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Conducted pursuant to Government Code Section 65584.05(g)

March 4, 2021
12:30 p.m.

Public Notice is hereby given that the Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is conducting a public hearing to consider adoption of the 6th Cycle Final Regional Housing Need Allocation Plan at the date and time identified above and the virtual location as noted below. This public hearing signals the end of SCAG’s 6th Cycle of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process which is the adoption of the Final RHNA Allocation Plan as required by Government Code Section 65584.05(g). The Final RHNA Allocation Plan is necessary to allow local jurisdictions to prepare updated General Plan Housing Elements.

The Southern California Association of Governments is in receipt of the 2021 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Amendment #21-01 for Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Various, and Ventura counties. The Public Review period starts on February 8, 2021 and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. on February 17, 2021.

A copy of the Project Listing is located on the SCAG FTIP website Proposed Amendment link at /post/amendment-21-01.

Please note that some of the changes or project additions may be for projects funded with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds. This public involvement opportunity is provided to meet the public involvement requirements for the program of projects.

SCAG’s Regional Council held a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 12:30 p.m. to receive and review comments on the SoCal Greenprint data tool.

View the Public Notice & Notice of Public Hearing

View the Regional Council October 7, 2021 Agenda Packet

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The nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization on Thursday committed to helping its 191 cities and six counties bridge the digital divide and increase broadband access in underserved commun

Michael Houston has been appointed Chief Counsel for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), joining the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization after spending the past five years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to the Tejon Ranch Co.

Read the full Press Release: SCAG Appoints Michael Houston as Chief Counsel

The Southern California Association of Governments is in receipt of the 2019 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Amendment #19-31 for Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The Public Review period starts on January 19, 2021 and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. on January 28, 2021.

A copy of the Project Listing is located on the SCAG FTIP website Proposed Amendment link at /2019-proposed-amendments.

Please note that some of the changes or project additions may be for projects funded with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds. This public involvement opportunity is provided to meet the public involvement requirements for the program of projects.

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As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to extend our sincere thanks on behalf of everyone at SCAG.

An inclusive economic development strategy is critical to Southern California’s long-term economic prospects as the region begins a slow and prolonged post-pandemic recovery, experts said Tuesday.

The Southern California Association of Governments is in receipt of the 2019 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Amendment #19-29 for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The Public Review period starts on November 24, 2020 and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. on December 3, 2020.

A copy of the Project Listing is located on the SCAG FTIP website Proposed Amendment link at /2019-proposed-amendments.

Please note that some of the changes or project additions may be for projects funded with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds. This public involvement opportunity is provided to meet the public involvement requirements for the program of projects.

Cindy Giraldo has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), joining the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization after spending the past 10 years as Financial Services Director for the City of Burbank.

Read the full PRESS RELEASE: SCAG Appoints Cindy Giraldo as Chief Financial Officer

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SCAG is very pleased to announce three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman as the keynote speaker for the 11th Annual Southern California Economic Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has prepared the Draft 2021 Federal Transportation Improvement Program (Draft 2021 FTIP) in compliance with the adopted 2020 Connect SoCal, the 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2020 Connect SoCal RTP/SCS) and all federal and state requirements, including those set forth in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST ACT) and metropolitan planning regulations. On November 5, 2020, the SCAG Transportation Committee approved release of the Draft 2021 FTIP for a 30-day public review and comment period, which concludes on December 7, 2020.

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The Southern California Association of Governments has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to fund continued work on its regional active transportation safety and encouragement

As part of a major study, SCAG has unveiled a series of strategies to address challenges caused by the growing role freight shipments and e-commerce play in our lives.

SCAG developed the newly released Last-Mile Freight Study to provide solutions to the logistical challenges and community impacts resulting from the rapidly increasing demand for commercial and home deliveries.

Read the Last-Mile Freight Study.

The American Planning Association’s California Chapter has honored the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for its work in establishing an active transportation database and its climate adaptation communications strategies.

The two Excellence Awards were announced Wednesday during the 2020 APA California Virtual Conference: State of Change.

Read the full PRESS RELEASE: SCAG Wins Two Awards from the American Planning Association

The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC)and SCAG announced today a new match-funding program for “last mile” transportation to help goods movement providers invest in clean truck and infrastructure technology.

The announcement comes as the MSRC celebrates 30 years of clean air transportation investments from its Clean Transportation Funding Program. Concurrently, SCAG adopted Connect SoCal to advance opportunities for deploying the most cutting-edge technologies to reduce emissions in the last-mile freight market.

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is making available $23 million to its subregional partners for projects that would accelerate home and apartment production and help local jurisdictions meet their immediate and longer-term housing needs.

The funding is through SCAG’s share of the state’s Regional Early Action Program (REAP), designed to help cities, counties and regions address the critical housing shortage across California. Last week, SCAG released jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction draft allocations for the 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) – a state-mandated process to ensure that jurisdictions plan for the housing needs of all residents regardless of income.