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The California Air Resources Board (CARB or the Board) invites you to participate in a virtual public workshop to learn about CARB’s approach to evaluating sustainable communities strategies during the 4th Cycle and to discuss its process for updating the Sustainable Communities Strategy Program and Evaluation Guidelines (Guidelines) moving forward. This public workshop intends to clarify the existing 2019 Final Sustainable Communities Strategy Program and Evaluation Guidelines (2019 SCS guidelines) and communicate expectations of the upcoming 4th Cycle SCS. In addition, this workshop will also discuss the process and timeline for medium- and long-term changes to the guidelines.
The virtual public workshop will be held via Zoom webinar at the following date and time.
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Virtual Workshop
This meeting will be recorded. Approximately two weeks after the meeting date, a link to the recording will be made available and posted on Sustainable Communities | California Air Resources Board.
How to Participate
To participate in the workshop, please register before the workshop begins. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the Zoom webinar through a computer, digital device, or phone. During the workshop, participants will be able to ask questions and provide comments through the Zoom “raise hand” feature or via phone line.
Background
SB 375, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008, requires MPOs to prepare a sustainable communities strategy (SCS) as part of their regional transportation plans. The purpose of the SCS is to integrate land use and transportation planning to support the State’s climate goals. To help guide these regional planning efforts, CARB is required to establish regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 2020 and 2035 and to evaluate SCSs to determine whether the SCS would meet the targets when implemented.
Pursuant to SB 375, CARB staff last updated the program guidelines which govern expectations and the review process for SCS in 2019. Since the release of the 2019 SCS guidelines, most MPOs have completed their 3rd Cycle of SCSs, and some MPOs have begun their 4th Cycle.
As the 4th Cycle begins, CARB staff wants to ensure that all MPOs consider recent changes in external conditions (e.g., market, technological, and economic) that affect planning assumptions and new State policies and regulations. For instance, the GHG quantification of a zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) incentive strategy needs to account for updated conditions such as the recent adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, the federal ZEV incentives program, and the reduction in market costs for ZEVs compared to conventional vehicles.
In addition, CARB staff would like to discuss and solicit feedback on future plans to address issues requiring greater attention by clarifying and updating the 2019 SCS guidelines periodically through a public process.
Contact
If you have questions about the workshop, please email SustainableCommunities@arb.ca.gov.
For any questions regarding the guidelines update, please contact Dr. Asiya Natekal, Air Pollution Specialist, or Dr. Nesamani Kalandiyur, Manager of the Transportation Analysis Section.
More information about CARB’s SB 375 program is available at Sustainable Communities | California Air Resources Board.
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Special Accommodation Request
Consistent with California Government Code section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:
- An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
- Documents made available in an alternate format or another language; and
- A disability-related reasonable accommodation.
To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact Dr. Asiya Natekal, or 279-208-7236 as soon as possible, but no later than ten business days before the scheduled meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
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