SCAG has long recognized innovative planning and local
development projects that best coordinate land use and
transportation actions to improve the mobility, livability,
prosperity, and sustainability within the region. SCAG provides
an outline for innovative planning and local development projects
through the Regional
Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
(RTP/SCS), a long-range visioning plan that balances future
mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental, and
public health goals.
In 2011, SCAG addressed the lack of comprehensive data tracking
sustainability efforts across the SCAG region through the
collection of existing sustainability plans and programs. Three
years later, SCAG partnered with CivicSpark, a program of the
Local Government Commission and a Governor’s Initiative
AmeriCorps Program, hosting the first cohort of CivicSpark
Fellows and expanding the Green Region Initiative dataset to
cultivate a dynamic knowledge of the major challenges and
opportunities relevant to sustainability and quality of life in
the region.
The Green Region Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Indicators Map
serves as a tool for jurisdictions within the SCAG region to
measure and track sustainability progress in the region across 12
categories and 29 sustainability indicators. The map aims to
foster collaboration through the sharing of best practices across
the 191 cities and six counties in the SCAG region. GRI Version
4.0 is the most recent iteration of the tool, providing an
improved user experience through updated map designs, links, and
resources. GRI Version 4.0 includes 3 updated maps, one new
indicator and one new topic: Electric Vehicle Permitting
Streamlining and Urban Greening. Each topic has a new stand-alone
map on Senate Bill (SB) 535 Disadvantaged Communities and a
Consolidated Map which incorporates all of the Indicator maps and
the SB 535 map. The new maps contain detailed descriptions and
resources relevant to the individual indicators. Click on the
icons below to view the 12 categories exploring sustainability
progress across the SCAG region.
