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Figure 1: SCAG Region and Surrounding Area
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY
As described previously, one of the key items established by SB 375 is a new planning
element, the SCS, to be developed for inclusion in each region’s RTP by its MPO, with
input from the counties and county transportation commissions in that region. The SCS
must outline the regional strategies being undertaken in order to reduce GHG emissions
from automobiles and light trucks in the region.
SB 375 outlines the elements that must be included in the SCS document. The SCS must
do the following:
Identify the general location of uses, residential densities, and building intensities
within the region
Identify areas within the region sufficient to house all the population of the
region, including all economic segments of the population, over the course of the
planning period of the regional transportation plan taking into account net
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