Making transportation choices that are good for California?s climate goals Californians can?t seem to cut down on driving?and it?s pushing up everything from commute times to traffic deaths to carbon emissions. As the state reckons with a way to get people out of their cars, Chanell Fletcher is working hard to give Californians more transportation choices.
As the executive director of the advocacy group ClimatePlan, based in Oakland, California, Fletcher has been part of a team that?s been pushing the state to invest in more multimodal options. Most recently, ClimatePlan drove the release of a California Air Resources Board report that showed how the state is falling short on its climate goals because driving is increasing.
ClimatePlan recently joined 50 other California organizations to author a set of transportation recommendations for the state?s incoming governor, Gavin Newsom, focusing on achieving those climate goals while building more equitable and resilient communities. Follow Fletcher?s work at @ClimatePlan.
Here?s how Fletcher keeps climate change top of mind as she gets around Northern California. Her week includes a daunting challenge to bring a statewide network of partners together for a retreat?not an easy task when the goal of the organization is to reduce how much Californians drive.
Monday, November 5
I?m the director of ClimatePlan, a statewide network committed to working together to create healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities for a...