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SACOG presents 30-year 'Blueprint' plan, urges local input on housing and transportation priorities
Summary
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments briefed the Galt City Council on its 30-year 'Blueprint' regional transportation and land-use plan, emphasizing housing affordability, safety and targeted, lower-cost projects. SACOG and local staff outlined outreach, projected regional growth, and upcoming public review and environmental review steps.
Casey Lausanne, deputy executive director of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, told the Galt City Council on May 20 that SACOG’s 2025 Blueprint is a 30‑year regional transportation and land‑use plan that must meet federal and state requirements and state climate targets.
The presentation summarized two years of outreach and analysis and explained why regional planning matters to local decisions. “As local leaders, it's important to understand how our planning decisions at the local level impact not just our own city or county, but the entire region,” Lausanne said.
The nut graf: SACOG is seeking public comment on a draft plan that forecasts about 600,000 new people and 280,000 new homes across the six‑county region. The draft will be released for a two‑month public review and an environmental impact report; SACOG expects final adoption and EIR certification in November.
Lausanne said SACOG’s outreach included city tours, a scientific phone poll, focus groups, pop‑up workshops and a regional workshop. Major themes from that work include housing affordability across life stages; transportation safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians; and equity and access to opportunity.
Amy Mendez, the city’s staff representative to SACOG, described local implementation examples including the recently completed C Street corridor project and connectivity work for the Galt Ranch and Summerhorn Ranch developments. “That project has just come to conclusion,” Mendez said of C Street, noting partial SACOG funding for the work.
SACOG staff stressed financial constraints and encouraged members to favor maintenance, quick‑build and lower‑cost projects that can be implemented sooner. Lausanne cited an estimated $40 billion in forecast transportation funding across the region for the plan period, while project requests exceeded that total.
SACOG will host the public review at the end of May; the board plans to adopt the plan and certify the EIR in November. The city’s SACOG appointee, Councilmember Bonnie Rodriguez, encouraged Galt residents to participate. “It has been an honor to do so,” Rodriguez said of her work on SACOG, and she urged constituents to weigh in on policies that will affect implementation.
