Goods Movement and Ports

This page last reviewed March 4, 2008.

Welcome to the "Goods Movement and Ports" joint webpage of the California Business, Transportation & Housing Agency (BTH) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).  The goods movement industry is a vital component of California's economy.  BTH and Cal/EPA have partnered to bring all stakeholders together to discuss and address the important issues regarding improving the movement of goods and reducing its environmental impacts in California.  With the help of affected industries and other interested parties, policies and programs are being developed to reduce congestion and to address the environmental impacts resulting from the growth of movement of goods in California. Please consider joining one or more of the ARB's Goods Movement, Ports & Rail related e-lists.

This webpage provides access to documents presented at public meetings and shares information.  This webpage will be maintained to provide you with a single site to obtain information related to Goods Movement and Ports.

Picture of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Picture of BTH Agency Secretary Dale Bonner

Picture of Cal/EPA Secretary Linda Adams


Goods Movement Action Plan

Final Goods Movement Action Plan (released January 11, 2007)
Press Release
Cover Letter to the California Transportation Commission

Press Contacts:
BTH:  Michael Bowman, Deputy Secretary for Communications (916) 323-5416
Cal/EPA:  BreAnda Northcutt, Deputy Secretary Communications (916) 324-9670

Other Contacts - please see end of webpage

Prior Documents

Public Comments on Draft Plans


Public Meetings

Public Meetings Archive


Air Resources Board

Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement  (approved April 20, 2006)  
- includes links to rulemaking and related ARB activities


Additional Material Web Links

Proposition 1B:  Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond of 2006
Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach
San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan

Tracer Dispersion Study of Shipping Emissions During the 1997 Southern California Ozone Study


List Serve

Subscribe to the list serve for "Goods Movement and Ports" in order to be advised of changes to this webpage.



Contacts

For more information about Goods Movement and Ports, please contact John Hummer, Deputy Secretary for Goods Movement, Business, Transportation & Housing Agency at (916) 327-3370 or via email at JHummer@bth.ca.gov or Cynthia Marvin, Assistant Division Chief, Air Resources Board at (916) 322-7236 or via email at cmarvin@arb.ca.gov.


California Environmental Protection Agency
Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
ARB Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program
Diesel Activities - Related Programs, Plans and Other Topics
Ports Activities
Goods Movement, Ports & Rail