Mobility Element
Program Description
Responsible
Departments
Implementation
Timeframe Status 2025 Update Strategic Priority
M-1: Regional Connection
Improvements
1. Regional Connection Improvements. The City
shall work with the Alameda County Transportation
Commission, AC Transit, and adjacent communities to
identify better connections between city roadways,
pedestrian ways, bicycle facilities, and transit
corridors and neighboring and regional transportation
networks. Based on findings from the study, the City
shall prepare and submit recommendations to the City
Council on priority improvements for better regional
transportation connections that should be included in
the Capital Improvement Program or Countywide
Transportation Plan.
[Source: New Program, City Staff]
(PSR/IGC)
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
City staff attend regular meetings with Alameda CTC,
adjacent municipalities and AC Transit to coordinate and identify better transportation connections. Staff make recommendations to City Council and Council
Infrastructure Committee regularly, including in regards to regional opportunities, the CIP and the Countywide
Transportation Plan. These efforts meet the intent of
this program.
M-2: Improved Traffic Flow
Program
2. Improved Traffic Flow Program. The City shall
work with Metropolitan Transportation Commission
and the Alameda County Transportation Commission
to plan and obtain funding for projects that improve
traffic flow on arterials and reduce vehicle idling
[Source: New Program, Climate Action Plan]
(MPSP/IGC)
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation
2024-2040 Ongoing
Public Works-Transportation staff are actively engaged
in seeking funding opportunities from MTC and Alameda
CTC in order to improve traffic flow on arterials and
reduce vehicle idling. In August 2023, the City was
awarded $515,000 in ACTC TFCA grant funds to pursue
signal timing upgrades and install adaptive signal timing along Winton Ave and Tennyson Rd. in order to improve
traffic flow and reduce vehicle idling. Implementation
began June 2025. These efforts meet the intent of this
program. These efforts meet the intent of this program.
M-3: Pedestrian Design
Standard for Transit Stop
3. Pedestrian Design Standard for Transit Stop. The
City shall work with AC Transit to coordinate transit
stop design standards for lighting, walkways,
streetscape furniture, and landscaping to promote a
feeling of safety at transit stops.
[Source: New
Program, City Staff] (RDR)
Public Works & Utilities
– Transportation
2024-2040 Ongoing
Public Works-Transportation staff attend regularly
meetings with AC Transit as part of the agency's
Interagency Liaison Committee (ILC) in order to
coordinate transit and transit stop improvements. The
City entered into a Transit Shelter Agreement with AC
Transit in 2025 and is implementing Simme Seats in
coordination with AC Transit. AC Transit completed an
updated design guide for transit stops on March 2025.
These efforts meet the intent of this program.
Invest in Infrastructure (FP4)
M-4: City Commuter Benefits
4. City Commuter Benefits. The City shall continue to
offer commuter benefits, such as Tran Ben or
Commuter Checks to City employees, and when
possible, expand or develop other commuter benefits
programs, such as parking cash-out or parking pricing
programs, or taking advantage of the new tax credit
for biking to work.
[Source: New Program, Climate
Action Plan] (CSO) Human Resources 2024-2040 Ongoing
The City implemented this program and will continue
City Commuter Benefits which include transit and
parking benefits.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (Objective 1,
Reduce Greenhouse Gases & Dependency
on Fossil Fuels)
Attachment V
T-1.1: Amend the Off-Street
Parking Regulation
5. CAP Action T-1.1. Amend the Off-Street Parking
Regulation of Municipal Code to incorporate smart
growth principles and to incentivize walking, biking,
and public transit. 1. Create a single “blended” parking requirement for commercial uses to facilitate future
changes of use (i.e., changing a retail store to a
restaurant). 2. Provide requirements or incentives for bicycle parking. 3. Allow on-street parking along the
property’s frontage to count towards satisfying a
portion of the property’s off-street parking
requirements. 4. Create parking preferences or
incentives for residents who rideshare or use low- or
zero-emissions vehicles. 5. Allow property owners to
develop and implement parking demand management
plans that consider ways to reduce the need for off-
street parking by using shared parking arrangements,
valet parking services, paid parking, and other
appropriate techniques. 6. Establish design standards
or retrofit standards for CompleteStreets. 7. Promote
multi-modal use. [Source: 2024 Climate Action Plan]
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
In January 2024, the City adopted new Residential
Design Guidelines, which included some of the intent of this item, including updates to the City’s Zoning
Ordinance and the Off-Street Parking Regulations,
providing incentives for bicycle parking, rideshare.
Transportation staff will continue to coordinate with
Development Services-Planning regarding opportunities
to amend the off-street parking regulations further
where feasible.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (Objective 1,
Reduce Greenhouse Gases & Dependency
on Fossil Fuels)
T-1.10: Prioritize mobility
projects in disadvantaged
communities
14. CAP Action T-1.10. Prioritize active
transportation and mobility projects in historically
under-invested neighborhoods.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation
2024-2040 Ongoing
Community Based Transportation Plan is under
development and is focused on the Transportation needs
of disadvantaged communities in Hayward.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-1.11: Teach bicycle and
pedestrian safety
15. CAP Action T-1.11. Partner with schools,
employers, transit agencies, Hayward Area Recreation
and Park District (HARD), and community groups to
teach bicycle and pedestrian safety in schools and
workplaces and to educate residents and businesses
about the health and environmental benefits of
walking, bicycling, and using public transit.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation
2024-2040 Ongoing
California Air Resources Board grant funds bicycle
training classes and direct outreach to schools about
encouraging safe active transportation.
T-1.12: Provide income-
qualifying rebates for
transportation equipment
16. CAP Action T-1.12. Partner with community
organizations and local bike shops to provide rebates
for low-income community members to purchase
bicycles, helmets, pumps, e-bikes, e-scooters, and
other related equipment. Work with community
partners to provide incentives to promote bicycle, e-
bike and e-scooter ownership.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation, City
Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Ongoing
The City is implementing a grant from the California Air Resources Board to implement the largest local program
to distribute bicycles to City residents. The program,
Hayward Rides, began bicycle giveaways in October
2025, and has been prioritizing in-need high school
students and adults in Hayward. In addition to a bicycle, residents receive a helmet, lights, lock, and patch repair kit, and events have included free on-site bicycle repair.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP5)
T-1.13: Obtain funding for pilot
bike-share program
17. CAP Action T-1.13. Partner with community
groups to obtain funding through the California Air
Resources Board Car Sharing and Mobility Options
program for a pilot bike-share program in low-income
communities and to connect low-income communities
with the E-Bike Purchase Incentive Program through
CalBike.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation, City
Manager’s Office –
Economic Development 2024-2040
Partially
complete
The City is implementing a grant from the California Air Resources Board to implement the largest local program
to distribute bicycles to City residents. The program,
Hayward Rides, began bicycle giveaways in October
2025, and has been prioritizing in-need high school
students and adults in Hayward, as well as documenting
and augmenting current bike parking available in the
City. In addition, the City has partnered with Ava Energy to promote their e-bike voucher program.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP5)
T-1.14: Ensure equitable
walking and biking safety
18. CAP Action T-1.14. Ensure there is equitable
access to safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in all areas of the city. Prioritize the development of
pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in low-income
communities where there is currently no or limited
pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation
2024-2040 Ongoing
Multiple planning documents, including the Local Road
Safety Plan, the Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan, and the Community Based Transportation Plan (under
development), guide staff to ensure equitable walking
and biking safety.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-1.15: Eliminate barriers to
completing CompleteStreets
Evaluation
19. CAP Action T-1.15. Based on the identified
barriers to completing the CompleteStreets Evaluation
including limited staff and fiscal resources, develop
strategies to reduce or eliminate barriers, such as
identifying staff to assign the Complete Streets
Evaluation to.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff incorporates Complete Streets development and
design into all transportation projects.
T-1.16: Devote staff time to
seeking mobility grants
20. CAP Action T-1.16. Devote staff time to managing,
tracking and applying for grant funding to
Completeprojects that would improve active
transportation or mobility in the community.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff applied for a Caltrans Sustainable Planning Grant for planning of the Eden Greenway. Staff is currently
preparing for the next Active Transportation Program
Grant cycle.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-1.2: Support the Sustainable
Communities Strategy
6. CAP Action T-1.2. In support of the General Plan
and City land-use policies, maximize infill
development, increase land-use and transit
efficiencies to support the regional Sustainable
Communities Strategy and promote a jobs housing
match. In addition, work with developers to prioritize
infill development projects and transit-oriented
development zones.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
Current adopted policies and guidelines used for review of private developments include incentives for infill
developments up to a specified size, including but not
limited to exemptions provided by state law,
transportation and trip credits, exemption from having
to Completelocal transportation assessments (traffic
studies). Staff will continue to work with other city
departments to prioritize, support and maximize infill
development.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (Objective 1,
Reduce Greenhouse Gases & Dependency
on Fossil Fuels)
T-1.3: Develop a priority list of
CompleteStreets improvements
7. CAP Action T-1.3. Based on the completed
CompleteStreets Assessment (existing Mobility
program 6), the CompleteStreets Inventory Baseline,
and the 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan,
develop a priority list of Completestreets
improvements such as retrofits, design standards, and
green infrastructure that would accommodate
walking, biking, transit use and carpooling. This effort should include a schedule for implementation,
prioritization of improvements, identification of
whether improvement will aid in walking, biking or
transit access, and the plan should ensure equitable
roll-out to low-income communities.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
For CompleteStreets improvement prioritization, plans
were recently developed to aid in this effort. The Local Road Safety Plan (2023) and the Speed Management
Plan (2026) prioritizes corridors for improvements.
Invest in Infrastructure (Objective 1,
Invest in multi-modal transportation)
T-1.4: Promote ownership of
micro-mobility devices
8. CAP Action T-1.4. Adopt and implement a micro-
mobility policy that promotes ownership of micro-
mobility devices, especially among lower income
community members. Promote equitable access to
charging facilities for electric micro-mobility devices.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
City of Hayward Micromobility Feasibility Study
completed in April 2023. California Air Resources Board grant is focused on promoting ownership of
micromobility devices through the Hayward Rides
bicycle distribution program and other supportive
efforts.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1 and CP5)
T-1.5: Continue 2020 Bicycle
and Pedestrian Master Plan
implementation
9. CAP Action T-1.5. Continue to implement 2020
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan goals of
developing 153 new bicycle facilities and 32 miles of
multi-use paths for pedestrians and cyclists.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff continue to implement goals from the 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Bicycle lanes and facilities continue to be added as part of annual repavement
efforts and in conjunction with development projects.
In addition, staff are actively engaged in implanting
regional bicycle projects such as the East Bay Greenway and are actively pursuing grant opportunities to expand bicycle and pedestrian facilities throughout the City,
including initiating a citywide bike parking needs
assessment through the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) Grant.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-1.6: Update codes to reflect
transportation demand
10. CAP Action T-1.6. Evaluate and, if necessary,
update the City's Zoning Code, Transportation
Demand Management Plan (or Administrative Rule
2.26), and California Green Building Code to reflect
current transportation demand management
opportunities and to ensure the City requires
sufficient bicycle parking for new commercial
development and retrofits.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Public Works-Transportation staff will continue to
coordinate with Development Services to evaluate and
update these items when opportunities arise. The
Residential Design Guidelines adopted in January 2024
included modifications to transportation demand
management, including providing parking credits to
developers for implementation of TDM measures
T-1.7: Conduct Underused
Rights-of-Way Study
11. CAP Action T-1.7. Update and conduct Underused
Rights-of-Way Study such that a community/business
survey and evaluation is completed to understand
community perspective on potential barriers to
conversions and identify barrier solutions. Based on
findings, convert recommended amount miles of
under used roadways thoroughfare to active
transportation corridors to create a connected
environment City (i.e., downtown areas). As part of the program, launch a public campaign to gain public and
business support to ensure success of such efforts.
Consider having pilot programs (i.e., shutting down
street lanes for specific events/periods of time) to
demonstrate the advantages of proposed
improvements.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation
2024-2040 Not started
This specific program has not been initiated. However,
staff routinely review available right of way use as part of repaving projects and corridor studies to identify how best to support multimodal safety and mobility. Staff
have implemented pilots on several streets, including a lane reduction on Mission Blvd downtown and a pilot of
the Orchard Traffic Calming Project.
T-1.8: Identify streets for
permanent through traffic
closures
12. CAP Action T-1.8. Identify streets for permanent
through traffic closures to promote walking, biking,
and other forms of active transportation.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
Safe Streets Downtown is evaluating downtown streets
that could potentially be closed down from through
traffic. Further outreach is needed.
T-1.9: Identify streets to
prioritize outdoor dining
13. CAP Action T-1.9. Identify areas of the City to
remove parking and/or additional traffic lanes to
prioritize outdoor seating and make permanent
outdoor dining established during Covid 19.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
City staff are exploring feasibility of establishing a
parklet program however it is in early planning stages.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-2.1: Continue to promote infill
development
21. CAP Action T-2.1. Continue to promote infill
development and/or new development that is
compact, mixed use, pedestrian friendly, and transit
oriented.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
City code, development standards and guidelines
support infill development. From the Transportation
side, this includes compliance with state and regional
guidelines for transit-oriented development,
Completestreets, promoting bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure and access, discounts for development
fees, allowing unbundling of parking in new
developments.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-2.10: Support AC Transit
expansion
30. CAP Action T-2.10. Dedicate staff time or create a
staff position to pursue funding opportunities to
implement planned City transit/TDM projects and
programs and to support AC Transit in obtaining grant
funding for region-wide service expansion.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation, City
Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff continues to collaborate and seek opportunities for grant funding to implement transit or TDM projects and
programs. Previous effort involved a collaboration with AC Transit for an application to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-2.11: Conduct local
transportation surveys
31. CAP Action T-2.11. Conduct local transportation
surveys to better understand the community’s needs
and motivation for traveling by car versus other
alternatives such as AC Transit or BART. Use survey
results to inform policy development and
education/outreach campaigns that are transit
focused. Consistent with the previous CAP policy M-3
(Survey Transportation and Transit Gaps and
Barriers).
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
The Community Based Transportation Plan is currently
being developed and is designed to survey the
community regarding their transportation needs,
including the use of different transportation modes.
Outreach will be conducted to gather this information.
T-2.12: Assess GHG reduction
potential in high-traffic zones
32. CAP Action T-2.12. Assess the feasibility and GHG
reduction impact of banning cars in high-traffic
zone(s) or on individual roads in the City where other
transit options are available by implementing a
congestion charge that applies to passenger cars and
car-sharing services like Uber and Lyft with
exceptions for handicap drivers and residents of those
areas.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Not started
This program has not been initiated. The City is not
currently authorized by state law to implement
congestion charges.
T-2.13: Prioritize transit
infrastructure in existing
neighborhoods
33. CAP Action T-2.13. Partner with AC Transit to
conduct a study to determine transit priority corridors and prioritize infrastructure improvements in existing
neighborhoods that enable people to better access and
use public transit.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division 2024-2040
Partially
complete
City staff collaborated with AC Transit to install Simme Seats at various bus stop locations in the City. City is currently installing Simme Seats. Additional
collaboration with AC Transit expected in the future.
T-2.2: Establish standards for
transit accessibility
22. CAP Action T-2.2. Adopt a policy or code into the
Municipal code that establishes specific standards for
new development of public space to be transit
accessible and multi-functional by co-locating public
facilities.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040 Not started This item has not been initiated.
T-2.3: Adopt parking
requirements
23. CAP Action T-2.3. Consistent with the Downtown
Parking Management Plan and Downtown Specific
Plan, adopt parking requirements into the Municipal
code that are appropriate for a mixed-use, walkable,
and transit-oriented district. Evaluate opportunities in the Downtown area to designate streets for transit
only.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
In 2019, the City adopted the Downtown Specific Plan,
and is currently implementing the plan through private
development and infrastructure improvements. The City
is studying the Downtown Loop and surrounding streets
to implement multimodal safety and accessibility
improvements that support these objectives. Staff
successfully received a grant from MTC to identify
improvements to multimodal accessibility in the
Hayward BART station area (1/2 mile around the
station). Staff have implemented a pilot program that
reduced lanes on Mission Blvd through downtown and is
evaluating the project.
T-2.4: Require new multi-family
projects to provide mobility
amenities
24. CAP Action T-2.4 Develop and adopt an ordinance
requiring new multi-family development projects to
install a car share or provide e-bikes/e-scooters to
each new tenant.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation
2024-2040 Not started This item has not been initiated.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP5)
T-2.5: Upgrade transit stops to
include shade and bicycle
parking
25. CAP Action T-2.5. Evaluate and prioritize transit
stops needing renovations that do not meet the
adopted Pedestrian Design Standard for Transit Stop.
Upgrade transit stops such that they include bicycle
parking and shade trees or structures and are
designed to promote use.
Public Works & Utilities -
Transportation 2024-2040
Partially
complete
Simme seats have been installed at approximately 50
transit stops, increasing the total count of Simme Seats in Hayward to 74. Invest in Infrastructure (FP4)
T-2.6: Allow housing with off-
street parking
26. CAP Action T-2.6. Consistent with the intention of
Senate Bill 10, allow developers to build housing
without off-street parking if they’re close to frequent transit service.
City Manager’s Office –
Housing, Public Works &
Utilities - Transportation 2024-2040 Complete
Complete HMC Sec 10-2.420(b) grants exception to
minimum off-street parking ratios within one-half mile
of major transit in accordance with California
Government Code Sec. 65863.2. This meets the intent of
this item.
T-2.7: Require large employers
to develop a TDM Plan
27. CAP Action T-2.7. Through the adoption of an
ordinance or incorporation into large commercial
building codes, require all employers to develop a
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan.
TDM plans should include money-based incentives for
employees to bike, walk, carpool, or take the bus to
work. In alignment with BAAQMD requirement, large
employers (more than 50 employees) shall subsidize
biking, walking, or bus travel.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Projects are reviewed on an ad-hoc basis against the
City's current Transportation Impact Analysis guidelines in order to determine if TDM measures are required.
This generally applies to large employers. However, a
citywide program has not yet been adopted.
T-2.8: Expand the Student
Transit Pass Program
28. CAP Action T-2.8 Expand the Student Transit
Pass Program (STPP), which provides free youth
clipper cards with unlimited bus rides to middle and
high schools students, to provide free AC transit to
college students and low income community members.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation, City
Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Ongoing
Alameda CTC currently administers a Student Transit
Pass provides free and discounted rides on local and
regional transit systems is now available to all Hayward Unified School District middle and high school students.
Staff will continue to coordinate with Alameda CTC, MTC, and other partners on opportunities to expand free or
reduced transit passes for college students.
T-2.9: Collaborate with AC
Transit
29. CAP Action T-2.9. Collaborate and engage with AC
Transit to understand how they are addressing the
Innovative Clean Transit Rule and their plan to
electrify their bus fleet.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff continues to coordinate with AC Transit. Staff
participates in a quarterly Interagency Council Liaison Committee meeting where this and other topics can be
discussed.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-3.1: Develop a Citywide TDM
34. CAP Action T-3.1. Develop and adopt a Citywide
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan
including strategies to reduce peak-hour traffic, such
as staggered work hours, flexible schedule options,
and telecommuting from home offices. Include
updated policy incentives or disincentive options to
achieve reductions in peak-hour traffic, reduce traffic congestions and promotes alternative transportation
(biking, walking, and use of transit).
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development 2024-2040 Not started
Staff has Not startedon this item. Projects are currently reviewed on an ad-hoc basis instead.
T-3.10: Implement a
gasoline/diesel car registration
tax
43. CAP Action T-3.10. Implement a gasoline/diesel
car registration tax starting in 2028 with exemption
criteria established for low-income residents.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Not started
Registration taxes related to gasoline or diesel powered cars are within the purview of the State through the
DMV. The City cannot currently implement its own
vehicle registration tax.
T-3.11: Increase Broadband
Internet Access
44. CAP Action T-3.11 Increase Broadband Internet
Access. Add a program to encourage more working
from home and reduce the need to travel for work.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Community Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
The City is permitting extension of pole mounted or
underground fiber optic communication lines in various
parts of the City. Additionally new developments are
conditioned to provide fiber optic conduits.
T-3.2: Reduce use of single
occupancy vehicles
35. CAP Action T-3.2. Continue to require new
development adopt transportation demand
management strategies to reduce use of single
occupancy vehicles and encourage the use of
alternative modes of travel. Update development
requirements, ordinances, and/or building codes
requiring TDM as part of new developments as part of
enforcement.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division
2024-2040
Partially
complete
Public Works-Transportation continues to require new
developments to adopt transportation demand
management strategies as part of CEQA mitigations, to
address transportation deficiencies, to receive trip
credits, and/or to receive credits against parking
requirements per the new Residential Design Guidelines
adopted in January 2024. Additional expansion of TDM
requirements will be considered in coordination with
Development Services - Planning as part of code
amendment opportunities or as part of a citywide TDM
program.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-3.3: Develop citywide parking
minimums and maximums
36. CAP Action T-3.3. Develop consistent standards
for parking minimums and maximums across the city.
Reduce parking minimums and parking maximums
citywide, as improved active and public transit
infrastructure becomes more available. Additionally,
price all public parking spaces for all areas of the city based on available transportation options, travel
demand, and land use.
Development Services –
Planning Division, Public
Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division 2024-2040
Partially
complete
The Hayward Municipal Code sets consistent parking
maximums and minimums across. Hayward is in
compliance with state laws regarding no minimum
parking near high frequency transit. Staff is currently evaluating potential options for pricing parking in public areas such as downtown Hayward. That effort is
currently in early planning stages.
T-3.4: Evaluate parking pricing
37. CAP Action T-3.4. Evaluate parking pricing
structures that would best work with the City of
Hayward. Based on evaluation, implement dynamic
parking pricing in downtown parking areas and
earmark parking revenues to implement other active
transportation and transit projects.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040
Partially
complete
The City released a Downtown Parking Plan in January
2018. Put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
staff have restarted this effort and are working towards initial implementation in FY 2027.
T-3.5: Analyze community
impacts to single passenger
vehicles disincentives
38. CAP Action T-3.5. Conduct an analysis of the
potential community impacts and benefits of
implementing disincentive-based policies for driving
single passenger vehicles, including a congestion
charge program, limiting parking options, increased
local taxes (income tax, gasoline tax, or car
registration tax), and Transportation Network
Company (TNC) user taxes.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development 2024-2040 Not started
The City has not begun this program due to limitations
on City's ability to implement tolling, congestion charges per state law and due to limited staff and fiscal
resources, along with other City priorities.T-3.6: Conduct equitable outreach to understand
community concerns
39. CAP Action T-3.6. Conduct engagement efforts for
the general public and target low-income communities
of color during analysis of the disincentive-based
transportation policies to understand the community's
potential concerns.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division
2024-2040
Partially
complete
The Community Based Transportation Plan is currently
being developed and is designed to survey the
community regarding their transportation needs,
including the use of different transportation modes.
Outreach will be conducted to gather this information.
T-3.7: Define equity metrics
40. CAP Action T-3.7. Define equity metrics for
implementation of disincentives based on feedback
from local low-income communities of color and
structure the disincentive programs to meet these
metrics.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division
2024-2040 Not started
The Community Based Transportation Plan is currently
being developed and is designed to survey the
community regarding their transportation needs,
including the use of different transportation modes. It has not been started yet, but there may be an
opportunity to set goals for delivering improvements
equitably through this effort.
T-3.8: Fund transit programs
41. CAP Action T-3.8. Fund active and public transit
programs through a local gasoline tax and/or through
paid parking fees.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Ongoing
Public Works-Transportation coordinates with AC
Transit through the AC Transit ILC program, including
regarding public transit program funding. These efforts meet the intent of this item.
T-3.9: Implement a
Transportation Network
Company (TNC)
42. CAP Action T-3.9. Implement a Transportation
Network Company (TNC) user tax which would put a
small fee on the use of Uber and Lyft and generate
funds to pay for transit and mobility infrastructure.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
City Manager’s Office –
Economic Development
2024-2040 Not started
This program has not been initiated. The City does not
have authority under state law to implement
T-4.1: Enforce Hayward EV
Charger Reach Code
45. CAP Action T-4.1. Continue to enforce the
Hayward EV Charger Reach Code requiring electric
vehicle charging stations in new development
projects.
Development Services –
Planning Division, Public
Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
The Council Sustainability Committee (CSC)
recommended maintaining and re-adopting the City’s
existing reach code requirements related to
electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for the 2025 Building Code cycle at the September 8, 2025 CSC
meeting. The re-adoption was approved by City Council
on November 18, 2025.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1, CP2, CP3)
T-4.10: Survey EV chargers
placement
54. CAP Action T-4.10. Partner with Ava Community
Energy to aid in Ava’s survey of existing publicly
accessible electric vehicle chargers and their locations and identify a prioritized list of locations in Hayward for new electric vehicle charging stations with
particular consideration for equitable distribution of
chargers to residents of multi-family homes, low-
income people, people on a fixed income, and
communities of color.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff is currently working with Ava Community Energy
to develop a network of fast charging stations.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1, CP2)
T-4.11: Support ZEV car share
companies
55. CAP Action T-4.11. Support zero-emission vehicle
(ZEV) car share companies in coming to the City.
Coordinate with car share companies and community
groups to develop an affordable, zero-emission vehicle
(ZEV) car share to serve affordable housing and/or
multifamily developments with a priority to target low- income communities of color.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040
Partially
complete
Zoox Technologies opened a manufacturing plant in
Hayward in 2025. Zoox Technologies develops
driverless, autonomous electric bidirectional robotaxis.
T-4.12: Collaborate to develop
ZEV car share network
56. CAP Action T-4.12. Collaborate with neighboring
jurisdictions and the Alameda County Transportation
Commission to develop a connected network of ZEV
car share.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Not started Program has Not started
T-4.2: Install 100 new EV
chargers
46. CAP Action T-4.2. Work with Ava Community
Energy to install 100 new publicly accessible EV
chargers by 2030 through public private partnerships
and on City owned properties.
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff is currently working with Ava Community Energy
to develop a network of fast charging stations. Plans are in development for fast charging at Municipal Lot #4.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-4.3: Streamline EV
infrastructure permitting
47. CAP Action T-4.3. Continue to maintain a
streamlined EV infrastructure permitting process and
ordinance in accordance with AB 1236.
Development Services –
Building Division 2024-2040 Complete
Hayward is in compliance with AB 1236, the State's
required expedited, streamlined permitting process
for EV charging infrastructure.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-4.4: Grant preferred parking
to ZEVs
48. CAP Action T-4.4. Require that new private
parking lots grant zero emission vehicles (ZEVs)
access to preferred parking spaces.
Development Services –
Planning Division 2024-2040
Partially
complete
Hayward Municipal Code Section 10-2.800 Electric
Vehicle Charging Spaces sets forth minimum number of
type of EV charging infrastructure that shall be provided based on land use. There is no specific locational
requirements in the Ordinance at this time.
T-4.5: Conduct ZEV education
events for residents
49. CAP Action T-4.5 Coordinate with local agencies
and community-based organizations, agencies, and
non-profits to conduct zero-emission vehicle (ZEV)
education events for residents and targeted events for
low-income communities that would evaluate the
barriers to ZEV adoption, include information on
costs/benefits of owning ZEVs, steps on how to
receive incentives for ZEVs, and other benefits.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040
Partially
complete
In 2025, the City supported a ZEV education event at
Glad Tidings Church. Staff has developed an "Electric
Vehicle Resources" webpage on the City of Hayward
website that provides details on incentives, rebates,
insurance discounts, charging locations, and consumer
resources. Staff also promotes EV related events in the environmental newsletter, the Leaflet, like events hosted by Ride and Drive Clean.
T-4.6: Assist lower-income
households purchase Eves
50. CAP Action T-4.6 Explore opportunities with
CARB, BAAQMD, or other agencies to start a purchase
rebate program and provide higher trade-in value for
combustion vehicles to assist lower-income
households to purchase EVs.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
In August 2025, the Bay Area Air District re-launched its Clean Cars for All program that offers grants for income- qualified Bay Area residents to retire their old, qualified cars with a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery, or hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle or use the funds for public
transit and to purchase e-bikes.
https://www.baaqmd.gov/funding-and-
incentives/residents/clean-cars-for-all
T-4.7: Conduct ZEV education
for businesses
51. CAP Action T-4.7. Develop outreach and
education materials and distribute to local businesses
and organizations on the financial, environmental, and
health and safety benefits of ZEVs. Provide
information on available funding opportunities.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff has developed an "Electric Vehicle Resources"
webpage on the City of Hayward website that provides
details on incentives, rebates, insurance discounts,
charging locations, and consumer resources. Staff also
promotes EV related events in the environmental
newsletter, the Leaflet, like events hosted by Ride and Drive Clean. Staff promotes partner resources such as
Ava Community Energy's technical assistance services
for business fleet (https://avaenergy.org/for-
businesses/commercial-transportation/).
T-4.8: Configure on-bill
financing
52. CAP Action T-4.8. Work with Ava Community
Energy and PG&E to incentivize residential electric
vehicle charger installations through on-bill financing.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Utilities, Division Public
Works – Environmental
Services Division
2024-2040 Not started
Not started In 2026, staff will engage with Ava
Community Energy as they develop their new Customer
Programs Roadmap and staff will advocate for on-bill or similar financing.
T-4.9: Evaluate opportunities for
EV or hydrogen charging
53. CAP Action T-4.9. Evaluate opportunities for EV
or hydrogen charging infrastructure through State and
utility programs, like LCFS or PG&E EV Fast Charge
Program. Disseminate information via outreach and
education materials.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Utilities Division, Public
Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
Staff are evaluating opportunities to provide charging
infrastructure within the City however this effort is in very early stages of evaluation.
T-5.1: Accelerated fleet
electrification
57. CAP Action T-5.1. Work with stakeholders to
develop and implement a plan for City-supported
accelerated fleet electrification. As part of the plan, identify opportunities for accelerated fleet
electrification and promote ZEV/EV adoption within
business fleets.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
Ava Community Energy has a webpage with resources
for businesses to electrify their fleet.
https://avaenergy.org/for-businesses/commercial-
transportation/
T-5.2: Incentives for accelerated
fleet electrification
58. CAP Action T-5.2. Identify incentives for
accelerated business fleet electrification and
communicate that information to local businesses.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Not started Program has Not started
T-5.3: Engage with businesses to
identify fleet conversion to EV
59. CAP Action T-5.3. Engage with local employers
and business fleet owners in the City to identify
opportunities for accelerated fleet conversion to
ZEV/EV. Provide information on the requirements of
the Advanced Clean Fleets rule and available funding
sources for fleet replacements (e.g., LCFS, Clean Truck and Bus Voucher).
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
Ava Community Energy has a webpage with resources
for businesses to electrify their fleet.
https://avaenergy.org/for-businesses/commercial-
transportation/
T-5.4: Collaborate to create EV
infrastructure funding
60. CAP Action T-5.4. Develop and maintain a
collaborative of stakeholders (e.g., local major
employers, commercial business) to lead the creation
of best practices and the pursuit of funding for
ZEV/EV infrastructure as well as public and private
zero-emission business vehicle fleets.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Not started Program has Not started
T-5.5: Inventory business
vehicle fleets
61. CAP Action T-5.5. Conduct an inventory of
business vehicle fleets in Hayward and identify
employers and businesses subject to the Advanced
Clean Fleets rule as well as those to target for
accelerating ZEV/EV adoption.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Not started Program has Not started
T-6.1: Require zero-emission
small off-road engines
62. CAP Action T-6.1. Support and promote CARB’s
regulations requiring most newly manufactured small
off-road engines such as those found in leaf blowers,
lawn mowers, and other equipment to be zero
emission starting in Model Year 2024. Phase 2 of the
regulations will be implemented in Model Year 2028,
when the emission standards for generators and large
pressure washers will be zero. In addition, work with
Hayward Chamber of Commerce to disseminate
information regarding the regulation to impacted
businesses (e.g., lawn equipment dealers, commercial
landscapers, construction companies) and promote
transition of equipment sales and equipment use to
electric alternatives.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
Environmental Services staff created an educational
article on CARB's new regulations and published it in the January 2025 Leaflet, Hayward's environmental
newsletter.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-6.2: Replace City off-road
equipment with zero-emission
63. CAP Action T-6.2. Develop and implement a plan
to replace all City owned end-of-life off-road
equipment with zero-emission equipment. Plan should
include evaluation of current City-owned equipment,
alternative low or zero-emission options, prioritize
equipment to replace first (e.g., largest GHG emission
reduction potential), and a timeline for replacements
that align with goals and feasibility of replacement.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
In alignment with the Fleet Replacement plan, staff use the 15-year life cycle as the standard model for vehicle replacement, including off-road equipment. After review of City off-road inventory, the oldest piece is a 2011
which will be considered for replacement in
2026(FY27). The remaining inventory still has roughly 5 years of useful life. In FY24, Facilities staff ordered the first electric forklift for Facilities and will be the first off- road ZEV we place into service.
T-6.3: Develop Off-road
Equipment Replacement
Program and Outreach
Campaign
64. CAP Action T-6.3. Develop an Off-road Equipment
Replacement Program and Outreach Campaign that
provides information to contractors, residents, and
fleet operators in Hayward regarding alternatives to
fossil fueled off-road equipment, public health and
safety benefits of alternative equipment technology,
and funding opportunities available (i.e., Clean Off-
Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Program [CORE],
Zero-Emission Landscaping Equipment Incentive
Programs).
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
Environmental Services staff created an educational
article on CARB's new regulations and published it in the January 2025 Leaflet, Hayward's environmental
newsletter.
T-6.4: Encourage replacement of
gas-powered landscaping
equipment
65. CAP Action T-6.4. Partner with BAAQMD to
identify funding opportunities to encourage residents
to replace gas-powered landscaping equipment and
off-road engines with zero emission equipment.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Not started The City has not begun this program.
T-6.5: Develop rebates for
replacing gas-powered
equipment
66. CAP Action T-6.5. Partner with BAAQMD to
develop a rebate and incentive program for upgrading
off-road equipment and switching to biofuels.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Not started The City has not begun this program.
T-6.6: Assess feasibility of
replacing City offroad fleets
67. CAP Action T-6.6. Conduct a study to assess the
technological and economic feasibility of replacing the City-owned offroad equipment fleets.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
The inventory in this class is 25. City staff does not
believe study is not necessary at this time, however MSD and PW staff have been working for several years on
implementing an EV charging plan.
T-6.7: Inventory major off-road
equipment fleets
68. CAP Action T-6.7. Conduct an inventory of major
off-road equipment fleets in Hayward and identify
fleets with highest decarbonization potential.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Not started The City has not begun this program.
T-7.1: Adopt Zero-emission Fleet
Conversion and Purchase Policy
69. CAP Action T-7.1. Establish and adopt Zero-
emission Fleet Conversion and Purchase Policy that
requires new, and replacement municipal fleet vehicle
purchases are EVs or ZEVs. The policy will also include a schedule for replacement of fleet vehicles to meet a
100% carbon neutral fleet by 2040.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Ongoing
On June 17, 2025, the City Council received an
informational report with the City of Hayward Fleet
Electrification Assessment, a study analyzing the costs and charging infrastructure needed to electrify the City's fleet.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-7.2: Assess cost of City fleet
transition
70. CAP Action T-7.2. Conduct feasibility and cost
assessment to determine the number of EV/ZEV
chargers and funds needed to support the fleet
transition to 50% EV/ZEV by 2030. Expand EV/ZEV
charging infrastructure for city fleet and employees in alignment with feasibility study.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
On June 17, 2025, the City Council received an
informational report with the City of Hayward Fleet
Electrification Assessment, a study analyzing the costs and charging infrastructure needed to electrify the City's fleet.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-7.3: Secure EV funding
71. CAP Action T-7.3. Secure funding from programs
such as the California Air Resources Board's Clean
Vehicle Rebate Project and the Clean Truck and Bus
Voucher Incentive Program to increase procurement
of EV or ZEV cars, trucks, and other vehicles and
installation of EV/ZEV charging/fueling infrastructure
at municipal facilities.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works & Utilities –
Environmental Services
Division 2024-2040 Ongoing
In April 2024, staff submitted a grant application to the CEC for EV chargers to support City fleet vehicles. The application scored well, but was not funded. Staff has not applied for other grants in 2025 due to financial
cosntraints.
Champion Climate Resilience and
Environmental Justice (CP1)
T-7.4: Evaluate credit
opportunities within LCFS
72. CAP Action T-7.4. Evaluate credit generation
opportunities within the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
(LCFS) program for ZEV/EV fueling and charging
stations for the municipal fleet to offset cost of
infrastructure development needed to support
transition.
Public Works & Utilities –
Transportation Division,
Public Works –
Environmental Services
Division
2024-2040 Not started The City has not begun this program.