The key objective of this contract is to inform the California Air Resources Board on the quickly evolving transportation patterns resulting from the deployment and adoption of emerging transportation technologies, and the disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify opportunities for reduction of vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation.
This research project will compare key elements of program design, administration, and projected benefits from the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) and Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) programs, with the aim of considering how and whether a state-led strategy (AHSC) differs from regionally-designed strategies (through REAP), in furthering SB 375 goals through funding that allocated for similar specific purposes.
This project will complete a minimum of three case studies of local communities that have experienced substantial changes in the transportation system and/or land development patterns to assess the change in VMT that has resulted; the forces contributing to transportation and land use changes, including local and/or regional policy changes, will also be examined.
This research project will gather empirical data, agency reports, and other credible data sources to improve quantification methods used to estimate greenhouse gas emission reductions.
This project collects and evaluates lifecycle data for critical hydrogen renewable pathways. It also evaluates potential supply & demand for hydrogen as a vehicle fuel.
Reducing the need for driving makes it possible to reduce the amount of driving and the myriad negative impacts that come with it: greenhouse gas emissions, air and water pollution,
