Without it, program challenges continue to simmer. Partnership requires the key ingredient of authentic communication. Fold in Regional and Local Governments.But additional effort and resources will be needed to produce an equitable base. ARB is committed to this structural change and ARB’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee is a start. The process of developing VMT reduction policies must include voices from historically disenfranchised communities, including low-income, rural, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Integrating equity at the outset will help produce equitable outcomes. Even as other ingredients are added, this first ingredient permeates. Chefs will tell you the ingredient you start with determines the quality of a reduction. Just how should ARB cook up a good “VMT reduction?” (See what we did there?) Here is our list of essential ingredients. So, this sentence in the Mobile Source Strategy caught our eye: “The recipe for success in reducing VMT requires many ingredients, but two essential ones include a focus on equity and partnerships.” While informative, they are not known for their imaginative writing. We read it because it begins to show how the California Air Resources Board (ARB) will approach reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the Scoping Plan and how ARB may set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets under Senate Bill 375. We are guessing not many of you read the latest version of the Mobile Source Strategy.
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