Issue Position: Encourage Environmentally Sustainable Regional Planning

Issue Position

As a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, I am advocating for smart growth, transit-oriented developments to accommodate growth in the Bay Area through the "Plan Bay Area" regional sustainable communities strategy process. The preferred plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 17% for the region by 2035. I will work in the Legislature to further incentivize in-fill developments across the state, and ensure that transportation resources properly reward smart land-use decisions on the local level. I will also help "rebuild redevelopment" so local governments have new tools to create much needed affordable housing and promote economic development in and around mass transit so California may prosper while protecting our natural resources and open spaces.

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