摘要: |
The need to reduce California's transportation fuel demand is well documented by fuel supply and demand statistics published by the Energy Commission in 2003.i Demand, increasing by about 13 percent between 2003 and 2008, will outpace supply and fuel storage infrastructure capacity in the near term. To address this issue, the California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) jointly recommended to the Governor that the state should reduce gasoline and diesel consumption to 15 percent below current levels. Such a reduction, however, would require existing vehicle fuel efficiency to double, which at this time appears unlikely. Following an introduction to current land use planning, funding methods, and obstacles to planning, this paper examines the Sacramento Blueprint Project in detail and presents the magnitude of potential energy savings from different land use choices and other actions. The paper then presents staff findings and policy options to reduce fuel demand at the intersection between local government land use choices and regional transportation planning in California. |