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