TO: TRANSPORTATION AND FROM: Bicycle and Pedestrian
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Advisory Committee
SUBJECT: Climate Smart San Jose Plan DATE: 3/24/25
Semi-Annual Report
______________________________________________________________________________ Honorable City Council Members,
Your Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) would like to submit the following comments on the "Climate Smart San Jose Plan Semi-Annual Status Report":
1. We appreciate our City’s Climate Smart goals for energy, water, transportation, and local jobs. Last month we submitted comment about the San José Clean Energy Programs with our recommendations for the budget priorities that are needed to improve safety on our city’s streets.
2. Today, we remind you of the following: In November 2021, our City Council set a goal of communitywide carbon neutrality by 2030, thereby accelerating our City’s Climate Smart program. At this November 2021 meeting our Councilmembers also approved the initiative called “Pathway to Carbon Neutrality by 2030.” The year 2030 is only five years from now.
3. Please enable our City’s upcoming budget to fund the programs that have a proven record of reducing carbon emissions, that improve air quality, that reduce other pollutants and reduce the gasoline and electricity that’s used to power motorized vehicles.
4. These are the Vision Zero program; the Annual Bikeways Program; Better Bike Plan 2025; Transit First; Vehicle Miles Traveled goals, and the programs that maintain our bikeways, trails, and pedestrian safety accommodations. These programs not only get us closer to carbon neutrality--these programs enable individuals of all ages and abilities to walk, wheelchair, and bicycle safely within our City.
These comments were appoved unanimously at the March 24, 2025 BPAC meeting.
Sincerely,
Aarshdeep Kahlon, Chairperson
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Agenda Item 6.2: Accept Climate Smart report & support key upcoming initiatives From Linda Hutchins-Knowles < >
Date Tue 4/22/2025 12:30 AM
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Dear Mayor Mahan, Vicemayor Foley, and City Councilmembers:
Please see the attached letter from Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley urging you to accept the Climate Smart San José semi-annual report and support key upcoming initiatives.
Thank you and Happy Earth Day!
Linda Hutchins-Knowles
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To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Re: Agenda Item 6.2: Accept Climate Smart report and support key upcoming initiatives Dear Mayor Mahan, Vicemayor Foley, and Councilmembers:
Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley—a grassroots group with over 2000 local supporters advocating
for
a
healthy
environment
today
and
a
livable
climate
tomorrow
for
all
children—appreciates
the
Environmental
Service
Department’s
efforts
to
support
residents
and
businesses
to
live
and
work
more
sustainably.
We urge you to accept the semi-annual report on the Climate Smart San José plan and
to
support
the
upcoming
key
initiatives
,
including:
● Launching a home battery energy storage system incentive program ● Finalizing a fleet electrification master plan for City vehicles ● Executing consultant agreements for a transportation decision support system to guide
investments
● Finalizing a Climate Smart Zero Waste Element ● Hosting an inaugural Climate Smart training session for City leadership ● Bringing a Climate Smart plan update (Summer 2025) and an update on building electrification
workforce
development
programs
(Spring
2025)
to
City
Council
We further suggest that all City Councilmembers and their key policy staff be included
in
the
Climate
Smart
training
session
for
City
leadership
.
We agree with Staff that “Continued investment and focus are essential to achieving the City’s
ambitious
goal
of
carbon
neutrality
by
2030.”
Given the federal government’s impending withdrawal from the landmark Paris Climate Accord,
the
climate
leadership
of
cities
like
San
José
is
more
important
than
ever.
Thank
you
for
your
past
and
future
support
of
San
José’s
key
climate
programs.
For our children’s climate, Linda Hutchins-Knowles, Co-Founder & Team Coordinator Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley