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Let CARB know: You support CARB's inclusion of better community design and reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), but the proposed reduction target (2 million miles) is way too low. Major regions across the state are trying to do more, but need tools such as congestion pricing and indirect source rules, which are currently listed as "under evaluation." We must take action on land use and reducing driving now in order to ensure that we can meet not just our 2020 targets, but also our 2050 targets. Public transportation is a critical part of the solution. The state should direct infrastructure dollars toward transportation projects and programs that promote efficiency and sustainability. Detailed information from Climate Plan is here, including talking points and more facts to help you write a message. |
Make sure California doesn't back away from a plan to reduce dangerous emissions through investments in public transportation, better planning and smarter land use. Send a message with the form below.
Over the last year and a half, your state blazed a trail on addressing climate change with AB 32, California's plan to get statewide emissions back down below 1990 levels by 2020. Most notable was the fact that the plan contained a proposal to get 18 million metric tons of CO2 of the reductions through public transportation and smarter land use.
But just last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its draft plan detailing how exactly the state will meet these ambitious targets. The draft fails to include meaningful measures to promote smart land use and public transportation. They've stripped out the 18 mmt target from the original language, and lowered that number to 2 million while omitting critical measures to create a world class public transportation system and encourage innovative transportation that can ease people's commutes and reduce their pain at the pump while also reducing emissions.
Let CARB know that they shouldn't be backing away from addressing the underlying issues of poorly-planned growth and auto dependence, which will not only result in more unnecessary pressure on other sectors to make cuts - but also continued pain from high gas prices after spending more of your public money on a drive-only landscape. Comments are due by August 1st.
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