Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure: goals.
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Overview
This bill establishes goals for the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), aligning with state climate goals. It requires the Transportation Agency to update these CAPTI goals and ensures that projects funded through various transportation programs, such as the Local Partnership Program and the Active Transportation Program, consider these goals when feasible. The bill also aims to reduce public health and economic harms, particularly in disadvantaged communities, and promotes zero-emission freight transportation.
Key provisions
- Establishes specific goals for the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) related to rail and transit networks, active transportation, zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and community benefits.
- Requires projects funded through state transportation programs to apply the CAPTI goals, where feasible, using a ‘fix-it-first’ approach.
- Authorizes the Transportation Agency to update the CAPTI goals through a public workshop and public comment period.
- Mandates consideration of physical climate risk assessments for transportation infrastructure projects.
- Promotes compact infill development and reduces the housing-transportation cost burden.
- Establishes a framework for zero-emission freight transportation, prioritizing environmental justice and economic competitiveness.
- Requires projects to reduce fatalities and severe injuries on roadways, railways, and transit systems.
- Directs the Transportation Agency to assess and integrate assessments of physical climate risk as standard practice.
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