3. The What? - Global Warming
Concentration Increases : Atmospheric Gases
• Water Vapor
• Carbon Dioxide
• Methane
• Ozone
• Nitrous Oxide
• CFCs
Undesired Consequences
• Temperature Increases
• Arctic Temperature Changes
• Rising Sea Levels
• Increase in Intense Precipitation Events
• Changes in Habitats
• Impacts on Hydrologic Cycle Popularly labeled the “Greenhouse Effect” for
its analogous behavior to a garden greenhouse.
4. The What? – Potential Transportation Impacts
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report
Research request:
Executive Committee of the
Transportation Research
Board
Research conducted by:
academic & government
institutions, as wells as
engineering consultants,
and
industry experts.
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr290.pdf
5. The What? – Potential Transportation Impacts
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Special Report
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr290.pdf
6. The When and How?
The When?
9/30/2008 SB 375 signed into law
The How? SB 375 aims to:
Encourage urban development and higher-density housing
Decrease vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in daily-commutes
Ultimately reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions.
Accomplished thru:
1) Regional GHG Reduction Targets
2) Sustainable Community Strategies (Smart Growth)
3) Regional Housing Needs & Plans
4) CEQA Exemptions and Streamlining
8. Leonard Transportation Center
can make your SB 375 dreams
come TRUE!
Just One Question:
How?
ACT NOW to get your government
planning unit into compliance!
9. Don’t ask How?....
…ask Who?
Planning Panel (morning) Tools for Compliance Panel (afternoon)
Lindell Marsh, Attorney at Law/Facilitator Jon Harrison, Mayor of Redlands, Senior
Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern Consultant for Business Development with
California Association of Governments Environmental Systems Research Institute
(SCAG) (ESRI)
Rick Willson, Department of Urban and Boykin Witherspoon III, Center for
Regional Planning, Cal Poly Pomona Geographic Information Science Research,
Rick Bishop, Director, Western Riverside Cal Poly Pomona
Council of Governments (WRCOG) Mike Reibel, Department of Geography and
Ty Schuiling, Director of Planning & Anthropology, Cal Poly Pomona
Programming, San Bernardino Associated Kelly Chan, Department of Geography and
Governments (SANBAG) Anthropology, Cal Poly Pomona
Keynote Speakers:
William Fulton (Opening Keynote)
Bob Wolf (Lunch Keynote)
William Hudnut (Closing Keynote)