- Aviation
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The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Aviation Program is responsible for developing long term regional aviation plans as well as passenger demand, cargo, and operation forecasting for all airports that lie within the SCAG region. The aviation section is also responsible for researching aviation issues that affect regional aviation transportation as well as developing the aviation element of the Regional Transportation Plan, staffing the Aviation Task Force and Aviation Technical Advisory Committee, and providing input to the Transportation Committee.
If you would like more information about SCAG's Aviation Program, please contact Michael Armstrong at (213) 236-1914 or by email at armstron@scag.ca.gov.
- Corridor Planning
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SCAG's 2004 Regional Transportation Plan identifies transportation needs in corridors and encourages planners and policy-makers to start preparing strategies for preserving corridors now for use in the future. Good planning can prevent losing rights-of-way needed for developing transportation facilities. Thus, rights-of-way preservation is a reasonable objective, particularly in areas where new development may block a long-range corridor.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Philip Law at (213) 236-1841 or email at law@scag.ca.gov.
More info, meeting agendas & minutes, and other information on SCAG's Corridor Planning Program here
- Goods Movement
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The Southern California Association of Governments' Goods Movement Program seeks to optimize the region's transportation system through increases in economic efficiency, congestion mitigation, and air quality improvements, and enhancements to system security. In doing so, all modes of freight are being evaluated, ultimately resulting in a series of new recommendations and policies regarding infrastructure improvements.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Mike Jones at (213) 236-1978 or email at jonesm@scag.ca.gov.
More info, meeting agendas & minutes, and other information on SCAG's Goods Movement Program here
- High-Speed Regional Transport
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With six million additional people expected to populate Southern California in the next 30 years, mobility can only get worse. Southern California's future economic viability and quality of life depend on its ability to move people and goods. To meet this challenge, a high speed rail Maglev system connecting the region's airports and activity centers is being planned to reduce the congestion, air pollution, noise and other impacts of such tremendous growth.
The primary purpose of the Maglev system is to strategically connect the major airports and to augment a balanced distribution of aviation demand and services in the region. Maglev uses proven and advanced magnetic levitation technology to move people and goods at high speeds with a degree of , comfort and reliability. SCAG has made the development of an intra-regional Maglev transportation system a priority in its Regional Transportation Plan.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Naresh Amatya at (213) 236-1885 or by email at amatya@scag.ca.gov.
- Intelligent Transportation System
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Southern California Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Regional Architecture is a Regional ITS Architecture for the SCAG region. The region includes the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Imperial. The goal of the project is to document the ITS Architecture covering the Southern California Region. An ITS Architecture is a framework for ensuring institutional agreement and technical integration of technologies for the implementation of projects or groups of projects under an ITS strategy.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Naresh Amatya at (213) 236-1885 or email at amatya@scag.ca.gov.
More information on SCAG's Intelligent Transportation System here
- Non-Motorized
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SCAG's Non-Motorized Program seeks to support and encourage the development and maintenance of county and city bicycle and pedestrian networks, facilities and other non-motorized programs and policies in the SCAG region. Emphasis is also placed on increasing bicycling and walking, as a commute alternative and improving for all non-motorized transportation.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Alan Thompson at (213) 236-1940 or email at thompson@scag.ca.gov.
More information on SCAG's Non-Motorized Transportation Program here
- Regional Transportation Improvement Program
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The Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) is a capital listing of all transportation projects proposed over a six-year period for the SCAG region. The projects include highway improvements, transit, rail and bus facilities, high occupancy vehicle lanes, signal synchronization, intersection improvements, freeway ramps, etc. In the SCAG region, a biennial RTIP update is produced on an even-year cycle.
The RTIP is prepared to implement projects and programs listed in the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and is developed in compliance with state and federal requirements. County Transportation Commissions have the responsibility under State law of proposing county projects, using the current RTP's policies, programs, and projects as a guide, from among submittals by cities and local agencies. The locally prioritized lists of projects are forwarded to SCAG for review. From this list, SCAG develops the RTIP based on consistency with the current RTP, inter-county connectivity, financial constraint and conformity satisfaction.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Rosemary Ayala at (213) 236-1927 or by email at ayala@scag.ca.gov.
More information on SCAG's Regional Transportation Improvement Program here
- Regional Transportation Plan
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SCAG's Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is a long range transportation plan that looks ahead 20+ years and provides a vision for the future of our multi-modal transportation system and, more importantly, how we can achieve that vision. The 2001 RTP represents a transportation plan that enjoys regional consensus through its flexibility and recognition of the unique nature of the Region, yet also meets federal and state requirements. The RTP identifies major challenges as well as potential opportunities associated with growth, transportation finances, the future of airports in the region, and impending transportation system deficiencies that could result from unprecedented growth anticipated in the region.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Naresh Amatya at (213) 236-1885 or by email at amatya@scag.ca.gov
More information on SCAG's Regional Transportation Plan here
- Safety & Security
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The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Safety and Security Program seeks to support the capabilities of local and county governments to better protect its region’s transportation systems and critical infrastructures, as well as to enhance the overall level of preparedness for responding to harmful incidents or disasters.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Alan Thompson at (213) 236-1940 or email at thompson@scag.ca.gov
- Transit
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The Transit section is responsible for working with the region's transportation agencies and transit operators to develop goals, objectives, plans and policies to provide effective and sustainable transit options for the region.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Jessica Meaney at (213) 236-1873 or by email at meaney@scag.ca.gov
- Transportation Finance
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The Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) Transportation Finance Program seeks to optimize the region's transportation systems by planning for the long-term financial needs of the region. SCAG is working to address funding shortfalls by researching and promoting innovative financing techniques, and developing strategies for the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), so that the greatest amount of transportation dollars are available to the region. In doing so, all forms of potential funding for transportation are analyzed and evaluated by SCAG.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Annie Nam at (213) 236-1827 or email at nam@scag.ca.gov.
Transportation
Below are overviews of SCAG's Transportation Program initiatives:
