Local Government participation in the 2012 Statewide Needs Assessment Project is critically needed. This study is the only comprehensive and systematic statewide approach to quantify local streets and roads needs and will help efforts to protect transportation funds and promote the augmentation of funding for local street and road maintenance. Letters have been sent to all cities and counties, addressed to Public Works Directors, City/County Engineers, as well as Finance Directors to provide updates through an on-line survey on recent pavement condition data, safety, traffic and regulatory data, and funding/expenditure projections in the jurisdictions. To participate, go to www.SaveCaliforniaStreets.org and login to the online survey. The deadline for participation is May 15, 2012.
Many cities and counties contributed to funding this study, with the following agencies accepting the leadership responsibility for completing the 2012 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Assessment: California State Association of Counties, League of California Cities, County Engineers Association of California, County of Los Angeles, California Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, California Rural Counties Task Force, and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The project’s Oversight Committee is comprised of representatives from each organization, with MTC acting as Project Manager, and Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. performing the update. For more information, go to www.SaveCaliforniaStreets.org or contact Theresa Romell, MTC Senior Planner, Project Manager, 510/817-5772.