The Design Advocate: Countdown to adoption of SCAG's 2012 RTP/SCS

Countdown to adoption of SCAG's 2012 RTP/SCS

In about two weeks the SCAG Regional Council will vote on the 2012 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and the first regional Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). Put together through a bottoms-up process, the plan shows the various cities, counties, and transportation agencies in the region collectively moving in a new direction – one with more transit and less sprawl. We applaud the draft RTP/SCS because it:

meets the SB 375 target for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020 and exceeds the 2035 target achieves Clean Air Act conformity;
reduces vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and traffic congestion over much of the region;
anticipates much of new development occurring near transit giving more people options for getting around;
increases funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

Both SCAG staff and the SCAG Regional Council have shown leadership in collaborating with local governments, county transportation commissions and a wide variety of stakeholders. In response to SCAG’s outreach, a large number of diverse groups and individuals have participated in workshops, public hearings and submitted written comments over the last two years. But you still have two more opportunities to weigh in, the most important being on March 21^st.

Come to the SCAG meetings
SCAG Regional Council & Policy Committees to finalize RTP/SCS
Wednesday, March 21, noon
SCAG, 818 W. 7^th St., 12th Floor, LA, CA 90017

Regional Conference & General Assembly to adopt RTP/SCS
Thursday, April 4
Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles

Send an e-mail or write a letter to SCAG
Time for public testimony will be limited at both hearings, so we encourage you, as an individual or group, to write to SCAG today and express your support for the RTP/SCS. Here is a sample message:

Pam O’Connor
President SCAG Regional Council
SCAG, 818 W. 7^th St., 12th Floor, LA, CA 90017
RTP@SCAG.ca.gov

I am writing to support the draft RTP/SCS that will be voted on at the SCAG Regional Council on April 4. I support the RTP because it shows Southern California is moving in a new direction: towards more transit, more walking and biking, and revitalizing neighborhoods around transit. I am proud that the RTP/SCS meets the SB 375 target for greenhouse gas reductions in 2020 and exceeds the 2035 target; achieves Clean Air Act conformity; reduces vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and traffic congestion over much of the region.

I understand that the RTP/SCS process will repeat in four years, so we have room to set up an even better 2016 RTP. I urge you to expand funding for transit, Metrolink service, bus rapid transit, bicycling and pedestrians; create a tighter link between transit and land use; increase efforts to reduce GHGs and emissions from freight; step up the environmental justice monitoring; and work towards a better jobs-housing fit.

Thank you for your hard work in bringing this RTP/SCS forward.
Sincerely,
Your name
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