Project Background

With over 18 million residents, the Southern California region is the 2nd largest metropolis in the nation. Blessed with one of the world's most dynamic economies, the region is also one of the most congested in the country, suffers some of its worst air pollution and is facing a housing crisis. By the year 2035, another six million residents will be added, creating more pressure on already congested roadways and scarce housing and threatening advancements the region has made in air quality.

We need a blueprint for regional growth to address these challenges and provide for livability, mobility, prosperity - sustainably for the future. Compass Blueprint represents a plan that, with only modest changes to development patterns, can point the region toward maintained and improved quality of life. The Compass Blueprint process has included a technical analysis of growth options, and also the more subjective, values-based considerations that emerged from continued public participation. With a proactive approach to planning and managing growth we will collectively create the types of communities where all of us want to live work and play.