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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board receive a presentation provided by James Corless, Chief Executive Officer of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments on the 2024 Blueprint Scenario for our region.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is where local government leaders across the region come together to advance the goals of economic prosperity, connected communities and vibrant places. SACOG works with the six counties and 22 cities in the region to solve challenges that are too big for any one jurisdiction to solve on its own. SACOG plays a central role in transportation infrastructure planning and funding assistance for cities, counties, transit operators and other entities responsible for providing for the mobility needs of the region’s residents. One of SACOG’s main roles as the state- and federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for the region is to maintain the region’s long-range, fiscally constrained transportation plan and accompanying land use strategy. This plan must be updated every four years in coordination with local government agencies and demonstrate how the region is working to advance local, regional, state and federal policy priorities. SACOG is currently undergoing an update of this plan, titled Blueprint, and anticipates adoption of the plan in 2024.
The 2024 Blueprint will outline recommendations for public land-use policy and transportation investment strategies for the Sacramento region for the next 30 years. This plan will lay out a set of strategies for an integrated, multimodal transportation system and a regional land use development pattern that can create a more thriving region that works for all residents. The plan aims to connect housing to jobs, education, goods and services, and recreational opportunities while protecting and enhancing our region’s natural and working landscapes.
Aside from this plan being a federal and state req...
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