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Comment 137 for 2013 Investment Plan for Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds (2013investmentpln-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Daniella
Last Name: Alcedo
Email Address: dalcedo11@gmail.com
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Subject: Cap and Trade funds towards Active Tranportation
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I am the community organizer for the Pomona Valley Bicycle Coalition, a chapter of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and a member of the Sustainable Communities for All Coalition. I represent an area that is constantly ignored on the table and where are resources are too scarce to support our population. Pomona faces the all to common problems of low-income communities: Poor health, poor environment and poor and underfunded city programs. Cities, such as Pomona, are hit the hardest when it comes to environmental justice and the time to stop it is now and the way to do it is through Cap and Trade and investing the revenue wisely and fairly. By putting more funds towards public transit, bicycle paths and lanes and better sidewalks and by making those funds more readily available to all cities, then can Green House Gas emissions go down; through a change of human behavior. Cities need to empower people to make the change and only proper funds can give cities the proper tools they need to make a real difference. I encourage you and urge you to allocate Cap and Trade funds towards active and public transportation projects and empower disenfranchised cities to make a positive impact in their community. Thank you
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2013-03-07 22:50:14
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