The Caltrans Smart Mobility Framework (SMF) Guide has been completed and posted online. This Guide, which has been posted and used internally in Caltrans, is a starting point for those working to implement multimodal and sustainable transportation strategies in California. The SMF Guide (2020) is an update to the Smart Mobility 2010: A Call to Action for the New Decade, which is more commonly referred to as the Smart Mobility Framework. Some components of the SMF, such as complete streets, are now being implemented throughout Caltrans; however, the SMF is broader than just Complete Streets and Active Transportation.
Caltrans staff have embraced the Smart Mobility principles (Location Efficiency, Reliable Mobility, Health and Safety, Environmental Stewardship, Social Equity, and Robust Economy), but they have expressed a need for guidance on how the principles can be applied in practice. The SMF Guide addresses that need by describing strategies, performance measures, and analysis methods for implementing smart mobility, organized around five themes: network management, multimodal choices, speed suitability, accessibility and connectivity, and equity. The SMF Guide also describes the application of place types to identify transportation planning and project development priorities across California. Case study examples are used to illustrate the application of smart mobility strategies in real-world plans and projects.
This SMF Guide was primarily written for planners, engineers, and other transportation professionals who develop and maintain the State Highway System and/or connected facilities. The SMF Guide will help in addressing the important issues of creating the California of the future ā sustainable, multimodal, equitable, accessible, and economically viable.
For more information about the SMF Guide, visit the webpage for the Office of Active Transportation & Complete Streets and click on the ‘Plan’ drop down menu for details.
Questions related to SMF Guide 2020: Kevin Tucker, Active Transportation Planning Branch Chief, kevin.tucker@dot.ca.gov