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What's Happening from Environmental Building News
November 1, 2008
California Seeks Reduced Emissions Through Regional Planning
A new law in California explicitly links suburban sprawl to global warming and seeks to use land-use planning to reduce vehicle miles traveled and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. California Senate Bill (SB) 375, signed into law in September 2008, supports the goals of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (see EBN Vol. 15, No. 10) by providing incentives for compact, transit-oriented development. Passenger vehicles account for 30% of California’s greenhouse gas emissions, and although fuel-efficient vehicles are one part of California’s plan to reduce those emissions, SB 375 focuses on creating settlement patterns that discourage car-dependence and long commutes....
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