Green Zones - SACOG Green Means Go is a multi-year pilot program to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the six county Sacramento region by using three strategies: accelerating infill development, reducing vehicle trips, and promoting clean mobility options, in targeted areas, called Green Zones
Green Means Go at SACOG - California Association of Councils of Governments By 2040, SACOG’s Green Zones are expected to provide 84,000 new homes, 525,000 new jobs, and achieve a 16% reduction in per capita Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) But because there is no increment financing available, the project still needed funding
City Council Report SACOG has reviewed nominated Green Zones within City of Sacramento and has accepted those nominations as having met the Green Means Go Green Zone eligibility requirements
Green Zones - Overview The Green Zone layer It is part of the Sacramento Region Greenhouse Gas Reduction Pilot Program aka Green Means Go Project More information regarding Green Zones and the Green Means Go Project is available at SACOG's Green Means Go website
Accelerating Infill Development Across the Sacramento Region Green Zones are key areas that must have infill capacity, be in an area planned for infill development, and be in a center, corridor, or established community as identified in SACOG’s MTP SCS
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council SECTION 1 The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee, the Director of the Department of Utilities, is authorized to direct staff to apply for and submit all necessary documentation for grant funding from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments’ 2022 Green Means Go funding program
Board of Directors - gettingaroundsac. blog The Green Means Go program has since awarded or helped to secure $58 million for critical planning and infrastructure investments across 29 Green Zones in 15 cities and counties throughout the region
Programmatic Infill Development Incentives SACOG Green Means Go: This program is currently allocating up to $34M in state grants to locally designated “Green Zones,” which are, by definition, infill areas (SACOG Green Zone map)
EDC News: Sacramento Area Council of Governments Implements Novel GHG . . . “ Green Means Go ” is a new pilot program in the Sacramento region’s Sustainable Communities Strategy that addresses specific conditions and challenges relating to GHG emission reductions and will help the region achieve its GHG reduction goal