addressing climate change adaptation in regional transportation plans

State-of-the-Practice Climate Change Adaptation Activities for California MPOs and RTPAsAppendixsubregional jurisdictions’ main concern seems to be land use control in context offorthcoming requirements for GHG mitigation.A few jurisdictions, notably Stockton, have progressed further in their thinkingabout climate change, having created a climate action plan on the ICLEI model.Among the few subregional plans and initiatives that have been completed or arecurrently underway, the impact of climate change on transportation has receivedless focus than agricultural/farmland impacts and general GHG reductions.SJCOG does not expect to consider climate change adaptation comprehensivelyin the next LRTP update. Instead, specific emphasis will be placed on thevulnerability of the transportation assets near the Delta, and general focus will beplaced on SB 375 mandated GHG mitigation.How Caltrans Can Advance Climate Change Adaptation EffortsSJCOG would benefit from “getting down to basics” first on issues of climateadaptation before incorporating them into the planning process. SJCOG couldbenefit greatly from a “Climate Change 101” module and training, and is lookingto innovators, such a SANDAG, for ideas and guidance.SJCOG also has a need to better understand what others are doing in this area,which will come from outreach meetings with their jurisdictions. To the extentadaptation is important to their subregions, it will be considered important toCOG. Finally, SJCOG will be looking to Caltrans to facilitate knowledge transferamong California’s MPOs and to be a conduit to relevant work performed byother states and guidance issued by the federal government.Cambridge Systematics, Inc. B-21