Transportation

The Challenge

Cars, buses, trains, and trucks are responsible for an estimated 40 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions — that’s double the emissions from power plants. Then there’s the traffic….

Solutions

By reducing vehicle miles, we reduce greenhouse gases. With improved public transit, including new rail lines and more efficient bus routes, coupled with projects that make passages safer and more welcoming for walkers and bikers, we can move with more ease, speed, and comfort; reduce traffic congestion; give our local economy a boost; alleviate air pollution; and fight climate change.

WHAT WE'RE DOING

Climate Resolve is organizing stakeholders to create easier and safer ways to get around Los Angeles that also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are advocating for mobility options that are sustainable, safer, and improve public health — by investing in better transit and safer active transportation options for Los Angeles. In addition, we are supporting measures to improve job quality for bus operators, including the designation of layover locations and bathroom breaks, floating bus islands and dedicated bus lanes to decrease the need to merge in and out of traffic, and transit ambassadors for behavioral health outreach.

Our recent transit victories include the approval of the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and 3,000 new bus shelters based on ridership and heat exposure.