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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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