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File ID: 2025-00628 4/22/2025 Item 20.
Presentation by Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) on 2025 Blueprint File ID: 2025-00628
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Review, comment, and provide direction.
Contact: Lucinda Willcox, Assistant Director, (916) 808-5052, [email protected], Department of Public Works
Presenter: James Corless, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Council of Governments Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Attachment - SACOG Narrative
3-Presentation
Additional Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is responsible for preparing a state and federally mandated regional transportation plan and sustainable communities strategy for the six-county region (El Dorado County, Placer County, Sacramento County, Sutter County, Yolo County, and Yuba County). This plan, known as the 2025 Blueprint, is currently being updated.
SACOG will provide an overview of the plan. The attachment provided by SACOG contains additional information.
Policy Considerations: The 2025 Blueprint is intended to guide land use and transportation policy for the six-county region.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: Not applicable.
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
File ID: 2025-00628 4/22/2025 Consent Item 20.
Rationale for Recommendation: Prior to the public release of the Draft 2025 Blueprint, SACOG is presenting information directly to the elected bodies of its member agencies about the plan. As a member agency of SACOG, this is an opportunity for the full Mayor and Council to receive information about the 2025 Blueprint, provide comments, and ask any questions.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
SACOG
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments is where local government leaders across the region come together to advance the goals of economic prosperity, connected communities, and vibrant places. SACOG works in collaboration with the 6 counties and 22 cities in the region to solve challenges that are too big for any one jurisdiction to solve on its own. SACOG plays a central role in transportation infrastructure planning and funding assistance for cities, counties, transit operators, and other entities responsible for providing for the mobility needs of the region’s residents. One of SACOG’s main roles as the state and federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for the region, is to maintain the region’s long- range, fiscally constrained, transportation plan and accompanying land use strategy.
This plan must be updated every four years in coordination with local government agencies and demonstrate how the region is working to advance local, regional, state, and federal policy priorities. SACOG is currently undergoing an update of this plan, titled the 2025 Blueprint, and anticipates adoption of the plan in 2025. 2025 Blueprint
The 2025 Blueprint is rooted in local planning. Both the land use assumptions and transportation investments included in the plan draw from and remain consistent with city and county general and specific plans as well transit agency planning documents.
The 2025 Blueprint differs from many local plans in that it must be constrained by time and funding. Not all planned transportation investments or land use plans will come to fruition within the next 30 years. The 2025 Blueprint in many ways outlines a phasing strategy to help guide public policy decisions throughout the region. This plan will lay out a set of strategies for an integrated, multimodal transportation system and a regional land use development pattern that can create a more thriving region that works for all residents. The plan aims to connect housing to jobs, education, goods and services, and recreational opportunities while protecting and enhancing our region’s natural and working landscapes.
Aside from this plan being a federal and state requirement, SACOG will use the 2025 Blueprint update to help local agencies coordinate and prioritize efforts to attract greater investment in the region through grants, private investment, and economic growth while protecting our region’s natural environment, existing economies, and improving quality of life for all residents.
At the Sacramento City Council meeting, James Corless, from SACOG will provide a short presentation and answer any questions on the 2025 Blueprint. The presentation will outline the findings from the region wide transportation and land use analysis.
Additionally, the presentation will provide a summary of the various programs SACOG has available or is developing to assist public agencies in implementing the Blueprint locally.
Triple Bottom Line Framework
Equity
Economy
Environment
What We’ve Heard
Themes From Outreach & Engagement
Outreach & Engagement
“I would love a robust, clean, safe
public transportation system”
2023 SACOG Focus Groups
Provide Housing Options for all Incomes
and
Life
Stages
2023 SACOG led Survey
1,358
876
706 632
461 418 402 392 340
207
Affordable
housing
Crime and
public safety
Lack of
transportation
choices
Traffic
congestion
Schools and
education
Climate change Other Jobs and
growing
businesses
Floods,
drought, and/or
wildfires
Clean air
What are the biggest challenges your community is facing? What We’ve Learned
Technical Analysis
Average Annual Population Growth
0.84%
0.78%
0.65%
0.53%
0.42%
0.27%
0.33%
0.28%
0.22%
0.13%
0.41%
0.33%
0.25%
0.18%
0.12%
2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050
SACOG
CA
US
Growth Forecast
Region City of Sacramento
2020
Change,
‘20-’50 2020
Change,
‘20-’50
Population 2,500,000 +600,000 517,200 +162,900
Jobs 1,170,000 +260,000 330,000 +55,800
Housing
Units 945,000 +278,000 202,300 +83,800
Growth Footprint
Where We’re Going
Transportation and Regional Programs
Blueprint in Sacramento
Transportation
Addressing Transportation Challenges
Prioritize maintenance and repair
Prioritize safety projects
Prioritize lower cost and quicker projects
Technology solutions to maximize existing capacity
Funding round
Time for Teamwork
Time for Teamwork