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Transportation & Land Use | 39Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />Transportation & Land Use <br />Advance vehicle decarbonization, alternative <br />transportation, and sustainable land use. <br />Transportation & Land Use in Pleasanton <br />Transportation emissions come primarily from driving cars and light <br />trucks, in particular on-road single occupancy vehicles. <br />•Pleasanton’s largest source of emissions <br />•64% of community emissions in 2017 <br />Performance since 2012 <br />Since 2012, Pleasanton has taken the following steps to reduce GHG <br />emissions from the Transportation & Land Use sector. <br />•Doubled the amount of Class I bicycle paths and increased the <br />Class II bicycle lanes from 27 to 40, including completion of the <br />Iron Horse Trail through Hacienda Business Park and Johnson <br />Drive Canal underpass to connect to Dublin. <br />•Supported the implementation of the LAVTA Rapid bus that <br />increased transit ridership and reduced travel time to and from <br />BART Station. <br />•Modified the PMC to require new residential developments within <br />1/2 mile of transit to offer discounted transit passes as part of <br />HOA amenities. <br />Transportation & Land Use Goal(s) <br />Reduce GHG emissions from transportation and land use which will <br />enhance community mobility, improve public health, and result in <br />cost savings. <br />Key Performance Indicators (vs. 2017) <br />Success will be monitored in the Transportation and Land Use <br />sector by tracking progress against the following key performance <br />indicators: <br />•Reduce per-capita VMT 6%, to ~4,600 VMT per capita <br />•Reduce the average carbon intensity of passenger vehicles 44%, <br />to 0.05 kg CO2e/mile <br />•Increase electric vehicle charger permits <br />•Increase electric vehicles in municipal fleet <br />•Increase miles of bicycle lanes built <br />•Increase public transit ridership <br />By 2030, 18% of emissions reductions <br />will come from this sector.