December 2004 Preferred Blueprint Scenario Approved by SACOG Board Mike McKeever Appointed Executive Director SACOG Salutes! The Region's Best Need the 411? Dial 511 Federal and State Funds Bolster Regional Priorities American Lung Association Seeking Champions Caltrans Seeks Input November 2004 (No entries) October 2004 Huge turnout at first-ever Elected Officials Summit Summit participants support Blueprint principles SACOG unveils new GIS data Clearinghouse Board endorses Sacramento County Measure A SACOG named nation's top planning organization SACOG Salutes! 2004 regional awards call for nominations Smart growth principles fuel positive response to growth pressures September 2004 SACOG Unveils New 511 Number, Web Site Air quality lapse affects local transportation projects Connector Study Looks at Alternatives 2005 Earlybird Economic Forecast ECOS to honor Blueprint with 'Environmentalist of the Year' award Hathaway accepts FHA/FTA honor for Blueprint Housing affordability continues to decline region wide Legislative Update SACOG unveils new Web site Record crowd expected at Sacramento Metro Chamber's 10th annual Perspectives Event Project Delivery produces the largest number of transportation projects for region SACOG Salutes! 2004 Regional Awards Call for Nominations Draft Preferred Scenario Up for Board Review in September Elected officials summit set for October 14 SACOG Executive Director Martin Tuttle to move to leadership position at local Smart Growth company in January SACOG holds unmet transit needs hearings Folsom embarks on South of U.S. Highway 50 sphere of influence visioning process August 2004 (No entries) July 20, 2004 SACOG Board approves Community Design Grants for local projects Blueprint garners National Award for Excellence Projects look at ways to improve transportation options Staff News New program to focus on safe routes to school Metro Chamber to study Salt Lake City/Envision Utah New Air Pollution Control Officer appointed for Sacramento District Yolo County transit operators to offer free rides on "Spare the Air" days June 22, 2004 Annual Award to honor memory of Bill Hughes Local Blueprint Briefings on tap through July 14 Projects Recommended for Community Design Funding Housing Compact gaining momentum 511 Travel Information System set for August Debut Start a vanpool, earn $2,000 RT celebrates opening of light rail extension to Sunrise SACOG adopts Community Input Plan Paratransit, Inc. honored on its 25th anniversary Rancho Cordova General Plan May 7, 2004 TALL Order Forum brings together huge coalition for regional planning Author encourages region to seek change through "social power" Community Design Program receives overwhelming response Bike guide available Bob Faseler - SACOG's longest tenured employee retires Roseville becomes first jurisdiction to join Affordable Housing Compact Start a vanpool, get $2,000 Bill Hughes to be honored at Police Center renaming May 8 SACOG publishes Better Ways to Grow , with help from BIA and ULI March 31, 2004 April 30 Event Choices for Region's Future Board Approves 'Momentous' Affordable Housing Compact Blueprint Garners Presidential Citation from AIACC Proposals Due This Month for Community Design Connector Study Looks at Alternatives March 1, 2004 Regional Forum To Explore Visions for Land Use, Transportation Community Design applications due April 16 SACOG reviews Community Outreach Plan Stakeholder Advisory Committee selected for Connector Study Transportation Study Highlights Needs of Elderly, Disabled January 27, 2004 Register now to attend January 31 Placer County Workshop At your fingertips: Regional Forum registration, sponsorship and advertising opportunities Blueprint launches message board Auburn gets new transfer station, transit Web site State's budget hinges on March election SHA sponsors Inclusionary Housing Event November 26, 2003 In Memory - Bill Hughes Board of Directors affirms Blueprint principles Hundreds attend Sacramento County countywide workshop SACOG Salutes! Paratransit, Inc.'s training Unmet transit needs hearings Where the rubber meets the road: rubberized asphalt Policy Advisory Committee selected November 3, 2003 Three hundred pack room at Yolo County countywide workshop Sacramento Countywide Workshops up next Blueprint subject of special section in The Sacramento Bee SACOG Salutes! nominations still open Congress still working on Transportation Reauthorization Bill (T3) SACOG launches Regional Funding Program Unmet Transit Needs Hearings come to Yolo County Regional Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Master Plan available for input Start a new carpool and get free gas September 24, 2003 SACOG achieves a milestone Blueprint schedules countywide workshops SACOG Salutes 2004 Regional Forum Business Journal holds Early Bird Economic Forecast Event SACOG to hold Unmet Transit Needs Hearings September 2, 2003 Placerville votes to seek SACOG membership SACOG has moved State budget passage not enough Region has nation’s fifth worst air pollution, report says Three area projects hailed in Caltrans ‘Journal’ Blueprint workshops slated for Live Oak, Sacramento, Winters in September When you wish upon a STAR Coalition launches Best Workplaces for Commuters for the Sacramento Region Cabaldon, Tuttle participate in ALF Program SACOG is now accepting entries for SACOG Salutes July 22, 2003 SACOG welcomes new board members Board approves transit funds Blueprint transitions to county workshops Lincoln the state's fastest-growing city As Lincoln grows, so does Lincoln Transit SACOG is moving! June 25, 2003 SACOG JPA amendment approved Metro Chamber highlights Blueprint at "State of the Counties" Luncheon Legislative Update: The perfect (budget) storm Changes to sacregionblueprint.org Web site SACOG is moving May 23, 2003 SACOG Launches Sacramento Region Angelides, Doolittle promote Blueprint project Board restructure in the works Blueprint: Where have we been lately? SACOG unveils interactive mapping site