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SACOG Salutes! Award Categories
SACOG Salutes! began in 1999 in an effort to recognize outstanding and innovative land-use, transportation and air quality planning, programs and activism throughout the six-county SACOG region.
Following are the eight categories for the SACOG Salutes
- Bill Hughes Elected Official Award
- Blueprint Excellence Award
- Citizen of the Year Award
- Employee of the Year Award
- Mary Brill Youth Excellence Award
- Regional Business of the Year Award
- Regional Organization of the Year Award
- Regional Project of the Year Award
SACOG Board of Directors Approves $31.3 Million in Green Means Go Grants
Funding supports efforts to accelerate infill housing in existing communities
Announcement: March 16, 2023
The SACOG Board of Directors has approved $31.3 million in planning and capital infrastructure funding to support infill housing development throughout the Sacramento region. This funding builds off $3.2 million in grants in November 2022 to jumpstart infill housing through five ‘Early Activation’ awards.
Together, the $34.5 million in awards completes the first ever Green Means Go funding program.
SACOG is Seeking a Principal Planner to Manage the Update and Implementation of the Blueprint
Apply by April 14, 2023
SACOG is looking for a Principal Planner to manage the agency’s regional update and subsequent implementation of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, also known as the Blueprint. The Blueprint program is SACOG’s flagship project focused on advancing regional goals around racial and socioeconomic equity, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability.
A New Kind of Infill for the City of Folsom
Green Means Go helps fund affordable home project for 10 new families in Folsom’s Green Zone
Ten families will soon be buying new homes in the heart of the City of Folsom thanks to the work of city planners and a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento. At 300 Persifer Street a residential infill project will turn one lot into five, each with a home and an accessory dwelling unit.
Students in West Linda Get More Safe Routes to Schools
Yuba County receives $21 million for project that will fund sidewalks, bike lanes, and storm drains
Sidewalks connect pedestrians to their neighborhoods; they are an avenue for dog walks, evening family strolls, and a safe, healthy way for kids to get to school. In the community of West Linda in Yuba County, sidewalks are not a prominent neighborhood feature, but work is being done to change that.
Sacramento Region Received Historic Funding Award for Active Transportation Projects
The California Transportation Commission awarded $83 million to eight local projects
During the last round of Active Transportation Program funding awards from the California Transportation Commission, the region was awarded $83 million for eight projects that improve walking and biking options for community members. This is the largest award the region has seen since the program began nearly 10 years ago.
Building the Foundation to “Dig Once”
SACOG special district convening highlights opportunities for regional collaboration on infill infrastructure
Unprecedented levels of federal and state funding are available for regional infill development, and collaboration is key to bringing projects to bear.
SACOG Swears in Board Leadership for 2023
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Board of Directors has elected County of Sacramento Supervisor Patrick Kennedy as the board chair and City of Placerville Mayor Michael Saragosa, as the board vice chair. They were sworn in during the first board meeting of the year on January 19, 2023.
It’s Trail Time!
Two new trails will join the region's Ready, Set, Trails! network in 2023
The Sacramento region is a few steps closer to building the Regional Trail Network this month after two project groundbreakings took place in the cities of Citrus Heights and Sacramento. Each trail is part of the vision for a 1,000-mile trail network across the region to improve connections to daily destinations by walking or biking.
Building Better Communities: How Sacramento Regional Transit helped create the region’s “coolest” neighborhood
A guest post by Sacramento Regional Transit
Years in the making, one of the most dramatic and unusual neighborhoods in the region is rising fast in a former industrial area next to Sacramento State University.
It’s Time to Put Racial Equity into Action
Introducing SACOG’s Racial Equity Action Plan to create a more inclusive region and agency
The last two years have been a journey of listening, learning, and understanding of SACOG’s role in advancing racial equity in the Sacramento region. While there are still a lot of lessons to uncover, the agency has committed to doing things differently with the Racial Equity Action Plan, adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2022.
Watch Now: Panel on Attainable Housing in Commercial Corridors
ULI final report on Sacramento County corridors also now available
SACOG and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) partnered with Sacramento County and the City of Folsom in preparing a weeklong Advisory Services Panel centered on accelerating housing along suburban commercial corridors.
Young Voices Ring Loud and Clear at Livability Summit
Youth Leadership Academy students share their vision for a livable region
Youth are ready to take a seat at the table and play an active role in shaping the future of our communities. That is the message a panel of four emerging leaders and Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) students communicated during the first-ever Valley Vision Livability Summit.
Trip to Green Pilot Takes Off in Placerville
Study sheds light on new traffic solutions
The City of Placerville was looking for solutions to ease traffic through the city along US 50, so they set the series of three traffic lights through Placerville to be green all day during several weekends this past summer.
Riders Have Traveled More Than 5.7 Million Miles Across the Region on Shared Bikes and Scooters
New Micromobility Dashboard shows travel patterns for micromobility in Sacramento region
There is a new tool available that reports how people are using shared bikes and scooters in Sacramento and West Sacramento.
Statement From SACOG on Recent Measure A Campaign Literature
October 26, 2022: Recent literature describing the benefits of Measure A, the Sacramento County Transportation Sales Tax Measure on the ballot in Sacramento County, includes a reference to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) and mischaracterizes our agency’s analysis on the climate and greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of the measure that we released in May 2022.
Sidestepping Car Dependency to Improve Quality of Life
West Sacramento introduces more multi-modal options
The City of West Sacramento is working toward an interconnected multi-modal future with two recent achievements.
ZEV Deployment Strategy Is the Beginning of Big Lift for Clean Mobility
Plan sets up the region for a clean future and to be more competitive for funding
The new clean air vehicle landscape is starting to take shape. By 2035, all new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero emission vehicles, and transit agencies aren’t far behind with a 2040 deadline to transition. Plans are in motion to ensure the region has the infrastructure and funding to support it.
A Closer Look at the 2024 Blueprint Pathway Land Use Assumptions
An update on the Sacramento region's long-range transportation plan
SACOG staff have developed three Pathway Land Use Assumptions. These Pathways illustrate how land use patterns, transportation investments, technologies, and policies interact to inform future outcomes of the region.
Exploring the Salt Lake City Region
The Wasatch Front Regional Council hosted SACOG board and leaders
In June 2022, the Wasatch Front Regional Council invited SACOG board members and guests to tour the Salt Lake City, Utah, region and learn how their long-range planning has taken shape for the growing region.
It’s Full Steam Ahead for the Sacramento Valley Station
Transit hub awarded $50 million from California State Transportation Agency
An award of $50 million from the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program from the California State Transportation Agency kicks off the third phase of development for the Sacramento Valley Station, the growing transit hub for the region.