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Blueprint Implementation - Sacramento Region Greg Chew Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG). SACOG region. Its members include the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba as well as their constituent municipal governments. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Blueprint Blueprint Implementation - Implementation - Sacramento Sacramento RegionRegion
Greg ChewGreg Chew
Sacramento Area Council of Sacramento Area Council of
Governments (SACOG)Governments (SACOG)
SACOG regionSACOG region
Its members include the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba as well as their constituent municipal governments.
How to Best Manage How to Best Manage Doubling of Growth?Doubling of Growth?
Shorter TripsShorter Trips
Blueprint ProcessBlueprint Process
Common Characteristics of Regional Planning Efforts-GIS database of parcels-Extensive Public Outreach with Interactive Workshops-Develop Alternative Land Use Scenarios for analysis-Partnership with Local Governments
Implementing Smart Implementing Smart Growth at Regional Growth at Regional ScaleScale
Directly serve cities and counties
1.Technical services
2. Educational Resources
3. Financial Assistance
Technical Services Technical Services Available to Local Available to Local GovernmentsGovernments
1. Demographics and Mapping
2. Modeling – GIS and Transportation
3. General Plan/Specific Plan review
4. Individual Project review and Testimony
Educational Services Educational Services for Local Governmentsfor Local Governments
1.Planning Workshops (eg. Mixed use, urban design, TOD, etc.) – for Planners and Electeds
2.Hands-on Tutorials – eg. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), computer simulations
Educational Educational Resources for Local Resources for Local GovernmentsGovernments
Handbooks on technical subjects
eg. Form-Based Codes
Public Education Public Education Resources at www. Resources at www. sacog.orgsacog.org
1.1500 images of smart growth
2.Dan Burden – Walkable Communities Image database
3.Two videos on Infill by PBS
4.3-D Computer Simulations
5.Photo simulations
Live Oak, CALive Oak, CA
Live Oak BoulevardLive Oak Boulevard
Live Oak, CALive Oak, CA
Live Oak BoulevardLive Oak Boulevard
Live Oak, CALive Oak, CA
Live Oak BoulevardLive Oak Boulevard
Live Oak, CALive Oak, CA
Live Oak BoulevardLive Oak Boulevard
Financial Assistance- Financial Assistance- Grant Programs Grant Programs
1.Air Quality grant program
2.Transportation Demand Management grants
3.Bike/Pedestrian grant program
4. Civic Engagement grants - public involvement for smart growth
Direct Financial Direct Financial AssistanceAssistance
5. Community Design – grants for physical development of smart growth
- 65 projects funded
- $60 Million awarded in 4 cycles
West Sacramento West Sacramento Tower Bridge GatewayTower Bridge Gateway
West Capitol AvenueWest Capitol Avenue
Transit Station Transit Station Improvements ( R St. Improvements ( R St. Corridor)Corridor)
Yuba County N. Beale Yuba County N. Beale Road Corridor Road Corridor ImprovementsImprovements
Sacramento County Sacramento County Freedom Park Drive Freedom Park Drive (North Highlands/ (North Highlands/ McClellan)McClellan)
SACOG Blueprint SACOG Blueprint Implementation Implementation
Greg [email protected](916) 340-6227
www.sacregionblueprint.orgwww.sacog.org