What is Connect
SoCal 2024?
Connect
SoCal 2024 – The 2024-2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities
Strategy will be a long-range visioning plan that balances future mobility and
housing needs with economic and environmental and goals. Connect SoCal 2024 is
currently in development and will embody a collective vision for the region’s
future based on input from local governments, county transportation commissions
(CTCs), tribal governments, non-profit organizations, businesses and local
stakeholders within the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside,
San Bernardino and Ventura.
Connect
SoCal 2024 will be an important planning document for the region, allowing
project sponsors to qualify for federal funding. In addition, Connect SoCal
2024 will identify a combination of transportation and land use strategies that
help the region achieve state greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and
federal Clean Air Act requirements, preserve open space areas, improve public
health and roadway safety, and support our vital goods movement industry.
Ready for 2024
In
order to create a plan for the future, among the first steps is the development
of growth projections for employment, population, and households at the
regional, county, city, town and neighborhood levels. These projections take
into account economic and demographic trends, as well as feedback reflecting
on-the-ground conditions from SCAG’s jurisdictions. Similar to what’s happening
at a national level, the population growth rate has slowed and an increasing
share of Baby Boomers are retiring. At the same time, California is in the
midst of a long-term structural housing shortage and affordability crisis. As
our communities continue to expand, vital habitat lands face severe development
pressure. See the February 2022 Joint Policy Committee Staff
Reports for more details on the Preliminary Regional and County
Growth Projections.
As
this region continues to grow in age and population, in an environment already
experiencing significant challenges, it is crucial that land use and
transportation strategies are integrated to achieve regional goals. Connect
SoCal 2024 will identify a number of land use and transportation strategies
that can provide residents more choices in how they can reach their
destinations reliably and reduce congestion on roadways in our region through
2050 and beyond.
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