Gird Your Regional Loins: Chart a New Path
Former NARC executive director discusses the potential of “regional charters” as a means of improving the governance to address the critical problems many communities face.
Year: 2017
Strong, Chiesa Earn National Recognition
The National Association of Regional Councils recognized City of Paso Robles Council Member Fred Strong and Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa for their excellence in regional leadership.
Three California MPOs Earn Top Planning Honors
Three California Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), SANDAG, SCAG and MTC, were among the eleven plans selected nationally for recognition by the Federal Highway Administration and the American Planning Association. The selected plans are singled out for their overall excellence on a variety of factors. Award are only given out every other year. Top honors went to …
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SCAG General Assembly Forges Regional Unity
Nobody does a General Assembly like SCAG–but the takeaway this year is that cities and counties should be asking more from their regional governments.
Preserving Lake Tahoe’s Clarity
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is using innovative solutions restore Lake Tahoe’s historic water clarity.
55% Threshold for Transportation Measures
In 2016, fourteen local transportation “special” sales tax measures went on county ballots that required a two-thirds majority to pass. Thirteen of them received a super-majority approval rate of 55%. But only six passed.