Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation Connected Communities Plan

Green DOT worked with the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation to develop a Connected Communities Plan to prepare recommendations for traffic calming measures, safety improvements and enhanced mobility for pedestrians and cyclists along the Nation’s ‘Main Street,’ US 101. The highly trafficked highway bisects the Nation and creates many mobility barriers for Tribal Citizens, community members and visitors. The Plan, funded through a Caltrans Planning Grant that Green DOT helped prepare in 2021, included a robust project development effort that included detailed project components and an implementation plan to guide the Nation into the next stages of project development. Recommendations included preliminary-level conceptual designs of intersection improvements, the proposed multi-use pathway alignment, gateway feature designs, and a wayfinding and community educational program package.