The governor's budget proposal would slash the program that encourages biking and walking but would sink billions into widening roads, which aggravates traffic and pollution.
California has ambitious climate goals: By 2045, the state wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85%, drop gas consumption 94% and cut air pollution 71%. The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in California is the transportation sector, with passenger vehicles making up the largest portion of that. Curbing pollution from passenger vehicles won’t be easy. And if the state invests in the wrong infrastructure, those goals could become impossible. Gov.
” In other words, cities are desperate for resources to make their streets safer and more suited to biking and walking — helping people leave their car at home for some trips — but local alternatives to driving increasingly have to compete with each other for resources from the state. These climate-friendly, lifesaving, politically popular projects shouldn’t have to scramble for scraps of the transportation budget.
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