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Comment 262 for 2013 Investment Plan for Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds (2013investmentpln-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Steinberger
Email Address: steinbergers@att.net
Affiliation: Walk SF
Subject: Investment Plan for Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenues
Comment:
Dear Chair Nichols: As a transit rider, affordable housing advocate and cyclist I would like to express my strong support for the Sustainable Communities for All Proposal. I believe the vision of SB 375 can be achieved equitably and efficiently by providing transportation and housing choices that allow Californians to drive less and reduce household costs, especially for low-income households. I am an environmental planner with approximately 25 years experience and I believe the Sustainable Communities for All Proposal provides a balanced and equitable solution to meeting the many legislative requirements in regards to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. I believe it is critical to build both homes and transit that are affordable and accessible to lower-income households, while supporting active transportation to improve health. Just this week, the Census Bureau named the San Francisco area the nation's "megacommuter" capitol - peopole who travel at least 50 miles and 90 minutes to work - with San Jose close behind. When peopole are priced out of homes near job centers and high-quality transit hubs, they must drive long distances to work. Accoring to a recent report by the California Housing Partnership Corporation, preserving and building affordable homes near transit will allow California to achieve the maximum VMT and GHG-reduction beneftis of investment in tranist infrastructure and tranit-oriented development. Sprawl and congestion are also bad for health - each additional hour spent in a car per day is assocated with a 6 percent increase in the likelihoood of obesity. Investing in safe bicycle and pedestrain infrastructure and programs like Safe Routes to School improves health in both urban and rural areas, and especcially in minority communities where pedestrians are significantly more likelly to be killed by vehicles. Investments like these will have the greatest impact on the communitities most affected by climate change while also increasing access to opportunitites. Thank you for considering my comments.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2013-03-08 15:24:41
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