This report explores three big ideas for action by local governments, regional agencies, utilities, and the private sector to significantly reduce fossil fuel use in the… Read More »
climate change
Investing in Mobility and Equity: Strengthening California’s Low Carbon Transit Operating Program
This looks at the first two years of California’s Low Carbon Transit Operating Program (LCTOP). The report assesses whether and how transit service and capital… Read More »
Leading the Way: Policies and Practices for Sustainable Communities Strategies
This report for advocates and planners presents some of the best strategies that regions around California have used in developing Sustainable Communities Strategies, including public engagement,… Read More »
A Preliminary Environmental Equity Assessment of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
A new report from researchers at the USC Dornsife Program for Environmental and Regional Equity uses data from the California Environmental Protection Agency and the… Read More »
Returns on Resilience: The Business Case
This report looks at how “building for resilience” to protect buildings and sites from increasing climate change risks makes business sense.
New Climate for Transportation: How the City of San Diego and SANDAG Must Improve Transportation to Meet Climate Goals
Projections by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) show that it is mathematically impossible for the City of San Diego to achieve its transit and active… Read More »
California’s Climate Investments: 10 Case Studies Reducing Poverty & Pollution
This report examines 10 projects in underserved communities in California: nine that have been funded by and one that is eligible for funding from the state’s… Read More »
Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
This report summarizes the growing body of research on resilience from disasters (both natural and human-induced) and examines current thinking on regional resilience.
A Global High Shift Cycling Scenario: The Potential for Dramatically Increasing Bicycle and E-bike Use in Cities Around the World, with Estimated Energy, CO2, and Cost Impacts
This study finds that bicycles and electric bicycles could help reduce carbon emissions from urban transportation by 11 percent.
Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience
This report describes how communities can approach the full scope of the 21st century’s challenges equitably and sustainably. The report draws on some of the… Read More »