Where Could Cordon Congestion Pricing Work Best in Southern California?
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SCAG studied 11 potential pricing cordons. Five of these were recommended for further study.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about SCAG
L.A. and San Bernardino Inter-County Transit/Rail Planning Meetings Kick Off
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The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is seeking to develop a comprehensive overview of potential transportation and rail improvement options in the corridor bridging L.A. Counties and San Bernardino counties. Los Angeles and San Bernardino inter-county cooperation could expand transit access to cities near the county border. A number of significant inter-county transportation projects are […]
As SCAG Talks Environmental Justice, Tea Party Group Hones in on E.D.
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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. […]
Thoughts at a Workshop On Replacing CA’s Gas Tax With a Mileage Fee
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Earlier this week, I attended a California Sustainable Transportation Funding Workshop, hosted by Caltrans, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the California Transportation Commission (CTC), and the Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance (MBUFA). The half-day program focused on how the state of California could shift from our current gas tax funding stream to one based on […]
SCAG Staff Release ATP Bike/Ped Project Funding Recommendations
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The first year of the state’s new Active Transportation Funding (ATP) program is drawing to a close. ATP is the main source of funding for walking and bicycling projects and programs in L.A. County. In the past, L.A. County bike and ped projects were primarily funded by Metro’s Call for Projects. Changes at the federal level […]
CA’s Regional Agencies Tout Increased Ped Safety Funding in Sacramento
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The Peds Count! 2014 Summit kicked off in Sacramento with a panel of top-level executives from regional planning agencies celebrating their accomplishments in improving conditions for pedestrians. The speakers represented an alphabet soup of major metropolitan transportation agencies in California: SANDAG, the San Diego Association of Governments; SACOG, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments; SCAG, […]