Countywide Transportation Plan

The Commission adopted the CTP Policy Blueprint and the High-Injury Network and Proactive Safety Network Report in October 2024, the culmination of a year of planning and engagement. The Policy Blueprint (Blueprint) sets the plan’s vision, goals, and policy objectives. The High-Injury Network and Proactive Safety Network Report (HIN/PSN Report) aim to identify locations with the highest safety need through the development of two technical networks: the High Injury Network and the Proactive Safety Network. Read on for what this means for transportation planning in Alameda County.

The Countywide Transportation Plan envisions the future of transportation in Alameda County
Approximately every four years, Alameda CTC updates the Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP) to respond to changing conditions and evaluate new opportunities and demands placed on the transportation system. The CTP creates a vision for the future of transportation in Alameda County, sets priorities, and guides decision-making at Alameda CTC as it plans, funds, and delivers transportation improvements.

The Policy Blueprint is the foundation of the 2026 CTP
In November 2023, Alameda CTC kicked off the next update to the CTP – expected to be completed in 2026. The CTP Policy Blueprint grounds this update in policy, and represents the first major milestone. The Blueprint will inform all aspects of CTP development and is organized around four goals: safety, equity, climate, and economic vitality. The components of the Policy Blueprint: The vision, goals, and policy objectives of the 2026 CTP will ultimately be advanced through projects, strategies, and other recommended actions detailed in the final plan.

CTP Vision and Goals

“Alameda County residents, businesses, and visitors will be served by a premier transportation system that supports a vibrant and livable Alameda County through a connected and integrated multimodal transportation system promoting safety, equity, sustainability, access, transit operations, public health, and economic opportunities.”

The four goals for the 2026 CTP together advance the transportation vision:
  • Safety: Reduce fatalities and severe injuries of all users towards zero by deterring unsafe speeds, prioritizing vulnerable users, and implementing the Safe System Approach.
  • Equity: Advance deliberate policies, systems, and actions to deliver a transportation system that removes barriers and transportation-related inequities and results in more equitable opportunities, access, and positive outcomes for marginalized communities.
  • Climate: Create safe multimodal facilities to walk, bike and access public transportation to promote healthy outcomes and support strategies that reduce reliance on single-occupant vehicles and minimize impacts of pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Economic Vitality: Support a resilient Alameda County economy and vibrant local communities through a transportation system that is affordable, clean, reliable, well-maintained, and integrated with land uses that support sustainable travel.
To read the policy objectives for each goal, see the Policy Blueprint.

The High-Injury Network and Proactive Safety Network
The Policy Blueprint includes data-driven tools that advance the Commission’s priority on safety and that will guide recommendations in the Countywide Transportation Plan. The Blueprint’s policy objectives and safety analysis aim to identify locations with the highest safety need. This analysis includes the development of two networks: a High-Injury Network (HIN) that identifies corridors with a history of the most fatal and severe collisions, and a Proactive Safety Network (PSN) that proactively identifies locations with expected safety needs given current conditions.
  • HIN Update: The HIN is a tool for understanding which corridors have a history of the most fatal and serious injuries based on reported collision data. Alameda CTC developed its first HIN in 2019.  The 2024 HIN includes collision data for the years 2018-2022 and will be used in tandem with the 2019 HIN to provide a comprehensive countywide HIN which identifies areas of potential safety concern over time.
  • PSN Framework: The PSN identifies roadway locations where vulnerable users, such as students and people walking to access transit, may be most exposed to conditions that have been shown to contribute to fatal and serious injury collisions. This framework will help the CTP identify and prioritize areas for safety improvements in a proactive way, rather than reacting to collision data, which has a number of limitations. The PSN will be developed in phases, with the framework and initial concept network included in the Blueprint and the final network subject to data refinement with jurisdictions through the CTP phase.
You can read more about the HIN and PSN in the report here.

Next Steps for the CTP
Throughout 2025 and 2026, staff will work with agency and community partners on crafting the remaining phase of the CTP and develop detailed recommendations for the policy objectives. This work will include:
  • A needs assessment;
  • Identification of a priority set of projects, programs, strategies, and near-term actions; and
  • A plan performance evaluation
Alameda CTC will continue to conduct engagement throughout the CTP process, deepening and building relationships with CBOs throughout the county, and conducting general outreach. To learn more, please visit our Get Involved tab above.
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The 2026 CTP will build on inclusive engagement to move the Blueprint forward
As the first CTP undertaken after the agency adopted the Race and Equity Action Plan, inclusive engagement has informed every aspect of plan development. This first year of engagement focused on cultivating relationships with community organizations as valued community representatives. Alameda CTC will continue to conduct engagement through the 2026 CTP process with outreach events throughout the county. As part of this work, Alameda CTC will continue to build relationships with Community-Based Organizations, including in marginalized communities. Alameda CTC will also continue to engage local jurisdictions, agencies, and policy stakeholders and the public. Engagement throughout the CTP will include a variety of options to provide input, including some of the following activities that are based on recommendations and feedback from outreach conducted this first year. This can include:
  • A CTP Working Group – Where a group of community leaders meet regularly throughout the engagement process to share their input on project milestones and engagement.
  • Community Surveys – Outreach in multiple languages about transportation-related topics that will inform the priorities and recommendations of the 2026 CTP.
  • Community Pop-Ups and Pop-Ins – Pop-up tabling events and pop-ins, or joining standing meetings.
  • Social Media and Text Messaging – Multilingual social media posts and text messaging campaigns designed in collaboration with CBOs to gather input on specific survey questions and support broader participation in the 2026 CTP.
This engagement will inform the 2026 CTP as it identifies specific projects, programs, strategies and actions that carry out the objectives Blueprint. For questions on the plan, and learn about upcoming opportunities to provide input, contact CTP@alamedactc.org. If you would like to be added to the plan email list, please sign up here.
Alameda CTC Committee and Commission Meeting Materials
Below are key presentations and memoranda prepared as part of the 2026 CTP process. Materials will be updated as plan documents are developed.
Previous CTPs
The 2024 approval of the CTP Policy Blueprint replaces the vision and goals set out in the 2020 Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP). The 2020 CTP was adopted by the Alameda County Transportation Commission in November 2020, along with the Community-Based Transportation Plan and the New Mobility Roadmap. This plan was developed through nearly 2 years of engagement, technical analysis, and prioritization efforts for transportation in Alameda County. The final plan documents are linked below.
Transportation needs for all users were identified through previous planning efforts, new analysis, partner agency engagement, and community outreach. The identification of these needs occurred prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, which affected the health, economy, and travel patterns of Alameda County. These needs are documented within two documents: (1) the Needs Assessment Report and (2) the Community-Based Transportation Plan. During the final phase of public engagement in fall 2020, needs and priorities related to the pandemic were also captured. This is documented in the Outreach Report and in chapter two of the 2020 CTP.

Needs Assessment Report
The Needs Assessment documents countywide and local transportation needs for public transportation, walking, biking, driving, and goods movement. This assessment pulls together findings from a variety of reports and plans completed by the Alameda CTC over the last few years. The following countywide needs serve as the foundation for the priority Project and Strategy recommendations described in the next tab. The most critical countywide transportation needs are relevant to all communities in Alameda County, including: Assessment of critical needs.
Public engagement was essential to developing and refining every aspect of the 2020 CTP. Over 2,000 members of the public provided feedback on their transportation needs and priorities throughout the development of the CTP. Feedback was requested and received through the following venues:
  • Countywide Poll (May 2019) Alameda CTC conducted a countywide survey on residents’ transportation needs and priorities in May 2019. The poll was representative of the county’s diverse population across planning areas and included a deliberate emphasis on gathering input from residents in low-income communities and communities of color to ensure their voices were heard.
  • CBTP Outreach (Oct 2019 – Feb 2020) Alameda CTC held “pop-up” events at high foot traffic locations or community events in low-income communities and communities of color between October 2019 and February 2020. Focus group interviews were conducted with community leaders and community-based organizations by phone in February 2020 to develop a full and nuanced understanding of transportation needs and priorities in low-income communities and communities of color.
  • Virtual Outreach (Aug – Oct 2020) Due to COVID-19, the final phase of outreach on the 2020 CTP was done virtually, relying on a survey, a virtual open house via the Alameda CTC website, and virtual focus groups across the county. Promotions were sent out to agency email lists and social media. Local agency partners helped promote the survey and webpage through their social media channels.
  • Public Meetings (Jan 2019 – Nov 2020) Public Alameda CTC Commission and Committee meetings discussing the 2020 CTP were held throughout the process, with materials posted ahead of time to the Alameda CTC website. At these meetings, elected officials and members of the public were able to help shape the overall approach, vision and goals, identification of transportation needs, and priorities for projects, programs, and strategies to be included as core recommendations.
Engagement revealed several recurring key issues and needs:
  • Improved safety for active transportation
  • More connected and affordable public transit
  • Equitable outcomes for low-income communities
  • Freeway congestion and commute options
  • Addressing climate change and air quality
  • High-quality roadways
More information on the outreach approach and findings for the 2020 CTP is included in the Outreach Summary Report.
Alameda CTC Committee and Commission Meeting Materials
Below are key presentations and memoranda prepared as part of the Draft 2020 CTP process. Materials were presented to the Alameda CTC Planning, Policy, and Legislation Committee (PPLC); Multimodal Committee (MMC) and Projects and Programs Committee (PPC).