SCAG Regional Conference and General Assembly

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SCAG: Environmental Justice Workshop

By Damien Newton |
Location: SCAG Downtown LA Office, policy Room B Email: silva@scag.ca.gov WWW: www.scag.ca.gov/environment/ej.htm Contact Name: Denise Marie Silva Phone: (213) 236-1904 For Further Information: Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations […]

As SCAG Talks Environmental Justice, Tea Party Group Hones in on E.D.

By Damien Newton |
Regional planning documents and hearings are hardly exciting to write about. Interminably long public meetings, wonky terms, never-ending studies. It’s one reason that Streetsblog hardly covers the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), even though the regional plan it puts out is incredibly important in determining which projects receive federal funds and which ones don’t. […]

The Week in Livable Streets Events

By Damien Newton |
If you were expecting a short week because of the upcoming holiday weekend, think again! Monday, Tuesday – This round of open houses for the California High Speed Rail Authority comes to an end, at least for Los Angeles, with meetings in Lincoln Heighs on Monday and El Sereno on Thursday.  Get all the details, […]

Rescheduled (AGAIN): SCAG’s La Cienega Corridor Project

By Damien Newton |
Give us Your Thoughts on Improvements to La Cienega BoulevardJoin us at an upcoming community meeting The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), in coordination with Los Angeles County and the Cities of Culver City, Inglewood and Los Angeles, is currently conducting a study strategies that would improve traffic flow on La Cienega Boulevard and […]

SCAG Federal Certification Review Public Listening Session

By Dana Gabbard |
The creation of regional planning bodies (which carry the official designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations) to implement federal mandates tied to funding transportation projects began in the 1960s. http://www.ampo.org/content/index.php?pid=15 Formed on October 28, 1965, the Southern California Association of Governments covers the six counties of Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange and Imperial. Since its […]