We first found out about this from our friends at Planetizen. Apparently California has awarded Berkeley-based Calthorpe Associates a $2.5 million contract to devise a set of detailed growth scenarios for the state. The effort, known as “Vision California,” will investigate land use and transportation investments in California and it will also include merging the state’s existing regional plans from organizations like the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Does this mean coordinated regional planning? In California? They’re all TALKING to each other? Could it really be?? Stay tuned…