Title:
Title
A Resolution in Support of SACOG's Green Means Go Pilot-Program
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00282
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution in support of SACOG's Green Means Go multi-year pilot program to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the six-county Sacramento region by accelerating infill development, reducing vehicle trips, and electrifying remaining trips.
Contact: Remi Mendoza, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5003; Gregory J. Sandlund, Principal Planner (916) 808-8931, Community Development Department
Body
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Green Means Go Public Flyer
3-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008) directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to establish regional targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In March 2018, CARB established new SB 375 emissions reduction targets for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments' (SACOG's) Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS). SACOG's per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 19 percent by 2035 is conditional on the implementation of a new pilot program that addresses specific conditions and challenges relating to GHG emission reductions.
In December 2018 the SACOG Board of Directors approved the policy framework for the new Green Means Go pilot-program (Attachment 1 - Green Means Go Public Flyer). Green Means Go is intended to enable the region to meet a target of 19 percent GHG reductions for the six-county Sacramento region by accelerating infill development, reducing vehicle trips, and electrifying remaining vehicle trips in specific areas called "Green Zones". This pilot program will test if providing incentives and removing barriers can affect how much infill occurs, and ultimately impact residents' housing and travel choices. The pilot program aims to secure state-funded financial support in the up...
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