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Comment 36 for General Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-general-ws) - 1st Workshop.


First Name: Ruth Ann
Last Name: Bertsch
Email Address: rbertsch@stanfordalumni.org
Affiliation: Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates

Subject: no provisions for walking or bicycling in the Scoping Plan
Comment:
I agree with Walt Seifert's observations that the draft Scoping
Plan developed by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)is
critically short in provisions for walking and bicycling. 
Interestingly, there are provisions for light rail.  For people to
be willing to use light rail, however, they need to be able to walk
from the station to their destination easily, comfortably, and
safely.  The nations which are successful in getting their
population to avoid relying daily on single occupany vehicles make
public transportation easy, walking and bicycling fun, and make
using cars difficult and expensive.  My comments don't even begin
to address the public health benefits of stimulating the
population to walk to a train or bus station, walk to their
destination, or bike.  Those benefits are tangible and phenomenal.


Sincerely, Ruth Ann Bertsch, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. 

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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-15 07:31:39



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