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BACKGROUND:
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY?
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE BLUEPRINT PLANNING PROCESS?
WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
WHO WILL BE INVOLVED?
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Building on successful planning studies conducted by several California metropolitan transportation planning agencies over the past 4 years, Caltrans provided a planning grant to MCAG on behalf of the 8 San Joaquin Valley regional planning agencies to prepare a “visioning” plan for the Valley. Learn more about Blueprint Background
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY?
Population and housing growth are rapidly occurring in the Valley. Coastal California has unaffordable housing for a growing number of families who may work in these areas but cannot afford to live there. Land costs in the Valley are comparatively less making the Valley a viable housing market. Housing and accompanying urban development is occurring on agricultural lands and habitat. If this trend continues, large areas of agricultural use will be lost.
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WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE BLUEPRINT PLANNING PROCESS?
Many valley residents, agricultural interests, and community leaders feel there is a need to develop a vision for the valley that is long term and geographically broad. The goal of the SJV Blueprint is to develop a 2050 vision for the valley that is created and shared by its residents. The vision should be realistic and include the policy and program tools that will be incentives to local governments, business, and agriculture to implement the vision, not leave it on a shelf.
The Blueprint is a “bottoms-up” process rooted in working with the public at the local level. The Blueprint process assumes that the city councils and the board of supervisors are the decision makers who will guide its development, determine the vision, policies, and programs that will be included, and lead its implementation. Learn more about the Blueprint Process
The general public, civic groups, business interests, the agricultural community, environmental groups, and government officials. GET INVOLVED
The Blueprint is scheduled to be prepared over a 2-year period. Public workshops will be held on a regular basis during that time to engage the public on topics of regional vision, goals, alternatives evaluation, and programs and policy development. At each stage briefings will be made to local agencies to provide comment and direction.
The short answer is early and often. Provide MCAG with your name and how best to contact you and we will make sure you are notified of Blueprint activities.
Contact Marjie Kirn at 209-723-3153 ext. 306 or by email at Marjie.Kirn@mcagov.org
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San Joaquin Valley Regional Blueprint
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This page was last updated April 29, 2008