Attachment E: S/CAP Key Performance Indicators Progress Summary Key Performance Indicator 2021 2022 2023
•GHG reductions (1990 baseline) 53.9% 47.4% TBD (to be determined) •Community awareness
* Staff will add a more direct question to
measure community awareness in future
surveys
68% of residents
indicated that it is
essential or very
important for Palo
Alto to focus on
reducing GHGs in
the next 2 years
Climate Action
•Participation in Climate Pledge n/a n/a Not launched yet •GHG emissions from natural gas use in
buildings (MT CO2e)1 135,697 MT CO2e 143,599 MT CO2e 144,972 MT CO2e •Percentage of single-family households with
no gas connections 1.2% (208 homes) 2.1% (341 homes)
Energy
•Percentage of gas use reduction in major
facilities & City facilities (2016 baseline)
45% reduction in
City facilities
•GHG emissions from vehicle travel (CO 2e) 185,925 MT 221,923 MT TBD •% of registered vehicles that are EVs 2 11% 13% 16%
•% of new vehicle sales that are EVs 24% 43% 52%
•% of multifamily residents with access to
overnight EV charging 4%
Electric Vehicles•Gasoline sales in Palo Alto Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable •Total VMT 3 515,738,090 575,190,655 TBD
•Commute mode share for all modes
oWorked from home
oDrove alone
oCarpooled
oBicycled
oWalked
oPublic Transport
oTaxicab and other modes
o48.8%
o34.9%
o5.5%
o5.0%
o2.4%
o1.2%
o2.3%
o32.6%
o46.1%
o2.4%
o9.2%
o6.4%
o1.6%
o1.7%
TBD
•City Employee Commute Benefits participation 19%
•Transit ridership
•The proportion of residents within a quarter-
mile walkshed of frequent transit
•The proportion of residents covered by on-
demand transit services
Data unavailable Data unavailable
o2.08%
o21.9%
o99.7%
•Number and proportion of residents within a
10-minute walk of retail or other essential
services/land uses4
Data unavailable Data unavailable
32,700 (47.8% of
all 68,400
residents)
Mobility
•Businesses participating in TDM programs 5 Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable 1 GHG emissions from natural gas use in single-family, multifamily, and nonresidential buildings 2 “EVs” includes both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Plug-in hybrids made up about 5% of new vehicles in 2023 and 1% of all vehicles.
3 Annual commute, resident, and visitor Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) 4 Data may not be available every year
5 Will be reported on when regional Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program data becomes available Key Performance Indicator 2021 2022 2023
•Indoor per capita residential water
consumption (estimated) 24,904 gallons 24,171 gallons 17,537 gallons •Outdoor residential water consumption for
irrigation (estimated)
540 million
gallons
427 million
gallons
620 million
gallons
•Water consumption of commercial customers
with irrigation meters
361 million
gallons
348 million
gallons
312 million
gallons
•Amount of recycled water used in Palo Alto 98.1 million gallons
113.5 million
gallons
81.05 million
gallons
Water
•Volume of stormwater that is captured and
reused No data to report No data to report No data to report •Percent of vulnerable locations protected
from three feet of sea level rise n/a n/a No data, project delayed
•Percent of properties protected from San
Francisquito Creek flooding Data unavailable Data unavailable Data unavailable •Progress towards sea level rise levee
alignments n/a Not launched yet No data, project
delayed
Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise
•Implementation of Foothills Fire
Management Plan mitigation measures
oNumber of residential defensive space
re-inspections that are required
oPercent of miles of overhead utility line
tree trimming in Foothills completed
oTotal miles of electric lines
undergrounded in the City of Palo Alto
Utilities Foothills Coverage Area
oPercent of electric line miles
undergrounded in the City of Palo Alto
Utilities Foothills Coverage Area
o33 homes
o65.73% (7.25
miles)
o18 homes
o67.91% (7.49
miles)
o17,600 feet
o51.3%
•City-wide Tree Canopy coverage 36.8% Data unavailable
44% (includes
open space and
Foothills Nature
Preserve)
26% (urbanized
areas only)
•Native species on City property and in new
landscape projects (to measure biodiversity) n/a n/a No new landscape projects to report
Natural Environment•Land area that uses green stormwater infrastructure to treat urban water runoff n/a n/a No data to report •Diversion rate 84% 91% TBD
Zero Waste
• Zero Waste Plan initiatives implemented
18 completed
15 in progress
15 remaining