Regional Integrated Planning: Riverside County, California

Riverside County Integrated Plan (RCIP) is a three-year comprehensive, integrated planning effort to determine future conservation, transportation, housing and economic needs in Riverside County. This innovative project, the first of its kind in the nation, was developed as a response to the impact of rapid growth on the County’s quality of life. Guiding principles are: project elements are related and integrated; financing is everyone’s responsibility; and the process is stakeholder rather than government driven. The project simultaneously addresses what traditionally have been three separate planning efforts in the areas of conservation, transportation and land use, using a consensus rather than a traditional conflict model. RCIP will protect the natural environment, including watersheds, by conserving habitat and open space through a Multi-Species Habitat Plan. Traffic congestion will be addressed through the Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process, a multi-modal effort. RCIP will balance land use by updating the County’s General Plan.

Source: RCIP 2000