Happy Holidays from CALTAP!

As 2023 draws to a close, we'd like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the incredible collaboration and shared success we've achieved together. This holiday season, our warm wishes go out to you and yours.

Over the coming year, we look forward to working closer with our local agency partners and the positive impact that can make for our communities. May 2024 bring new opportunities, fresh perspectives, and even greater achievements.

We wish you and your team a joyful

holiday season and a healthy, happy New Year!

MUTCD 11th Edition is Here!

The long-awaited 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform on Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) has arrived, a mere 88 years after the original became our national standard. This new edition includes a number of updates to improve safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and all road users.

Get your copy now!

Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility

New FTA grant provides $4.7M in FY2023 competitive funding to support transit services. ICAM, their Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility pilot, works to improve access to public transportation by building partnerships among health, transportation, and other service providers.

Eligible Projects Include:

• Financing innovative projects for the transportation disadvantaged that improve the coordination of transportation & NEMT services
• Regional or statewide mobility management projects
• Deployment of coordination technology
• Projects that create or increase access to one-call/one-click centers

Find out more!

STIC Innovation Funds

Did you know that each state can access up to $100K/year to support the costs of standardizing innovative practices through the State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Incentive Program?

This FHWA funding is made available as a way to help STICs foster a culture of innovation and to make innovations standard practice within their states. Overall, up to $5.4M per federal fiscal year is allocated nationally.

Eligible Activities Include:

• Internal assessments
• Capacity building
• Developing guidance, standards, & specifications
• Implementing system process changes
• Organizing peer exchanges
• Fostering a culture for innovation
• Making an innovation a standard practice 

Don't miss out on this opportunity to fund California innovation!

FHWA Pavement Resilience Website

FHWA recently launched its new Resilient Pavements website. This site explores key pavement resilience definitions and climate stressors, as well as ongoing FHWA research and available resources to increase the knowledge and deployment of pavement resilience considerations and strategies.

This new site serves as a resource for those with emerging interest in the practice, and those that are fully established, as this resource will be continuously updated as the field grows.

Check-out their new site!

2023 Wildlife Crossings Program

FHWA has awarded $110M in Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program (WCPP) grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian tribes.

WCPP is a competitive grant program that reduces wildlife vehicle collisions (WVCs) while improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. WCPP is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

Among the selected winners is California's Gaviota Pass Wildlife Connectivity & Vehicle Collision Reduction Project in Goleta, awarded $8M to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions and connect animal habitats between protected state park lands on both sides of US 101.

Learn more about WCPP and how to apply for FY2024

Applications of RFID in Highway Construction

NCHRP's "Applications of RFID and Wireless Technologies in Highway Construction and Asset Management: A Guide" addresses the significant gaps between the capability of existing wireless transmission technologies and their implementation through state DOTs..

This report evaluates a series of sensing and wireless technologies for their application readiness in highway construction and asset management.

Find out more!

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New Updates Released

As more CALTAP site features get released, know that we'll be bringing you new resource collections to simplify your search for eligible funding, online presentations and webinars, and on-demand recorded trainings.

Also be sure to checkout our online training and events calendars, where you'll find upcoming classes, conference, and webinars by event date. Most are free of charge and support online attendance.

Visit www.caltap.org for all of your

local agency training, news, and event needs

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