Planning Tools & Data
The Tools and Data
The Authority maintains several tools to support its transportation planning and growth management activities. The Authority also makes these tools available to local jurisdictions and agencies to support their planning efforts. These include:
- The countywide travel demand model — providing traffic forecasts through the year 2030.
- Technical Procedures — to assist local staff and consultants in conducting traffic impact studies, developing Action Plans for Routes of Regional Significance, and assessing level of service on Basic Routes.
- CTPL — a comprehensive database of current and proposed transportation projects.
- Land Use Information System (LUIS) — a database of local demographic information available at the Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) level.
All of these tools are designed to support both the Authority and local jurisdiction activities. The Authority will use these tools to develop the 2008 CTP Update and implementation of Measure J as well as in more detailed corridor and project studies. Local agencies also use this information in the analysis of general plan amendments and major developments.