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Who We Are

Until October 1981, the Shasta County Local Transportation Commission coordinated transportation planning in Shasta County, using state funds for planning purposes.The 1980 federal census identified Shasta County as a metropolitan area of over 50,000 people, and thus eligible for designation as a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and as an eligible recipient of Federal Metropolitan Planning Funds (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5303 funds. The Governor designated the Shasta County Regional Transportation Planning Agency as the MPO for Shasta County in November 1981.

The Shasta County Regional Transportation Planning Agency, along with the Cities of Anderson, Redding, and Shasta Lake, the Redding Area Bus Authority, and Caltrans approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining legal foundations of the MPO, the planning, process, the obligations and responsibilities, the organizational makeup, and the funding process. The planning process is in compliance with the laws and guidelines developed by Caltrans and the Federal Department of Transportation. This responsibility includes development and adoption of these planning policies and documents:

Transportation Policy Direction
Review and coordination of transportation planning
Preparation and endorsement of an Overall Work Program
A Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
A Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
A Federal Transportation Improvement Program(FTIP)

These planning activities enable the local jurisdictions within the County of Shasta to qualify for a variety of state and federal funding for transportation projects and facilities.

The Agencies
Caltrans District 2
County of Shasta
City of Anderson
City of Redding
City of Shasta Lake
Redding Area Bus Authority
Shasta Senior Nutrition Programs (designated CTSA)
Contact Us
Shasta County RTPA 1855 Placer Street Redding CA 96001 Phone: 530-225-5654 Fax: 530-225-5667 Email: scrtpa@snowcrest.net