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Comment 6 for Public Workshop Series to Commence Development of the 2022 Scoping Plan Update (sp22-kickoff-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Lent
Email Address: tom.d.lent@gmail.com
Affiliation: Walk Bike Berkeley
Subject: Transport emission reduction thru e-bikes & safe & connected walk & bike infrastructure
Comment:
I appreciate the acknowledgement that while it is critical to continue to push adoptions of ZEVs as rapidly as possible, the shift to electric cars and trucks will not get us to the emission goals required to avert the predicted climate catastrophes. It is clear from the analysis that the time it will take to turn over the fleet even under the most optimistic circumstances will result in our not getting anywhere near sufficient reductions in emissions by 2045. I also heard strong acknowledgement that due to this problem, we also need to seek dramatic vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reductions soon in parallel with our EV work. Two policy options can help bridge this gap and are currently under represented or entirely missing from current Scoping planning as presented: 1) E-bikes 2) Safe and connected walking & biking infrastructure Simply put, California can not drive its transportation emissions to zero in a time without e-bikes and better walk & bike infrastructure. I am attaching a memo which describes in more detail how these can help and policy options recommended for inclusion in the Scoping Plan.
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/8-sp22-kickoff-ws-UyRUMFU2AAwKbwBv.pdf
Original File Name: WBB Comments on the 2022 Scoping Plan Update to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2045.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2021-06-30 09:16:30
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