The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a virtual public work group meeting for the Low Carbon Transportation Program clean transportation equity investments. The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget proposal includes $465 million for Low Carbon Transportation Investments using Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds from 2020-21 and 2021-22 budget years, with a total of $150 million for clean transportation equity projects. This work group will highlight desired community and public engagement efforts for development of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives. Additionally, CARB will discuss progress made in implementing Senate Bill 350 Low-Income Barriers Report recommendations and provide preliminary clean transportation equity project funding allocations. The work group will also include updates for the following Clean Transportation Equity projects: Clean Mobility Options, Clean Mobility in Schools, Rural School Bus Pilot, and the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project. Additional work group(s) will be scheduled to discuss the other clean transportation equity projects including the vehicle ownership projects (Clean Cars 4 All and Financing Assistance for Lower-Income Consumers) and possibly for Outreach and Education (capacity building, community transportation needs assessments, and One-Stop-Shop - Access Clean California). The virtual public work group will be held on the following date and time. Date: April 9, 2021
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)
Location: Webinar/Teleconference Please use the link below to register for the Zoom webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar by computer or by telephone. The agenda and any additional materials will be posted in advance of the work group on the Low Carbon Transportation Investments and AQIP Meetings and Workshops webpage. For questions or additional information about the work group, please contact Ashley Georgiou. If you need technical support during the work group, please contact Desirey Wilson. Low Carbon Transportation InvestmentsThe Low Carbon Transportation Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment, particularly in priority communities. CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation Program is designed to accelerate the transition to low carbon transportation with a priority on providing health and economic benefits to California’s most impacted communities. Low Carbon Transportation includes, but is not limited to, clean transportation equity investments which are designed to directly address community-identified barriers and needs while increasing access to the cleanest transportation and mobility options. For more information about Low Carbon Transportation Investments, please visit: Low Carbon Transportation Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program | California Air Resources Board. For more information about the development of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, please visit: Low Carbon Transportation Investments and AQIP Funding Plans | California Air Resources Board. | 