Support community development and housing affordability Paul, Minnesota, taming traffic with congestion pricing, and opposing highway expansions that tear apart our cities and poison environmental justice communities. At the same time, we are pushing to reclaim our public spaces from automobiles by reforming parking requirements in cities like Honolulu, San Diego, and St. We help cities get cars off the road by offering people safe, efficient alternatives to driving-increasing the speed and reliability of public transit and redesigning streets to prioritize walking and biking-to make sustainable transportation an easy and affordable option. Enhance sustainable transportation options Louis, and Orlando, Florida, pass electric vehicle–readiness ordinances so that they can meet the demand for EV charging. We are developing policy resources and technical recommendations to advance electric mobility and charging infrastructure in cities in China and India as well, to help these global powerhouses reach their climate goals. We’re partnering with city governments, community organizations, and technical experts to electrify fleet vehicles, shuttle and transit buses, and car sharing to improve clean mobility choices-particularly for underserved communities. In India, NRDC is helping to expand implementation of building energy codes, with a vision of deep decarbonization of the country’s built environment-transitioning to clean energy that will also support cleaner air and healthier communities. For existing buildings, we’re shaping new building performance standards that set energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets while including assistance for historically underserved populations, including by spurring local job creation, as in Boston. Here are our current priorities: Electrify and improve efficiency in buildingsįor new buildings, we’re helping city agencies to update energy codes and rules requiring developments to be all (or mostly) electric-goals being embraced in places like San José and Seattle. To help cities grow sustainably and equitably, we promote infrastructure plans that transition us to clean energy, consider the changing climate, create jobs, and invest in local communities.

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