Jim Brown is a seasoned transportation expert with over 30 years of experience in transit planning, programming, and administration. Currently serving as Principal Program Expert at the Sacramento Area Council of Governments since February 2001, Jim Brown supervises the Transit Team and manages a variety of planning studies, oversees the Transportation Development Act, and coordinates the programming of federal and state funds for regional transit operators. Prior to this role, Jim Brown founded James E. Brown and Associates, providing transportation consulting services from February 1987 to December 2002, specializing in transit planning, grant management, and public transit service contracts. Jim Brown holds a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from California State University, Fresno and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Geography from Montclair State University.
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is an association of local governments in the six-county Sacramento Region. Its members include the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba as well as 22 cities within these counties. SACOG provides transportation planning and funding for the region, and serves as a forum for the study and resolution of regional issues. In addition to preparing the region's long-range transportation plan, SACOG approves the distribution of affordable housing in the region and assists in planning for transit, bicycle networks, clean air and airport land uses.