SCAG Awarded ‘Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document’ For Connect SoCal 2024 Program Environmental Impact Report
SCAG recently received the “Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document” award from the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) for the Program Environmental Impact Report for the Connect SoCal 2024 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS).
This is the first time SCAG has received state recognition for its environmental analyses for an RTP/SCS. SCAG won a 2023 AEP award for its Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) 1.0 development streamlining project, which developed a series of guidance materials on streamlining options or exemptions under CEQA and other state laws as part of SCAG’s efforts to accelerate housing production.
The AEP is one of the largest and most well-respected organizations for public- and private-sector environmental planners and California Environmental Quality Act practitioners in the state of California. The AEP comprises nine local chapters and over 2,000 members throughout the state, publishing the “CEQA Statute and Guidelines” each year. The AEP presented SCAG staff with the “Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document” award at the AEP State Conference in Oxnard on April 7.