The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) recently released their Draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy for 2035 (MTP/SCS) which is a regional plan for transportation investment priorities in the six-county region based on projections for growth in population, housing and jobs.
The MTP/SCS addresses the transportation needs of the 2.3 million people currently living in the Sacramento Region and offers more transportation and land use options and makes the most of transportation funds despite funding cuts and regulatory restrictions. The plan improves upon past efforts to use funding wisely, reduce time spent in congestion, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase the number of residents with access to transit.
Residents within the SACOG region are encouraged to read the Draft MTP/SCS to increase their knowledge of the regional plans for transportation fund allocation and/or encourage the SACOG Board of Directors to adopt the MTP/SCS by April 2012 while concurrently continuing to meet conformity requirements and avoiding unnecessary risks to the region’s transportation funds.
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