October 30, 2024
City of Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez and
City Councilmembers
RICHMOND CITY HALL
450 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA 94804
RE: Presentation of Draft Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan
Dear Mayor Martinez and Councilmembers:
On behalf of the West Contra Costa Transportation Commission (WCCTC), we are pleased to share with you the Draft Richmond Parkway Transportation Plan (RPTP). Working in partnership with the City of Richmond and Contra Costa County, WCCTC applied for and received a $562,650 transportation planning grant in 2022 from Caltrans to work with the County and City of Richmond to develop a cross-jurisdictional, transportation plan for the Richmond Parkway.
Throughout its development process, the WCCTC Board received regular updates on the progress of the development of the plan. Simultaneously, this planning effort has also utilized a Public Advisory Group (PAG) composed of representatives from community and business organizations, as well as its own Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) composed of staff from a wide range of relevant public agencies. To date, there have also been two public outreach phases to gather public comment. These have included pop-up events, community meetings, online advertising in Spanish and English, e-newsletters, and web-based surveys.
During the first week of November, the draft RPTP, enclosed, will be available on the WCCTC webpage (https://www.westcontracostatc.gov/), and a third and final phase of public outreach will begin. In addition to online advertising, WCCTC staff will provide the PAG, TAC, and WCCTC Board with sample text that contains information about the draft plan and a link to it and an online survey, which can be used in community e-newsletters and websites. Comments on the draft plan may be submitted until approximately November 29, 2024.
The WCCTC Board received a presentation on the Draft RPTP on October 25, 2024 and in the coming months, the plan will be shared directly with the County Board of Supervisor’s Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Board. For the Richmond City Council, members of the project team will deliver the PowerPoint presentation attached to this letter.
In January, the Final Draft Plan will return to WCCTC, the County Board of Supervisors and the Richmond City Council for final acceptance.
Should you have any questions about the RPTP, please feel free to contact me at the email address below.
Sincerely,
Leah Greenblat
Transportation Planning Manager, WCCTC
[email protected]
Enclosures
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