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I commend this process and the progress so far! In the
Transportation section (beginning on page 50):

1. I strongly support the “goal of achieving 100 percent ZEV sales
in the light-duty vehicle sector.” (page 50) I would explicitly add
to fulfill the critical infrastructure of multi-family-building
home charging, ideally via an easy process of one-stop shopping to
buy an EV bundled with charger installation.

2. I would explicitly call for railroad electrification in
California to “improve freight efficiency and infrastructure
development, and shift demand to alternate, low-carbon modes” (page
50).
 
3. I agree that “VMT reductions are necessary to achieve the 2030
target and must be part of any strategy evaluated in this plan. ...
There is a gap between what SB 375 can provide and what is needed
to meet the State’s 2030 and 2050 goals.” (page 50) I would add to
explicitly promote incentives to drive less that divert trips to
biking, walking, transit, and car-pooling, and reform parking
requirements and pricing. I would especially focus on facilitating
carpooling, both workplace-based and informally by smart phone,
where transit alternatives are not good or trips are too long to be
reasonable for transit or biking.

4. “Complete the pilot road usage charge program pursuant to SB
1077 and evaluate deployment of a statewide program” (page 54)
overlooks that the road charge program loses the current gasoline
tax’s superior proportionality to fossil fuel consumption and GHG
emissions.

5. Finally I would add emphasis on creating inviting good-quality
Transit Oriented Districts.