Green DOT collaborated with the Calaveras Council of Governments (CCOG), Calaveras County, and Caltrans to develop the San Andreas Pope Street and Safe Routes to School Gap Fill Plan, a comprehensive transportation planning initiative designed to create safe bicycle and pedestrian connections between the community’s residential core and essential destinations including San Andreas Elementary School, the hospital, government center, and social services. The planning process incorporated extensive stakeholder engagement through community meetings and walking audits, integrating local feedback with rural-appropriate design concepts and detailed topographic analysis to produce a feasible and fundable safety improvement project. This thorough planning approach proved successful when Calaveras County secured nearly $10 million in Cycle 6 Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding to construct the proposed improvements, demonstrating how strategic collaborative planning can effectively advance from concept to implementation while enhancing mobility and safety for students, residents, and visitors in the San Andreas region.

The City of Mount Shasta selected Green DOT Transportation Solutions led the development of the Lake Street Complete Streets Plan (LSCSP), a comprehensive effort to transform one of the city’s most critical corridors into a safe, accessible, and multimodal transportation route. Lake Street serves as the community’s primary east-west spine, connecting Interstate 5 and key commercial areas to schools, residential neighborhoods, trail systems, and the historic downtown.

Green DOT guided the project through a robust planning process that includes a full infrastructure audit, multimodal level of traffic stress analysis, topographic survey, existing conditions documentation, community workshops, and conceptual design alternatives. The team also developed a detailed implementation strategy that includes environmental and right-of-way feasibility, project cost estimates, and a funding roadmap to position the City for future grant opportunities.

Key elements of the Plan included improving safety and mobility for students walking and biking to four nearby schools, enhancing access to parks and public lands, addressing the needs of an aging population, and closing gaps in sidewalks, bike lanes, and crossings. The project also featured targeted outreach to disadvantaged communities, including renters, low-income households, and people with limited vehicle access.

Through extensive public engagement, including community workshops, school-based outreach, and collaboration with local agencies and Tribes, the Plan reflects the diverse needs of Mount Shasta residents and visitors. The LSCSP builds on the City’s 2022 Walk Bike Ride Mobility Plan and supports state and regional goals related to safety, equity, and climate resilience.

Once complete in late 2025, the Plan will position Mount Shasta to pursue Active Transportation Program and other competitive grant funding to implement transformative improvements along this vital corridor.