Contra Costa Transportation Authority

-	GMP Components
-	GMP Compliance
-	Technical Procedures

Countywide Transportation Plan

Measure C Extension

Congestion Management Program

Bicycle/Ped Plan

Other Plans & Studies

Tools & Data

Measure C Growth Management Program Components

The overall goal of the Growth Management Program called for in Measure C is to "achieve a cooperative process for Growth Management on a countywide basis, while maintaining local authority over land use decisions and the establishment of performance standards." The program has several components, which are outlined in the Authority’s Implementation Documents.

The Authority is also responsible for preparing the Comprehensive Transportation Plan, supporting cooperative planning within Contra Costa and monitoring compliance with the program. The Authority is responsible for developing and maintaining computer models for analyzing the effects of land use changes and new transportation improvements.

Using a formula based on road miles and population, the Authority allocates 18 percent of the sales tax revenues it receives to local jurisdictions that comply with GMP requirements. To receive these funds, each jurisdiction must:

	Adopt a growth management element, as part of its General Plan, that establishes level-of-service standards for roadways and performance standards for other public facilities;
	Adopt a development mitigation program that ensures that new development pays its fair share of the costs of additional facilities needed to support it;
	Participate in cooperative planning with other jurisdictions in Contra Costa;
	Develop a five-year capital improvement program to meet or maintain traffic service and performance standards;
	Adopt a transportation demand management resolution or ordinance; and Address the balance of jobs and housing within the jurisdiction.

The Authority monitors local compliance with the GMP using compliance checklists, which every jurisdictions must complete to receive their Measure C funds. (You can download the latest compliance checklist here.) To date, all local jurisdictions have complied with the GMP and have received these funds. The Authority has allocated $80 million from the inception of the program in 1988 to today.

To ensure the technical aspects of the GMP are carried out consistently, the Authority has adopted a set of Technical Procedures.