{"id":63310,"date":"2024-03-12T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63310"},"modified":"2024-03-12T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T20:24:00","slug":"groundbreaking-effort-reconnects-communities-divided-by-freeways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63310","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking Effort Reconnects Communities Divided by Freeways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a pilot program to reconnect three communities historically divided by transportation infrastructure in California. The Reconnecting Communities: Highways to Boulevards grant program\u00a0will increase access and traveling options in underserved and underinvested neighborhoods in Arcata, South San Francisco and southeast San Diego\/National City.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCalifornia is once again leading the way to repair the shameful history of redlining and other exclusionary policies of the past. We are advancing equity in historically underserved and underinvested areas through a community-driven vision to reconnect neighborhoods and support more vibrant spaces for Californians.”<\/em><\/div>\n
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California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin at a press event today in National City announcing the launch of the Reconnecting Communities: Highways to Boulevards pilot program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cTransportation at its best is a uniter \u2013 connecting people and communities with convenient and safe access to jobs, family and services,\u201d said\u00a0California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin<\/strong>. \u201cTransportation at its worst is a barrier \u2013 dividing communities, increasing harms and cutting off access to opportunity. We must strive to always unite and never divide, and today represents an important step in righting the wrongs of the past by putting people and communities first.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The pilot program, initially proposed in the\u00a0Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure<\/a>, seeks to convert underused highways that divide underserved communities into multimodal corridors and vibrant public spaces. Caltrans will assist the selected communities in working from concept to project delivery on a community-driven vision to reconnect their neighborhoods. This includes helping pilot communities to obtain additional grant support for project completion, including the application for the federal Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThese collaborations will be unlike any in Caltrans history and empower a new generation of community-driven transportation decisions,\u201d said\u00a0Caltrans Director Tony Tavares<\/strong>. \u201cCaltrans will work hand-in-hand with community-based partners and cities on solutions to reconnect neighborhoods that have been split by highway projects and help heal past harms.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Caltrans will begin engaging partners in all three cities, including community-based organizations to develop, plan and ultimately build projects that address the historic transportation inequities by connecting transit, housing, jobs, parks and open spaces through community-based transportation planning, design, demolition, and\/or reconstruction. This effort will help advance health and equity outcomes by removing barriers associated with transportation infrastructure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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