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Comment 17 for Land Use Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-landuse-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Levin
Last Name: Nock
Email Address: Lnock@comcast.net
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Subject: Need smarth growth to reduce VMT
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California has beautiful weather, beautiful scenery, and many flat areas. With Smart Growth urban planning and better ped/bike infrastructure, California could be one of the most wonderful places in the world to ride a bicycle. Davis, CA provides a superb local example of how suburban VMT can be significantly reduced, with smart land use planning and attention to ped/bike infrastructure. You can reduce VMT by 30% or more by providing pedestrians and cyclists with safe routes to travel, and convenient destinations to travel to. James Goldstene, ARB executive officer, told the New Partners for Smart Growth this year (2008) that urban households generate half as much VMT as those living in conventional suburban locations. Even households in “smarter growth suburban” locations drive 18 to 39 percent less, according to his presentation. If California follows 'business as usual' land use patterns until 2020, reaching 2050 GHG goals will be extremely difficult. If California institutes Smart Growth land use NOW, with active programs to convert VMT to BTC and PTC (bike trips completed and pedestrian trips completed), then 2050 GHG goals will be much more achievable.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-07-23 11:17:33
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