Transit

Overview

SCAG works with transit operators, the region’s transportation planning agencies, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to develop goals, objectives, plans, and policies to provide effective and sustainable transit options for the region.

A key component of this partnership is the Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC), composed of representatives from Caltrans, the region’s county transportation commissions, and various transit operators. The RTTAC provides a forum for input on the development of the regional transportation plan, the Federal Transportation Improvement Program, and SCAG’s Overall Work Program. Formal relationships and interactions between the above agencies, including RTTAC participation, are governed by a set of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) updated in 2018. The MOUs describe the roles and responsibilities of each party in carrying out and supporting the metropolitan planning and programming processes and include provisions for data sharing and the coordinated development of transit performance targets. These MOUs were executed under 23 Code of Federal Regulation 450.310(b).