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Dear Chair Nichols:

As a transit rider and pedestrian, 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 serve on the Walk San Francisco Board and am a big believer in
making our streets safer for pedestrians. 

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 – people who travel at least 50 miles and 90
minutes to work – with San Jose close behind. When people are
priced out of homes near job centers and high-quality transit hubs,
they must drive long distances to work.

According 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 benefits of
investment in transit infrastructure and transit-oriented
development.

Sprawl and congestion are also bad for health - each additional
hour spent in a car per day is associated with a 6 percent increase
in the likelihood of obesity. Investing in safe bicycle and
pedestrian infrastructure and programs like Safe Routes to School
improves health in both urban and rural areas, and especially in
minority communities where pedestrians are significantly more
likely to be killed by vehicles.

Investments like these will have the greatest impact on the
communities most affected by climate change while also increasing
access to opportunities.

Thank you for considering my comments,

Sincerely,

Brooke Kuhn