Listening Sessions

Caltrans, the California Transportation Commission (Commission), the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and ICF International, Inc. (ICF) co-hosted the 2022 Statewide Equity Listening Sessions. The initiative officially launched in Fall 2021 and sessions began in Spring 2022. The listening sessions were designed to center California residents with a geographic focus on priority populations that have been historically marginalized in the planning, funding, and delivery of transportation infrastructure. The vision for these sessions was to allow people to share their personal stories about individual and community impacts created by the transportation system.

The 2022 Statewide Equity Listening Sessions were held in six geographic locations. The selected areas included:

  • Kern County (Arvin and Lamont)
    • Virtual session held on March 24, 2022
  • Lake County (Lakeport, Kelseyville, and Clearlake)
    • Virtual session held on April 19, 2022
  • Imperial Valley (Calexico, Heber, and El Centro)
    • Virtual session held on June 8, 2022
  • Los Angeles Portside (Wilmington and San Pedro)
    • Virtual sessions held on June 8 and June 15, 2022
  • East Bay (Richmond)
    • Hybrid session held on July 13, 2022
  • Inland Empire (City of San Bernardino)
    • Virtual sessions held on August 24 and August 31, 2022

Transportation Equity Listening Sessions Final Report (pdf)

The update on the 2022 Statewide Equity Listening Sessions presented at the October 2022 Commission Meeting can be found here

Contact Information

C. Sequoia Erasmus 
Associate Deputy Director 
Equity and Engagement
California Transportation Commission
Email: sequoia.erasmus@catc.ca.gov