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Regional Transportation Plan

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The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) is seeking public input to help define the goals, policy objectives, and performance measures of the 2026 Regional Transportation Plan. Updated every four years, the Regional Transportation Plan functions as a twenty-year road map for improvements to Monterey County's transportation systems.

The survey will shape the update of the Regional Transportation Plan Policy Element. The policy element has five outcomes, and each outcome has policy objectives and measurements of performance that relate to that goal. This survey asks residents to first prioritize the main five outcomes, then answer more detailed questions related to those outcomes, and finish by stating which general transportation categories you think should have high priority in Monterey County. 

Members of the public can provide input to inform the plan by either taking a quick 5-minute survey online, by phone or by filling out a paper copy and returning it to the Transportation Agency. The survey is available in both English and Spanish languages. Paper copies can be downloaded at these links:  https://www.tamcmonterey.org/regional-transportation-plan or picked up in the TAMC office, located at 55-B Plaza Circle, Salinas during business hours, Monday - Friday.

To take the survey by phone text "s2435" to 73224.  To take the Spanish language survey online, click onto this link: Plan Regional de Transporte - PublicInput . The English language online survey is available below. 

Our future depends upon your input.

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1. Please rank your top transportation priorities in Monterey County:

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2. Please rank which outcomes are the most important for the Plan to advance:

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3. What does Access & Mobility mean to you? (Select up to 3)

b. Improve public transit options, frequency, and reliability
67%
a. Improve the walking and bicycling network
54%
c. Reduce traffic congestion and travel times
48%
e. Improve options for people who need mobility assistance
48%
d. Improve safe routes to school for students
36%
Other
4%
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4. What does Health & Safety mean to you? (Select up to 3)

b. Eliminate preventable transportation-related injuries and fatalities
72%
a. Decrease air and environmental pollutants
45%
c. Enhance pedestrian infrastructure and build upgrade bike facilities
45%
e. Encouraging healthy lifestyles through active transportation
39%
f. Better access to parks, trails and open spaces
30%
d. Improve transportation system for social and emergency services
25%
Other
5%
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5. What does Equity mean to you? (Select up to 3)

a. Prioritize funding in communities that currently have fewer transportation options
65%
b. Provide more transportation options in rural areas
52%
f. Make sure that new development include sidewalks, crosswalks, and safe and comfortable bike routes.
47%
d. Empower community members to help choose transportation projects.
37%
e. Address transportation projects that negatively affect communities
32%
c. Promote alternative transportation technology such as e-bike and electric vehicle rebates
21%
Other
7%
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6. What does Economic Vitality mean to you? (Select up to 3)

d. Reduce congestion on commute routes
48%
g. Walkable and vibrant city centers and commercial corridors
48%
c. Maintain and improve existing transportation system
46%
e. Increase transportation options to reduce transportation costs
37%
a. Improve truck routes that are important to the regional economy
33%
b. Enhance travel and recreational corridors for visitors to Monterey County
30%
f. Invest in infrastructure that will support remote work and education
27%
Other
3%
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7. What does Sustainability & Environment mean to you? (Select Up to 3)

d. Encourage modes of transportation that use less or no fossil fuels
68%
a. Funding projects and programs that will help protect communities from the impacts of extreme heat, intense storms and flooding and wildfires.
64%
c. Improve access to transit, vanpools and carpools
52%
b. Increase availability of electric vehicle charging stations
30%
e. Research & develop alternative energy sources (e.g., hydrogen) for transportation
27%
Other
6%
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8. Please rank the following types of projects that are priorities to you and your community:

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9. Please let us know any other feedback that you have about transportation in Monterey County:

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