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2026 Regional Conference and General Assembly

Register today to join Southern California’s largest gathering of elected and industry leaders. 

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2026 SCAG Student Showcase

A student competition to illustrate the possibilities of open data with posters and StoryMaps. Winners receive cash prizes. 

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2026 SCAG SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The program provides nine $4,000 scholarship awards for high school or community college students from the SCAG region interested in pursuing planning or public service‐related careers. Apply online by March 20.

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Innovating for a Better Tomorrow

SCAG is the nation's largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and 19 million residents. SCAG undertakes a variety of planning and policy initiatives to encourage a more sustainable Southern California.

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2025 Southern California Economic Update

SCAG’s annual economic update provides regionwide and county insights to guide long-and short-term planning. Read the full "2025 Southern California Economic Update" for a review of the past year and an outlook for 2026 and 2027.

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Connect SoCal 2024

Connect SoCal 2024, SoCal’s long-range Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, is now adopted. Get involved in making this plan a reality. Sign up for updates.

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Request for Proposals

SCAG relies heavily on outside consultants and other vendors to help accomplish our overall mission and objectives of the agency.

Event and Meeting Calendar

Check the SCAG calendar for an updated and full list of upcoming events, meetings and activities.

Regional Data Platform

A revolutionary GIS system for seamless interagency collaboration, data sharing and support for local and regional planning across jurisdictions.

Agendas and Minutes

View current and past agendas and minutes.

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SCAG News

Stay up to date with the latest news and events from SCAG.

 
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Future Leaders Initiative

SCAG is proud to launch the inaugural cohort of the Future Leaders Initiative, a six-month pilot program to help young adults across Southern California develop knowledge and skills related to how local and regional governments collaborate for long-term change.

 
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2026 Public Participation Plan 

The Public Participation Plan (PPP) outlines SCAG's commitments to representative, accessible, and effective public and stakeholder participation in the development of its plans, programs, and initiatives. The Regional Council adopted the 2026 PPP in February 2026 as an early milestone in the development of Connect SoCal 2050. 

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

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Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

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Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

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Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

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Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

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Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

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Special Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

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Joint Meeting of the Policy Committees (CEHD, EEC, and TC)

While each SCAG policy committee is responsible for specific areas related to regional planning, topics arise within the region that pertain to all policy committees. To address these broad topics, SCAG holds Joint Meetings of the Policy Committees on as as-needed basis.

The meeting will…

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Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

General Assembly

SCAG convenes the General Assembly to bring together the official representatives of SCAG’s membership and help set the agency’s course for the coming year.

The meeting will be conducted in-person, members of the public may participate in-person and remotely by telephonic and video…

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

Zoom

Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

Zoom

Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

Zoom

Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

Zoom

Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

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Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

No Meeting

Energy and Environment Committee

No Meeting

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Transportation Committee

No Meeting

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Regional Council

No Meeting

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

Zoom

Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

Zoom

Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

Zoom

Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

Zoom

Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee

The role of the Community, Economic, and Human Development (CEHD) Committee is to study problems, programs, and other matters pertaining to regional issues of community, economic, and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans, and programs of regional significance for…

Zoom

Energy and Environment Committee

The Energy and Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis. 

The meeting…

Zoom

Transportation Committee

The role of the Transportation Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures, and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Executive/Administration Committee

The Executive/Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the committee by the Regional Council.

The…

Zoom

Joint Meeting of the Policy Committees (CEHD, EEC, and TC) and Economic Update

While each SCAG policy committee is responsible for specific areas related to regional planning, topics arise within the region that pertain to all policy committees. To address these broad topics, SCAG holds Joint Meetings of the Policy Committees on as as-needed basis.

The meeting will…

Zoom

Regional Council

The Regional Council is SCAG’s 86-member governing board. Membership comprises local elected officials representing the six counties and 191 cities within the SCAG jurisdiction, including elected representatives from 69 districts, each consisting of one or more cities in the region with…

Zoom

Memorial Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Independence Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Labor Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Veteran's Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Thanksgiving Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Day After Thanksgiving

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Christmas Day

SCAG Offices Are Closed

Legislative/Communications and Membership Committee

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Technical Working Group

The purpose of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for regional planning and growth is to enhance the quality, data integrity, and transparency of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. The TWG provides a venue for SCAG staff to discuss and receive feedback…

[CANCELED] SoCal Goods Movement Communities Opportunities Assessment

*The March 24 Toolbox Tuesday session has been canceled. While there are currently no plans to reschedule this session, we will soon be providing information on and encourage you to attend the upcoming April sessions.

Join SCAG for a Toolbox Tuesday session presentation on theSoCal Goods Mo…

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Safe and Active Streets Working Group 

The Safe and Active Streets Working Group highlights SCAG initiatives and funding programs, discussions on emerging issues and innovations, and best practices for improving mobility safety across the region.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SCAG provides accommo…

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Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee

The Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC), made up of representatives from the region’s transit operators, provides a forum for coordination of input in the development of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and the Federal Transportatio…

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Technical Working Group

The purpose of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for regional planning and growth is to enhance the quality, data integrity, and transparency of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. The TWG provides a venue for SCAG staff to discuss and receive feedback…

Technical Working Group

The purpose of the Technical Working Group (TWG) for regional planning and growth is to enhance the quality, data integrity, and transparency of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. The TWG provides a venue for SCAG staff to discuss and receive feedback…

Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee

The Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC), made up of representatives from the region’s transit operators, provides a forum for coordination of input in the development of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and the Federal Transportatio…

Zoom

Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee

The Regional Transit Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC), made up of representatives from the region’s transit operators, provides a forum for coordination of input in the development of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy and the Federal Transportatio…

Zoom
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Executive Director’s Report

Executive Director’s Monthly Report, February 2026

The February 2026 Executive Director’s Report covers the agency’s major activities, key programs, and accomplishments over the past month.

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Toolbox Tuesday

Toolbox Tuesday aims to provide a range of planning knowledge and technical skills for local planners including training on various tools and resources on emerging planning topics such as equity, environmental justice, traffic safety, housing, transportation, sustainability, spatial analytics, programming language, and data literacy.

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