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SB 375: CREATING GREAT COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA
The Opportunity
California has an unprecedented opportunity
Reform transportation and land use policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions AND
Advance public health, social equity, environmental sustainability, and economic growth
Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) of 2008
SB 375
Goal: To align regional transportation, land use and affordable housing plans to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
Step 1: Set Targets
Step 2: Create Sustainable Communities Strategies
Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS)
Transportation investments + Land use patterns
Where will homes, job centers, open space, retail be located? More opportunities to drive less through increased public transit
and biking and walking options.
SCS + RTP = ↓ VMT, OMG!
MPO = Metropolitan Planning OrganizationCOG = Council of GovernmentsRTP = Regional Transportation PlanSCS = Sustainable Communities
StrategyVMT = Vehicle Miles TraveledGHG = Greenhouse Gases
San Joaquin Valley is Key
Source: Paving Paradise, AFT, 2007Source: California Regional Progress Report, CalTrans, 2010
Source: H+T Affordability Index, Center for Neighborhood Technology; 2008 gas pricesData for Fresno region; other regions' data available at http://htaindex.cnt.org/
Transportation is a big part of household budgets: often even bigger than housing
Percent of Monthly Income in the Fresno Metro Region
30%
36%
34% HousingTransportationOther
Building and Demonstrating Broad Support for Good Growth
Our work in the SJV
SB 375 Community Equity Coalition Capacity Building
Community Education and Organizing Health Impact Assessment (Fresno and Kern) Developing relationships with MPO staff and
decision makers
Rural Communities At a Glance California Unincorporated: Mapping Disadvantaged
Communities in the San Joaquin Valley 3.6 million identified by Census Bureau Additional 2.8 million residents not previously captured 525 communities in the SJV 64% of households are low income 65% people of color
PolicyLink, 2013
Challenges to Overcome
Challenges to Overcome
Risks for Rural Communities Strong Urban Bias and Competing Interests
Where will investments go? Counties have encouraged disinvestment and growth
around and away from historic low income neighborhoods and communities
Systematically underserved in the overall allocation of public resources
Left out of local decision making processes
Opportunities
Improved Health Outcomes
Affordable Housing Improved Public
Transit Access to Services Funding for our
Region Farmland protection
and conservation
What’s it going to take to win
Strong, unified, and organized voice
Educate our decision makers to build political will and leadership
Create welcoming environments for public engagement
Sustained Civic Engagement