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October 7, 2023When your car breaks down on the side of a hot, busy freeway, effective regional governance is probably the last thing on your mind. You just want he...- July 25, 2023We all recognize how important effective leaders are for organizational and individual success. But the definition of a successful leader has changed ...
- June 6, 2023We want to give a big shoutout to this year's CARL class for graduating the program. This year in partnership with the California Transportation Found...
- June 1, 2023Metrolink's new Arrow service is turning heads. The nine-mile expansion to the regional rail network features state-of-the-art Diesel Multiple Units (...
- April 28, 2023CALCOG just completed a year-long equity training for over 100 participants from 20 member agencies, CALTRANS, and the California Transportation Commi...
- April 25, 2023Freeway planning in California is shifting gears. If the past was adding lanes to reduce congestion, the future is about creating multimodal mobility ...
- April 14, 2023(CALCOG Note: This article is reprinted with permission from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. We feature it here as an example of a pilot ...
- February 10, 2023Open and public meetings are a cornerstone of California’s democracy. The public has a right to know what local government is doing. The Ralph M. Bro...
- February 1, 2023Who should be accountable when it appears a Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) will not achieve the target set by the California Air Resources Board...
- December 6, 2022Over the last 15 years, SANDAG has worked with regional tribal nations to incorporate their views and needs into SANDAG's planning and project selecti...
- October 12, 2022One often-overlooked service that regional agencies offer successfully is providing technical assistance to their members (cities and counties) on a w...
- March 22, 2022There are probably 285 things we could say about the AB 285 report. Some positive, others critical. But that would be a really boring read, so h...
- February 16, 2022The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is awarding grants totaling $6.75 million to six projects across the region designed to prom...
- February 14, 2022The first iteration of the Regional Early Action Program (REAP) provided funding for the councils of governments (COGs) responsible for developing the...
- February 10, 2022We are guessing not many of you read the latest version of the Mobile Source Strategy. We read it because it begins to show how the California Air Re...
- September 21, 2021One hundred years ago, Southern California had the largest electric streetcar system in the world. Red and yellow streetcars connected Southern Calif...
- September 9, 2021Whether it’s offering rebates for energy-efficient upgrades or creating maps that reveal where energy use is highest, the Bay Area Regional Energy Net...
- August 31, 2021We meant to say free Bottlerock transit passes! For those who aren't in the know, BottleRock is the premier Northern California music festiva...
- August 16, 2021Over the past two years, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) has been pilot testing a powerful new data platform in a partnership with ...
- July 29, 2021About the Author: Randy Iwasaki is the former director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and also served as the Director of the California...
- July 28, 2021They are practically newlyweds. The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) and the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority...
- July 13, 2021How do you explain what a regional government does if you only have a moment? Do you have an elevator speech? Or have you given up on trying to expl...
- May 28, 2021June 3 Update: The Legislative Budget Package recommends a $250 million augmentation for this program above the $500 million in the Governor's May Re...
- May 24, 2021Redding was founded as a railroad hub. Only these days, you wouldn’t know it. It’s still the kind of place where people from nearby rural towns com...
- May 11, 2021This story is reposted with permission from California Forward, which is committed to advancing policy intersections that create a more inclusive and...
- May 3, 2021In honor of May as Bike Month, we give you 32 songs, in no particular order, about the "acoustic motorcycle" that are guaranteed to motivate you to ge...
- March 29, 2021Our 2021 virtual Regional Leadership Conference was a hit. It was our largest in terms of attendance, with more than 250 people logging in for at lea...
- March 1, 2021The Southern California Council of Governments is committing to helping its 191 cities and six counties increase broadband access in underserved commu...
- February 25, 2021This article explains the source of the so called seven percent gap between the GHG emission reductions called for in ARB's Scoping Plan from reduced ...
- January 26, 2021When Matt Fabry looks at a street in San Mateo County, he doesn’t just see a surface that conveys cars. He sees an entire system of water travel – sto...
- January 21, 2021Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Oakhurst is a picturesque, wooded community just south of Yosemite, in eastern Madera County,...
- January 15, 2021Regional governments often serve as a venue where local agencies solve transboundary issues. But what happens when an international boundary bisects t...
- December 21, 2020The Bay Area has its Clipper Card, and the Sacramento region has its Connect Card – all-in-one payment cards that allow people to board buses and trai...
- December 14, 2020Long-term economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic must be inclusive and equitable in order to be sustainable, according to leaders of the Souther...
- December 14, 2020On first view, it’s a little disconcerting. Two sets of double tracked railroad tracks cross each other at right-angles. Its a diamond junction, name...
- December 8, 2020CALCOG support Senator Allen's SCA 1, which would authorize voters to repeal Article 34 of the state constitution that requires voter approval of publ...
- December 3, 2020A 63-year-old woman who’s lived on the streets for six years battling chronic health issues is connected with a caseworker, a doctor and ultimately fi...
- November 25, 2020A new bus rapid transit project in Monterey is being planned in an unusual place – along a railway corridor that runs parallel to Highway 1. Dubbed...
- November 3, 2020South Bay Cities Council of Government work with member cities to consolidate purchasing power to create a ring of broadband fiber that will improve t...
- October 4, 2020It started with a stagnant trail plan, some creative community leaders, and a six-pack of beer. Today, CV Link – an ambitious, 40-mile active trans...
- October 3, 2020It is almost too good to be true: a rural, all-electric, affordable car sharing service with charging stations strategically placed near low-income ho...
- September 18, 2020The California Transportation Plan must reconcile its aspirations with the real world constraints built into Regional Transportation Plans. The dra...
- September 16, 2020Congestion in the Sacramento area ranked 19th worst in the nation earlier this year. Looked at one way, it’s a sign of success: The region’s econom...
- September 9, 2020The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) has a problem. How can they link the busy Ontario International Airport to the regional rai...
- August 29, 2020We admit it. Regional governance often defies easy classification. Various agencies have grown and adapted to best serve their local communities. The...
- August 22, 2020Tulare County Association of Governments plays an important supporting role for award-winning (and grant-winning) affordable housing projects that int...
- April 16, 2020Solano Transportation Authority formed and Equity Working Group that adopted new equity planning principles that seek to reflect the county's diversit...
- March 10, 2020MTC developed a public engagement tool to educate and engage the public around regional transportation planning constraints. It became an effective m...
- December 15, 2019OC FLEX, OCTA;s Microtransit pilot program, just completed its first year of a pilot program in two areas where there is little demand for full fixed-...
- December 12, 2019In 2015, Western Riverside Council of Governments took over the management of a habitat conservation plan to protect the Stephen Kangaroo Rat as a way...
- October 31, 2019CALCOG has partnered with the Caltrans and the California Emerging Technology Foundation to develop a map of near term transportation projects in rura...
- October 28, 2019GoHuman is SCAG's community outreach campaign to increase safety and encourage people to walk and bike more through education, advocacy, and events th...
- October 25, 2019The second class of the California Academy for Regional Leaders includes 26 up and coming professional staff from regional agencies across the state a...
- October 21, 2019LA Metro recently published a first-of-its-kind study (in the US) entitled "Understanding How Women Travel.” It is a frank assessment of the challeng...
- October 11, 2019One of the highlights of the joint meeting of the California Air Resources Board and the California Transportation Commission was the joint presentati...
- October 2, 2019Here we offer a 20 song playlist that explores the California Dream. Did we get it right? To make this list, the song must have had a notable role or...
- September 30, 2019Now, the infamous Cholame intersection of State Highways 41 and 46 in San Luis Obispo County that claimed the life of James Dean 64 years ago is final...
- September 26, 2019Phil Dow and Art Dao set to retire after long and distinguished careers in regional government and transportation project delivery.
- September 25, 2019WRCOG starts a bi-weekly podcast to inform its members and the public about its programs.
- September 23, 2019With faster Metrolink trains now running in many communities, RCTC uses rail safety week, and every other week, to educate about rail safety.
- September 19, 2019Local Measure BB funds a program that identifies the best ways to connect students to transit to improve attendance and increase access to after schoo...
- September 12, 2019Imperial County Transportation Commission expands the ability to serve member communities under AB 335 (Garcia).
- August 22, 2019A short overview of the very successful Youth Leadership Academy that allowed high school student to engage in regional planning issues in the Sacrame...
- August 22, 2019Fresno COG's offers a Circuit Planner and Engineer program that offers contract planning and engineer services to its member local agencies.
- August 21, 2019Most MPOs are forecasting substantially increased infill development in their regional transportation plans. But that is only a forecast. There is s...
- August 16, 2019AMBAG partners with a number organizations to study the climate impacts on Highway 1 near the environmentally important Elkhorn Slough, home to a wide...
- August 12, 2019Overview (and links to resources) that explains why transportation planning agencies are worried about the SAFE Rule to roll back fuel efficiency stan...
- August 7, 2019Overview of the regional planning component to address the Housing Crisis in the state budget.
- August 5, 2019The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) consistently strives to achieve the highest standards in its governmental accounting and financial re...
- August 2, 2019Transportation Agency of Monterey County's is investing more funding in Safe Routes to School programs, including a Pop Up Museum at the Steinbeck Cen...
- August 1, 2019An overview of the comments and discussion between newly appointed CalSTA Secretary at the executive directors group meeting.
- July 30, 2019Case Review: Court of appeal case upholds the use of an SB 375 streamlined process for CEQA review of an infill project on a transit corridor.
- July 24, 2019Mendocino COG has been working for nearly 10 years with the community on the Round Valley Indian Reservation to improve pedestrian and bicycling safet...
- July 24, 2019Need to get to Yosemite Valley without a car? For 20 years, the Merced County Association of Governments staffs and operates the Yosemite Area Regiona...
- July 22, 2019WRCOG's property assessed clean energy program has served 90,000 projects worth more than $2 billion in value.
- July 18, 2019The California Vanpool Authority (CalVans) is a public transit agency that organizes more than 800 vanpools across the state. Each trip represents at...
- June 3, 2019Cheryl Viegas Walker, representing the Imperial County Transportation Commission, will serve as the president of the Board of Directors for the Califo...
- May 23, 2019WRCOG helps local jurisdictions purchase streetlamps from utilities, improve lighting, and save money.
- April 23, 2019Tulare County Association of Governments helps the City of Woodlake find funding for key transportation elements for a downtown enhancement plan that ...
- April 12, 2019LA Metro uses an innovative permeable pavement solution at a bus yard to help protect the water quality for the Los Angeles Estuary.
- March 20, 2019A region-wide fee program has raised $800 million over the last 15 years and delivered 100 capital projects to ease traffic congestion in western Rive...
- February 12, 2019The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) created a new revolving loan program—called the Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing (TOAH) Program—th...
- January 25, 2019The Contra Costa Transportation Authority contributes local sales tax funds from Measure J to support the first 10 years of operations for a ferry ser...
- January 25, 2019Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) since 2001 and of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG...
- November 21, 2018Many people associate regional governments with transportation planning and SB 375. But they are so much more. Skipping the history of regional gove...
- October 18, 2018For the past 12 years, the Butte County Association of Governments has been facilitating a multi-species conservation plan that will provide comprehen...
- September 14, 2018Only two years after helping lead an effort that resulted in Santa Cruz County adopting its first ever sales tax measure to support transportation inf...
- July 29, 2018WRCOG executive director explains that Councils of Governments (COGs) are flexible (vague) institutions well-positioned to provide cost-effective regi...
- July 3, 2018On June 27, 2018 the California Transportation Commission and the Air Resources Board met for its first joint meeting, which is now required twice a y...
- June 22, 2018Steve Teshara, who represents the Tahoe Transportation District on the CALCOG Board of Directors, will serve as our organization's president for the n...
- February 7, 2018The Alternative Planning Strategy plays an important role under SB 375 and SB 32. This article explains why the "APS" was designed to be on equal term...
- November 17, 2017Former NARC executive director discusses the potential of "regional charters" as a means of improving the governance to address the critical problems ...
- June 23, 2017The National Association of Regional Councils recognized City of Paso Robles Council Member Fred Strong and Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa f...
- June 16, 2017Three California Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), SANDAG, SCAG and MTC, were among the eleven plans selected nationally for recognition by ...
- May 8, 2017Nobody does a General Assembly like SCAG--but the takeaway this year is that cities and counties should be asking more from their regional governments...
- March 7, 2017The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is using innovative solutions restore Lake Tahoe's historic water clarity.
- January 6, 2017In 2016, fourteen local transportation "special" sales tax measures went on county ballots that required a two-thirds majority to pass. Thirteen of t...
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