Development Materials
During the Connect SoCal 2024 development process, several presentations and draft materials will be made and provided to the SCAG Regional Council, Policy Committees, Technical Advisory Committees and Working Groups. Relevant reports and materials are available below.
Draft Discussion Documents and Materials
California State Budget Reduces Barriers to Housing Production and Extends Deadline for Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 2.0) Program
Earlier this week, the governor signed the 2025-2026 state budget, which includes a suite of reforms to reduce barriers to housing production.
Connect SoCal 2024 Implementation Update: Sustainable Communities Strategy Accepted
On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) informed SCAG that it had accepted SCAG’s determination that the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) meets CARB’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.
General Assembly Elects 2025-26 Board Officers
The General Assembly voted to approve the nominations for the SCAG 2025-26 Regional Council officers as recommended by the Regional Council: Hon. Cindy Allen (City of Long Beach) will serve as 2025-26 Regional Council president; Hon. Ray Marquez (City of Chino Hills) will serve as Regional Council first vice president; and Hon. Jenny Crosswhite (City of Santa Paula) will serve as Regional Council second vice president. Leadership also recognized Hon.
Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Call for Project Nominations Now Open
The federal fiscal year 2026-27 and federal fiscal year 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block Grant program (STBG) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program (CMAQ) SCAG online application opened for all eligible applicants on March 31. This application will be available through May 16 at 5 p.m.
Surface Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Guidelines Now Available
On March 6, the SCAG Regional Council approved the federal fiscal year 2026-27 and federal fiscal year 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block Grant program (STBG) and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program (CMAQ) Program Guidelines.
| Title | Date | Category | Available Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect SoCal 2024: Draft Plan Preview and Release Staff Report | 09/19/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024: Outreach Update: CEHD Item #7, EEC Item #8, TC Item #12 | 07/06/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024: Policy Framework: RC Item #1, CEHD/EEC/TC Item #4 | 07/06/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Community Partner Engagement Events Summary | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: General Feedback Summary | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Imperial County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Los Angeles County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Orange County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Riverside County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - San Bernardino County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Ventura County | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Outreach: Workshop Summary - Virtual | 06/21/2023 | Summary | |
| SCAG Connect SoCal 2024: Draft Regional Planning Policies | 04/05/2023 | Supplemental | |
| Next Generation Infrastructure Subcommittee February 15, 2023 Full Agenda Packet | 02/15/2023 | Full Packet | |
| Draft Technical Methodology to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Connect SoCal (2024-2050 RTP/SCS) | 01/23/2023 | Supplemental | |
| Resilience and Conservation Subcommittee |January 23, 2023 Full Agenda Packet | 01/23/2023 | Full Packet | |
| Racial Equity and Regional Planning Subcommittee January 19, 2023 Full Agenda Packet | 01/19/2023 | Full Packet | |
| Next Generation Infrastructure Subcommittee January 18, 2023 Full Agenda Packet | 01/18/2023 | Full Packet | |
| Resilience and Conservation Subcommittee November 21, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 11/21/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Racial Equity and Regional Planning Subcommittee November 17, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 11/17/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Next Generation Infrastructure Subcommittee November 16, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 11/16/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Racial Equity and Regional Planning Subcommittee October 20, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 10/20/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Next Generation Infrastructure Subcommittee October 19, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 10/19/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Resilience and Conservation Subcommittee October 17, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 10/17/2022 | Full Packet, Presentation | |
| Next Generation Infrastructure Subcommittee September 21, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 09/21/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Resilience and Conservation Subcommittee September 19, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 09/19/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Racial Equity and Regional Planning Subcommittee September 15, 2022 Full Agenda Packet | 09/15/2022 | Full Packet | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 – Draft Vision, Goals, and Performance Measures, July 7, 2022 CEHD Agenda #12, EEC Agenda #8, TC Agenda #10, RC Agenda #21 | 07/07/2022 | Agenda | |
| Policy Development Framework for Connect SoCal 2024 | 07/06/2022 | Supplemental | |
| Connect SoCal 2024 Local Data Exchange Launch, June 2, 2022 CEHD Agenda #9, EEC Agenda #7, TC Agenda #5, RC Agenda #12 | 06/02/2022 | Agenda |