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6.3A Page 2 • Prepare a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). The SCS will meet a State - determined regional GHG emission reduction target if it is feasible to do so (7% by 2020 and 15% by 2035 per capita reduction); • Prepare an Alternative Planning Strategy (APS) if the SCS is unable to meet the regional target; • Integrate ABAG's planning processes, in particular assuring that the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is consistent with the SCS /APS, at the jurisdictional level; • Encourage sub - regional as well as jurisdictional participation in the SCS /APS development, and facilitate any RHNA sub - regions formed by local jurisdictions; • Develop a substantial public participation process involving all stakeholders. Redwood City's contribution to the SCS includes several areas designated for growth in the recently adopted General Plan. These areas include two Priority Development Areas (PDAs) the Downtown Precise Plan area; and El Camino Real. Other areas that City staff has identified to ABAG for inclusion in the SCS include the Veterans Boulevard and Broadway corridors; the Mixed Use — Waterfront Neighborhood land use designation; and the Commercial Office Technology land use designation. These areas have been or will be subject to zoning amendments to encourage residential and employment growth per the • General Plan's vision. The Grand Boulevard Initiative is a prime example of the SCS's regional perspective. Redwood City has been participating in the Grand Boulevard Initiative for several years and the General Plan supports the vision through the application of the new Mixed Use — Corridor land use designation. The Grand Boulevard Initiative identifies the capacity of the entire corridor from South San Francisco to San Jose for infill development supported by investment in multimodal transportation. The SCS seeks these and similar opportunities to facilitate the transformation of auto - oriented landscapes into sustainable neighborhoods. The SCS will consider El Camino's growth potential and transit needs as well as the growth and investment needs of downtowns and other infill opportunity areas throughout the Bay Area. Considering Redwood City's planning for El Camino Real and Downtown as models, the City is a good candidate for future regional transportation funding based on the General Plan's strategy and contribution to the SCS. ' Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are locally- identified and regionally adopted in -fill development opportunity areas near transit. PDAs are established through the FOCUS program which is co- sponsored by the regional agencies of ABAG, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). They are the foundation of the region's first Sustainable Communities Strategy.