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AD HOC SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: SCAG 2016 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN/SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY (RTP/SCS)
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on SCAG 2016 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS).
Issue
ISSUE
On July 2, 2015 the Southern California Association of Governments adopted the Updated Sustainability Joint Work Program between SCAG and Metro, which was approved by the Metro board on May 28, 2015. At the October 14, 2015 Ad Hoc Sustainability Committee Meeting staff and SCAG updated the Committee on progress made to date and Committee Member Bacharach asked that Staff and SCAG explain how technology is treated in the Regional Transportation Plan / Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS).
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro and SCAG have provided regular updates and progress reports to the committee on the SCAG/Metro Joint Work Program and the Regional Transportation Plan / Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). SCAG released a new draft Regional Transportation Plan / Sustainable Communities Strategy on December 3rd 2015 which will be adopted in April 2016. The latest RTP/SCS has new strategies that employ transportation technology which has prompted further interest from committee members. SCAG will provide an overview of the RTP/SCS along with specific details on technology strategies, as requested, and summarized below. SCAG adopted the prior (2012-2035) RTP/SCS on April 4, 2012. As the region's first transportation plan subject to SB 375, it significantly advanced sustainability and coordinated land use and transportation planning. Of note, the RTP/SCS exceeded State determined targets for greenhouse gas emissions and was approved by the California Air Resources Board in December 2012. The plan achieved its objectives through a combination of strategies including a...
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