Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Earlier this month, the SACOG Board of Directors adopted the Draft Final Transportation Project List for the 2025 Blueprint, the region's long-range transportation plan. View the adopted list and learn more by visiting: https://buff.ly/3OFMDUF

In the past 25 years, the Sacramento region has developed into a community whose population is majority people of color. Around 2022, the number of non-Hispanic white residents dropped below 50 percent for the first time. Swipe to see how the region’s racial and ethnic composition has changed since 2000. Visit buff.ly/48YvpuR to explore more data insights from the 2024 Regional Progress Report.

The SACOG Board of Directors approved $3.8 million in funding for 11 projects across the region as part of the agency's Engage, Empower, Implement (EEI) program. This is the first time SACOG has implemented a funding program that encourages partnerships between cities, counties, and CBOs to plan more equitable projects, together. Read more: https://buff.ly/3ZgNVLD

The Sacramento region saw a sharp rise in remote work starting in 2020. While many people have returned in person, the percentage of those working from home is still much higher than pre-COVID. Given this shift, the region saw a sharp decrease in the miles traveled by vehicles. Now, this has started to increase, but still sits lower than pre-pandemic levels. Access to remote work is not shared by everyone. In the area, high-income households are more likely to work from home compared to households of low-income workers – a divide that is growing. Click through the images to learn more about how remote work is shaping the?#Sacramento?region.

SACOG has released the 2024 Regional Progress Report and the brand new Regional Indicators Dashboard. There are more than 75 data topics that analyze trends in areas like housing, transportation, and the economy. Explore the data by visiting https://lnkd.in/gwZNwVkC.

SACOG is seeking an experienced, innovative, collaborative Accountant to join our Finance Team. This position will perform professional accounting work, including auditing, analyzing, and verifying fiscal records and reports, processing invoices, and assisting with budget preparation. Learn more and apply by November 4: https://buff.ly/4eSaGea

Attention audit firms: SACOG is now seeking proposals for the Transportation Development Act Triennial Performance Audits for SACOG and transit operators in the Sacramento region. Learn more on SACOG's Procurement Portal here: https://buff.ly/3Ui6uwg

SACOG was proud to present at the Capitol Creative Alliance Design Week in downtown Sacramento and connect with the region's creatives. Attendees got a behind the scenes look at the strategy and development of SACOG's Ready, Set, Trails! campaign. See the campaign and learn more about the planned 1000-mile trail network at www.readysettrails.com.

SACOG hosted it's fifth Data and Modeling User Conference. The two day event is an opportunity for anyone who is interested to learn what's "under the hood" of SACOG's data and uncover how models and data assumptions are used to inform projects across the region. Read more: https://buff.ly/3U7b8wO

Leaders gathered to learn how SACOG is implementing it's Green Means Go program, and left with a framework of how this innovative implementation of REAP 2.0 grants could be using in communities throughout California. Read more: https://buff.ly/3U5i3GY