Blueprint Learning Network
Making
the Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Connection to Regional Blueprint
Planning
Hosted by:
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
(OPR)
Welcome
Panel -- Introductions
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Pedro Orso-Delgado, Caltrans
District Director, District 11
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Lori Holt Pfeiler, Mayor, City
of
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Will Kempton, Director,
Caltrans
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Secretary Dale Bonner,
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
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Cynthia Bryant, Director,
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
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In
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Question
& Answer Session
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This 4th Blueprint Learning Network
Workshop will continue in the tradition of peer-to-peer learning established
last year. Sharing best practices and tips on how to achieve results at the
regional scale remains an essential ingredient to successful Regional Blueprint
Planning efforts across the state.
Climate
Action Team: Overview
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Moderator:
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Andrew Altavogt, Climate Change Advisor,
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Reza Navai, Chief, Office of Policy Analysis and Research, Division
of Transportation Planning, Caltrans
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Cathy Creswell,
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Community Development
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Catherine Witherspoon, Executive Officer,
On September 27, 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 32 (Pavley
and Nuñez) to combat global warming. The
bill’s intent is that the Climate Action Team (CAT) coordinate overall state
climate policy. This panel will
provide an overview of the CAT, including key dates, early action steps, and
opportunities to connect with Regional Blueprint Planning efforts.
Questions
for Climate Action Team
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Question
& Answer Session
Metropolitan
Planning Organization Tactics for Meeting Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets
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Moderator: Rusty Selix, Executive Director,
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Mike McKeever, Executive Director,
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Henry Gardner, Executive Director, Association of Bay Area
Governments
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Bob Leiter, Director of Land Use & Transportation Planning,
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George Finney, Executive Director,
There is an ongoing debate among
CalCOG members about how to navigate the assortment of priorities to measure,
track, and comply with greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Hear from Metropolitan Planning Organizations working with models,
politics, and trade-offs that balance different approaches.
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Question
& Answer Session
Discussion
with the Attorney General’s Office
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Ken Alex, Staff Attorney, California State Attorney General’s
Office
The
California Attorney General’s Office has written strong letters on local
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Question
& Answer Session
San Diego
.
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Andrew McAllister, Director of Operations,
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Susan Freedman, Senior Regional Energy Planner,
The Energy Commission has partnered
with SANDAG to develop transferable analytical tools and conduct research that
focuses on the relationship among land use, transportation, and energy planning,
and their climate change impacts. This includes updates of the
LUNCH
– OUTDOOR PATIO
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Michelle Wyman, Executive Director of International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Michelle Wyman, Executive Director
of ICLEI, will showcase opportunities for Regional Agencies to engage local
ICLEI runs the Cities for Climate
ProtectionTM (CCP)
Campaign to assist cities to adopt policies and implement quantifiable measures
to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and enhance urban
livability and sustainability. More than 800 local
Local
Government Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Moderator: Julia Lave
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Linda Giannelli Pratt, Director, City of
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Gretchen Hardison, Division Director,
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Emily Young, Director of Environment Analysis
& Strategy,
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Achieving GHG emission reductions
are everyone’s responsibility. Local
California
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Moderator:
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Doug Henton, President and Founder,
Collaborative Economics
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John Melville, Director, Collaborative Economics
Rusty Selix, Executive Director,
The release of the California
Regional Progress Report will provide Regional Agencies with a framework for
understanding the metrics that drive their communities.
The report was crafted with input from a team of regional and state
agencies and is intended to provide a resource for decision makers and citizens
as they determine the policies and investments that will shape the economic,
social, and environmental well-being of
Questions
for Regional Progress Report Panel
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Question & Answer
Session
BREAK
Break-Out
Session – Report Back from Breakout Sessions
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Small
Group Presentations of Brainstorm Sessions
State
Transportation Priorities and Air Quality Strategies
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Moderator: Garth
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Gregg Albright, Deputy Director, Caltrans
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Richard Nordahl, Chief, Office of Goods Movement,
Division of Transportation Planning, Caltrans
Regional Transportation Plans have been targeted by the
Legislature as a prime vehicle for connecting Regional Blueprint Planning
efforts and AB 32 objectives. Hear
from Caltrans and CTC staff as they examine the trade-offs between goods
movement, air quality, congestion relief and GHG reductions.
Questions
for
State
Transportation Priorities and Air Quality Strategies
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Question & Answer
Session
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Will
Kempton, Director, Caltrans
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Gregg
Albright, Deputy Director, Caltrans
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Mike
McCoy, Academic Administrator, ICE Program, UC Davis