Making Low-carbon Travel the Preferred Option Our current landscape has most trips by driving gas-powered vehicles with only one or two people. As we plan for growth and tackle the climate crisis, we need more people taking low-carbon modes, mostly by transit, walking and rolling but also by electric vehicles and vehicles with three or more people.
To get there, we need to invest more heavily in making low-carbon travel the preferred option.
Getting to Net-zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation
That is why it’s going to be crucial that everyone who does have the option of shifting to low-carbon travel— by transit, walking and rolling—start making that shift now. San Francisco—and cities throughout California— plan to construct more housing to address our state’s affordable housing crisis, and we need to make sure we don’t get an onslaught of additional traffic along with it. The Climate Roadmap describes the investments San Francisco needs to make in safe and reliable transit and active transportation to make that shift possible. It explains how we can lower barriers that prevent people from choosing low-carbon options, encourage ways to use them, and ask people who have other options but still use carbon-emitting vehicles to pay more fairly for their impact. Making these changes will support families, small businesses and the vibrant community life that makes San Francisco an amazing place to be. They will enable us to take on not just the climate crisis but also the public health crisis that extreme weather events have compounded and the crisis of racism that has meant lowincome communities of color bear the brunt of our climate emergency. This Climate Roadmap incorporates solutions to address all three of these crises in an integrated and comprehensive manner.
Future Trips Needed Lowcarbon Trips Highcarbon Trips
Future trips due to jobs and housing growth
Active Transportation
Transit, Walking and Rolling
Transit Muni Forward ConnectSF…
Active Communities Plan Quick Build Program Slow Streets…
Transportation Demand Management TDM Programs Safe Routes to Schools Vision Zero…
Community Engagement
Driving: EV and/or carpool 3+
VisValley, Bayview, Western Addition, CBTPs…
Electrification EV Charging
Driving: gas-powered with 1-2 people
Parking Management SFPark
2021
2030
2040
Possible Scenario to get to Low-carbon Mode Share and Electrification Goals 32
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