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On Thursday the Southern California Association of Governments unveiled a draft of the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (SoCal 2024). The plan, which involves $750 billion in transportation investments, aims to meet federal transportation air quality standards and state greenhouse gas emission targets.
The SoCal 2024 draft outlines strategies for enhancing mobility, housing, economy, and the environment, thereby helping communities thrive. It also provides a regional development pattern to guide future growth and development in the region.
The plan is part of SCAG’s vision for a more equitable future.
Notable in the draft plan dubbed as the “most pro-housing regional transportation plan produced by SCAG” are new strategies for addressing the housing crisis and homelessness.
More than 2,000 projects are included in the plan, which also provides strategies for adapting to climate change and investing in underserved communities.
These projects will be funded by a combination of federal, state and local dollars, according to SCAG.
“This plan incorporates local input more so than in past cycles,” said Art Brown, SCAG’s Regional Council President and a Buena Park City Councilmember. “This can help us move together as a region toward improving our transportation network and meeting our sustainability goals.”
SCAG updates the document every four years to respond to challenges, plan for emerging trends and meet federal and state planning requirements.
The draft Connect SoCal 2024 plan is available for public review and comment until Jan. 12, 2024.
To view the plan, visit: https://ConnectSoCal.org.
The final version of Connect SoCal 2024 is expected to be presented to SCAG’s Regional Council for approval in spring of 2024.
SCAG is the nation’s largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and more than 18 million residents.
For more information about SCAG’s regional efforts, visit www.scag.ca.gov.
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