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Comment 53 for Transportation Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-transport-ws) - 1st Workshop.


First Name: Karen
Last Name: Del Compare
Email Address: kdcyew@excite.com
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Subject: Support mass transit, plug-in hybrids
Comment:
-Please increase funds and support for mass transit.  As fuel
prices are increasing and cleaner hybird cars are more expensive,
affordable mass transit is the only way to ensure environmental
justice.  It was shocking to read that your scoping plan did not
include public transport (except for the high speed rail which may
not even be approved by voters). 

- Please support known technologies for vehicles with decreased
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  This includes plug-in hybrids. 
Widespread use of this technology could be especially useful when
combined with increased use of solar panels.  Please consider
giving more support to this option and greatly increasing your
goal of only 1 million rooftop solar panels.  

-Please do more to support walking and bicycling.  This would also
have health benefits as well

-Consider funding public school buses and transportation.  It is
not efficient to have each indiviual parent drive their children
to school.  Also consider funding walking paths (ie. sidewalks)
and bike lanes so that children can safely walk or bike to
school.

-On page C-22 of your Scoping Plan it says, "traffic at California
ports (is) projected to increase by 250 percent by 2020."  We
should be trying to sustain our local economy, not increasing
imports.  Please try to think of ways to DECREASE traffic at the
ports.  Perhaps supporting a "Made in USA" or "Made in California"
label campaign could help in this endeavor.  A carbon fee for the
transportation association with imports also might help.  A large
part of your plan includes reducing vehicle miles traveled for
people.  This should also apply equally to goods movement.  There
is no reason to ship items half-way across the globe if they can
be produced locally.


 


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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-01 17:03:27



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