Publication Date

Spring 1995

Degree Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Department

Urban and Regional Planning

Abstract

Traffic congestion results in wasted time and lowered productivity.
Less measurable, but equally negative, consequences of traffic congestion
include a rise in personal stress among drivers during gridlock and a
perceived deterioration in quality of life for urban and suburban Californians.
The California Congestion Management Program (CMP) is the means by
which local traffic conditions in urbanized counties can be analyzed to
maintain an acceptable level of operating performance within local
jurisdictions. The CMP statutes require that local jurisdictions, under
certain conditions, develop deficiency plans or plans outlining specific actions,
approved by the local air quality district, that address the most severe areas
of local or areawide traffic congestion. Some county Congestion Management
Agencies (CMAs), responsible for developing the CMPs, are now beginning to
work with their local jurisdictions to develop deficiency plans for identified
areas that fall below a specified traffic operating level. How CMAs are
developing this critical part of the CMP is of interest to all parties involved
with traffic and land use planning. This report attempts to outline CMP
statutes and to describe how a small number of counties are implementing
the deficiency planning aspect of the CMP.

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