Hayward CAP Workshop - April 13, 2022
What concerns you most about climate change and GHG emissions? ¿Qué es lo que más te preocupa del cambio climático y de las emisiones de GEI?
1. how big companies will not be held accountable
2. Everything...passing 1.5C, breaking planetary boundaries, loss of ecosystems and biodiversity, fossil fuel industry lying about climate since the 60s
3. I'm concerned about how tthe next generation of adults will be involved
4. the wealthy will not change their consumption and capitalist practices which contribute to climate change
5. Not having a sustainable Earth for future generations
6. Poor health for community members
7. Concerned of the loss of ecosystems and family losing homes and having to rebuild
8. too many people loose hope that any action is improtant and that individuals behavior are not impactful on large scale climate change
9. Severe weather like
10. floods and intense storms
11. that people of color and low income communities will be impacted the most
12. We live in a society that values "things". We must change that in order to cut emissions to to our massive consumption of goods.
13. Disproportionate impact on our most vulnerable residents.
14. Climate change will dipraportionatly affect people of color and low sociioeconomic status
15. Concern that climate change adaptation and reduction strategies leave out vulnerable communities
16. Decisions & plans that don't take into account the habits/routines of residents, and unfairly place the burden on individual sacrifice.
Unequal access to opportunities to reduce individual carbon-footprints while celebrating reductions that won't materialize.
17. How will citizens adapt to the imminant changes to come?
18. we are already kind of late to the game and that we need to do more now!
19. extincition of species
20. Disrupting critical supply chains for essential resources like food, water, energy
21. Uncertainty how will it affect my long-term stability (where to live, family planning, etc).
22. The potential for failure to reach goals is harmful to human life and the quality of life.
23. feels like no solution
24. livability of our community for generations to come. Especailly the abiltiy to adapt to climate change impacts divided by wealth and power
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25. our societies have trouble envisioning a world that is not drivent by capitalism rather a sense of community and shared values
26. loss of nature and fresh water and clean air
27. Things will surely get worse. How to we help people adapt to these changes?
28. I am cooncerned the political will might not prioritize GHG for lower income communities What do you believe are potential opportunities to reduce GHG emissions in Hayward? ¿Cuáles cree que son las oportunidades potenciales para reducir las emisiones de GEI en Hayward?
1. construction requirements become more stringent;
2. bike lanes, city shuttles, more community services so less car needs
3. Hold businees liable for their emmission
4. Reimagining transportation especially on Tennyson, Hesparian, Mission... Partnering with schools to advance climate literacy, justice and action
5. become a pollution free city (limit and decrease factories, manufacturs, warehouses that produce carbon dioxide)
6. Schools should be mandated to use electric school buses to transport students
7. Tax-breaks for people who commute less
8. Make Hayward a place that has everything. That way people won't have to travel to get what they need.
9. Create incentives for residents to switch out gas appliances for electric
10. More electric car charging stations
11. becoming a smoke-free city
12. big chain corporations should have a cap on carbon dioxade and audited on green house emissions
13. More bike lanes and electric cars for less GHG
14. Promote less energy usage
15. Reduce fossil fuel consumption
16. holistic approaches! ghg reduction should also align with creating healthier, safer, and more resilent communites to live!
17. Reduce resident depdency on cars (even if they're electric!) - supply chains for electric cars are very carbon intensive
18. Incentives for using public transportation and or creating more bike friendly streets
19. More frequent, reliable, and FREE buses and BART trains
20. *Safe* bike lanes allow other means of transportation other than cars. Also proximity to services & work. If people can't afford to live in Hayward, they will be commuting MUCH farther
21. Compost recycling aside from just yard waste
22. ghg reduction strategies should also reduce the inequality gap! we need a just transition Attachment II
23. Mode shift!! Bike lanes and walkability! connections of different transportations! I want to bike and take public transit but I need to feel safe doing so!
24. 15 min cities! more places for social infrastructure which can improve our resileince and relationships in th community
25. Educate our students and explore alternative forms of energy that can produce electricity
26. ensuring neighboring cities are aware of action and see if they can get on board Which sectors do you believe should be included in the CAP Update? ¿Qué sectores cree que deberían incluirse en la actualización del CAP?
Increase public transit access/ Aumentar el acceso al transporte público 9 votes
1. I would put 100 votes here. The majority of our GHG emissions come from vehicle travel
2. Public transit less congestion, faster commute, higher productivity and lower emissions Increase electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure/ Aumentar las opciones de coche compartido en la ciudad 1 vote
1. if this is it then the city should have a program where low income people can trade in old cars for electric
2. As an electric car owner, I know it's hard to find a charge outside my garage! Increase car-sharing options/ Aumentar la carga de vehículos eléctricos en la ciudad 2 votes
Increase tree count/ Aumentar el número de árboles
6 votes
1. I would tie this to improving parks across Hayward
Electrify existing buildings/ Electrificar los edificios existentes 5 votes
1. This is a public health issue as well! Folks are inhaling gases from their appliances Electrify new buildings/ Electrificar los edificios nuevos 4 votes
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Prohibit natural gas/ Prohibir el uso de gas natural
2 votes
1. Russell City natural gas plant
Other/ Otros
1 vote
1. Please involve all the Hayward schools in these issues. Our students will be inheriting these problems and they should learn HOW TO take action
2. i think CAP should include all of these and more!
3. RESILENCE to climate change imapcts and earthquakes! Do you have any recommendations to make the CAP Update more equitable? ¿Tiene recomendaciones para que la actualización del CAP sea más equitativa?"?
1. talking to folks by directly engaging them in their neighborhoods in their lanugage
2. build capacity in the frontline communties so they can engage in these processes
3. paying BIPOC folks to participate in discussions like this
4. Partner w/ neighboring cities for shared resources and ideas
5. Involve the impacted communities and helping them to determine mitigation and equity. Don't decide for them. Get their version of what equity looks like
6. Make big effort to involve ALL citizens of Hayward.
7. equitable implementation with goals to reduce inequities
8. Community education & outreach re: projects during implementation
9. Ask students what they think would work to make this plan equitable
10. More community gardens
11. Outreach to solicit community ideas by visiting local parks, schools, grocery stores and including voices from unhoused residents
12. Prioritizing & implementing solutions that impact & benefit systemically disenfranchised residents FIRST
13. Working directly with front line communities in Hayward and bringing them in on this process. Working with the schools can help reach our most vulnerable community members
14. Changing agricultural practices and ending food waste
15. ensuring access to programs that come out of CAP through langauge and culturally aware outreach and ease of aceess
16. Taking into consideration who will be able to make said changes and how it will affect all incomes
17. Encourage markets to use LOCAL goods
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18. help people see how climate change impacts their health and safety and the livabitiy in the future. Most people do not connect to ghg emissions at all
19. Just one example: If a grocery store is 3 miles round-trip, it's not walkable. Designing what someone said before "15 minute cities".
20. providing bikes, electric cars and free public transporation with those in low income
21. especially if more bike lanes and eletric charging stations are going to be built
22. Communicate to everyone that the City of Hayward is serious about supporting it's citizens
23. Encourage the idea that "Less is More"
24. Also: HOUSING. I can't stress this enough but a longer commute is not what we need right now. Affordable homes is diretly related to reducing GHG emissions.
25. yes!! understand that climate change ultimatly is about housing access and preventing displacement because of climate impacts What else should be included in the CAP Update? ¿Qué más debería incluirse en la actualización del CAP?
1. Accountability
2. include resilency in the CAP. the ability to bounce back from climate induced hazards and disasters, and earthquakes go hand in hand with sustainability. Not to mention sea level rise adaptation work
3. More ambitious goals, community members' experiences and perspectives on climate, opportunities for community members to participate in the solutions, a community sustainability / justice committee (if one doesn't already exist), sequestration, adaptation, resilience
4. Incentives and rebates for public transportation use and electic vehicle purchases
5. Process education: Where should residents go to advocate for change? Which boards and elected officials have power over these decisions?
6. can we set more ambitious goals with the new IPCC report? Other cities are striving for 2030 carbon nuetrality. It is a far strech and we have a lot of work to get there but it is moonshot thinking and we have the technologies necessary, we need the behavior and systems change!
7. Encourage citizens to vote to reduce emissions
8. Youth involvement. Our students want to help, but don't know how
9. This is complicated because all the bills that attempt to support Climate solutions are difficult to understand.....some good and some not feasible
10. Preservation of natural, undeveloped land!!
11. Love this^
12. What GHG-reduction initiatives have potential for community involvement?
13. Protect our shoreline & parks
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14. Hold politicians accountable for their responsibilities in rediucing the effect of Climate Change
15. Implementation strategy that identifies required resources and funding mechanisms
16. coordinate with regional efforts! things like transportation are across city jurisdiction
17. press for legislation to make GHG emissions study part of school curriculum starting in elementary school Attachment II