San Joaquin Communities: the next 20 years
The Healthy Neighborhoods Collaborative, a coalition of regional advocates chaired by Catholic Charities Diocese of Stockton, and ClimatePlan weighed in on the SJCOG draft Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS)–a 20 year road map for transportation and land use in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
Read moreSB 827: Could This Be the Start of Something Big?
Since ClimatePlan has now weighed in at the New York Times, it seems only fitting that we should dedicate a piece on our blog to the California bill that’s getting national attention: Senate Bill (SB) 827.
Read moreThe Targets are Set: Eyes on the (GHG Reduction) Prize
On March 22, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) met to adopt the updated greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for each region of the state. The final SB 375 GHG reduction targets are below.
For the four largest regions in the state:
- The Bay Area's 2035 GHG reduction target was 15%, it's now 19%
- Sacramento's 2035 GHG reduction target was 16%, it's now 19%
- San Diego's 2035 GHG reduction target was 13%, it's now 19%
- Southern California's 2035 GHG reduction target was 13%, it's now 19%
For the regions in the Central Valley:
- Fresno's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 13%
- Kern's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 15%
- King's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 13%
- Madera's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 16%
- Merced's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 14%
- San Joaquin's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 16%
- Stanislaus' 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 16%
- Tulare's 2035 GHG reduction target was 10%, it's now 16%
Here’s 3 more reasons why we need stronger targets
In December, we gave you 5 reasons why we can adopt stronger SB 375 regional targets. On March 22nd, the Air Resources Board will adopt the next round of SB 375 regional targets. We don’t believe these targets go far enough. Here’s why.
Here are the hearing details if you can attend:
Thursday, March 22nd, 9:00am
Location: Riverside County Administrative Center
4080 Lemon Street, 1st Floor
Riverside, CA 92501
For 2018, no little plans
One of the nation's first urban planners said, "Make no little plans. ... Aim high in hope and work."
Given what we're facing, that's our only choice.
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