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Comment 45 for Land Use Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-landuse-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Yvette
Last Name: Rincon
Email Address: yrincon@cityofsacramento.org
Affiliation: City of Sacramento
Subject: City of Sacramento
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City of Sacramento Comments Regarding Land Use and Regional Transit 1. Regional Transit must be a priority at the State level. We agree with ARB’s emphasis of the concept of making the connection between transportation and land use and regional planning such as the blueprint. The City of Sacramento has already embraced these concepts by participating in the SACOG blueprint process and adopting a general plan that is consistent with the Blueprint. ARB should reward cities who have taken these steps. However, ARB must recognize in the scoping plan that in order for cities to have effective land use plans connected to transportation, the State needs to make regional transit funding a priority. There must be viable transportation alternatives including bus and light rail. 2. Meaningful guidance is needed from the State regarding use of CEQA as it relates to climate control. ARB makes several references to utilizing the CEQA process to identify potential impacts and mitigation measures. However, in order for cities to do this the ARB and the OPR need to provide meaningful guidance to local jurisdictions, including: how to set thresholds of significance; what constitutes a de minimis impact; developing a consistent statewide methodology and technological resources that local government can use to quantify not only local baseline emission levels, but also how to quantify mitigation for various types of projects. 3. Heavy/Medium-Duty Vehicles. We would be interested in regulations addressing the fuel efficiency and hybridization of heavy and medium-duty trucks that improve fuel efficiency and reduce aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance, provided the regulations are cost effective and are phased in over time.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-01 11:54:08
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