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SACOG presents long‑range regional plan; housing and safety top priorities, Auburn received Green Means Go grants
Summary
James Corless of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments briefed the Auburn City Council on SACOG’s long‑range plan that projects the region will add roughly 600,000 residents by 2050, names housing as the top public concern and emphasizes safety, maintenance and infill development. Corless noted Auburn received two Green Means Go grants.
James Corless, executive director of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), told the council SACOG’s long‑range plan looks 25 years ahead and ties transportation, land use and housing strategies to funding priorities.
Corless said the region’s public input emphasized housing above transportation: “Basically, interestingly, we went out really talking about transportation, and the thing that we heard back from people across the region almost unanimously is housing, housing, housing,” he said. SACOG’s analysis estimates about 600,000 additional residents across the six‑county region by 2050 and corresponding needs for jobs and housing; Corless gave jurisdictional projections for Auburn of roughly 13,800 additional people and about 6,300 housing units by 2050 under the plan’s estimates.
Corless described SACOG’s strategy as a mix of reinvestment in underused parcels inside existing footprints and new growth areas, with roughly two‑thirds of growth expected in existing urban footprints and about one‑third in greenfield or new growth areas. He highlighted project priorities tied to safety, maintenance and lower‑cost projects that can be implemented sooner, including “Trip to Green” pilot traffic‑signal strategies, complete‑streets investments to improve bike and pedestrian safety, and regional trail development under the Ready, Set, Trails program.
He also noted Auburn’s participation in SACOG programs: Auburn was a recipient of two Green Means Go grants, including funds tied to the dome site and a form‑based code for downtown revitalization; SACOG regional grants totaled roughly $34 million region‑wide in the recent round. Corless urged regional coordination to pursue state and federal funding and described the agency’s “mega‑region” coordination efforts with the Bay Area and San Joaquin County on rail and express‑lane projects.
Ending: Corless said SACOG aims to adopt the long‑range plan in the fall and continue outreach; councilmembers asked questions about airport connections, complete streets, quick‑build projects and trail linkages.
