California Air Resources Board

List of Panelists (Name, Affiliation):

1. Annmarie Rodgers, CARB 
2. Bruce Tuter, CARB 
3. Chris White, Frontier Energy, Inc. (co-chair) 
4. Cecile Buncio, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation (co-chair) 
5. Bradley Smith, Fleet Industry Consultant and Advisor 
6. Bryant Brown, Board Member of CABA 
7. Chris Walker, CA Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (CAL SMACNA) 
8. Christopher Amendano, Infrastructure Development 
9. Geoff Crook, Ceres, Inc. 
10. Heidi Sickler, bp pulse fleet 
11. Jack Symington, Non-Profit 
12. James Gonzalez, Independent Construction Co. 
13. James Wheeler, Municipal Maintenance Equipment Inc. 
14. Jesus Martinez Ramirez, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) 
15. Katie Lee Cox, Prologis Mobility 
16. Kirankumar Dakle, Professional working as Subject Matter Expert 
17. Maurissa Brown, The Greenlining Institute 
18. Matt Schrap, Harbor Trucking Association 
19. Moses Bchara, Schneider Electric Sustainability Business 
20. Ricardo Ramirez, Central Concrete 
21. Richard Battersby, City of Oakland Public Works 
22. Richard Colley, REE Automotive 
23. Ruben Aronin, Better World Group 
24. Sarah Pollo Moo, California Retailers Association 
25. Sean Edgar, CleanFleets.net 
26. Susan Olavarria, Stericycle, Inc. 
27. Yann Kulp, NextEra Mobility, eIQ Advisors 

(Note: not all members may have been in attendance during this meeting)

Meeting Background 

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) hosted a public Truck Regulation  Implementation Group (TRIG) meeting to discuss the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF)  outreach. This was the third meeting of the Outreach Workgroup. The agenda of the meeting was: 

1. Agenda 

• Suggestions for ACF Q&A Sessions (Reporting, Drayage, HPF, SLG, provisions, milestones options, etc.)
• Outreach Tool Kit (under development)
• How to make ACF more visible    

2. Suggestions for ACF Q&A Sessions (Reporting, Drayage, HPF, SLG, Provisions, Milestones).  

• TRIG members suggested there should be ongoing training to remind fleets on what and how they should be doing (i.e. Clean Truck Check).
• TRIG member suggested we need access to data on the cost of ZEVs above 8,500 GVWR; it will help with compliance.
• TRIG member suggested there are many questions around the infrastructure side of this. Annmarie: There is an Infrastructure TRIG meeting. Add other TRIG meetings to calendar.   

3. Outreach Tool Kit (under development)   

• CARB staff presented a draft outreach Tool Kit that is under development. CARB staff informed members that a link to the calendar of important compliance dates and the meetings and events webpage will also be added under the resource section. TRIG members suggested to receive the tool kit once final via email. CARB staff stated that they will also work on getting it up on the ACF webpage as well.  

4. How to make ACF more visible    

• CARB staff asked members for feedback on how to make ACF more visible. TRIG members suggested using social media such as TikTok, consistent posting, and paid advertisements. TRIG members also suggested dedicating a week where CARB pushes posts and information through all channels and platforms of various organizations.       

Meeting Summary 

This TRIG meeting began with a brief discussion on the calendar of important compliance dates. CARB staff provided an updated on the calendar and posted a link to the calendar in the chat.  CARB staff began the meeting by informing TRIG members that the calendar has dates for January/2024 to April/2024. CARB staff asked members for ideas on what to add to the other months. TRIG members suggested adding reminders of Clean Truck Check registrations. CARB staff then presented a draft outreach tool kit and took comments and suggestions from members on ways to improve it. Finally, CARB staff asked for feedback on ways to make ACF more visible to the public and members provided responses.  

Next Steps  

Comments and suggestions form the members included:   

• TRIG members suggested informing the public about enforcement policy.
• Another TRIG member suggested advertising ACF at Earth Day events.
• TRIG members informed the audience that CARB attends many different events already to provide outreach on regulations. A speaker request link was shared by CARB staff with everyone.   

This information was produced in collaboration with members of the Truck Regulation Implementation Group (TRIG) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff. This information should not be cited or quoted as official Board policy or direction.

Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) Implementation Grant

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) | Our Community, Our Shuttle: Bayview-Hunters Point Equitable Mobility 

June 2022 – March 2026

Project Details

Our Community, Our Shuttle includes a zero-emission, on-demand, and dynamic shuttle service in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood. SFMTA will augment this new shuttle service, working with partners to: install a series of pedestrian and transit safety and accessibility improvements identified through the Bayview Community-based Transportation Plan, recruit and train shuttle drivers from within the community in coordination with the CityDrive workforce program, and run a transportation resource center to answer transportation-related questions and connect residents with transportation services and subsidies. All project elements will include extensive outreach and public engagement, including oversight from a Community Congress.

Funding Details

Grant Amount: $10,569,100

Resource Contributions: $3,477,200

Project Total: $14,046,300

By the Numbers

Services, Vehicles & Equipment Funded

• 6 zero-emission shuttles
• About 50 community engagement events planned
• 5.6 miles of bike lane/sidewalks
• Up to 9 pedestrian bulb-out projects
• 2 quick-build active transportation projects
• Shuttle driver trainings completed for 20-30 participants annually
• 0.6 full-time equivalent Transportation Liaison at the Transportation Resource Center
• 6 Transportation Resource Center Youth Champions supporting the Transportation Resource Center
• 10 Community Congress meetings, convening 15 community delegates

Estimated Quantifiable Benefits

• GHG emission reductions: 473 MTCO2e
• NO_x reductions: 143 lbs
• PM_2.5 reductions: 31 lbs
• ROG reductions: 36 lbs
• Passenger VMT reductions: 1,759,709 miles
• Travel cost savings: $800,668
• Transportation fossil fuel reductions:​ 35,450 gallons
• Direct Jobs: 127
• Indirect Jobs: 24
• Induced Jobs: 40

Community Details

The project focuses on the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco. Bayview-Hunters Point is a resilient and culturally rich community in the southeast of San Francisco with a long history of successful environmental justice advocacy. One of the historical centers of the City’s African American community, Bayview is now a majority Asian, African American, and Hispanic/Latinx community with a high percentage of limited English speakers. Almost half of residents live below 200% of the federal poverty level, with a high concentration of very low-income households in redeveloped public housing, or HOPESF sites, that are in geographically isolated areas and have limited access to the city’s Muni transportation system. 21% of residents do not own a car, with the highest concentrations of car-free households in HOPESF housing. 3.4 miles of streets in the STEP Community are designated on the City's High Injury Network; almost all of these high-injury streets are located on major transit corridors with critical community destinations or in close proximity to HOPESF affordable housing sites.

Demographics of Community Served by Project

36% Asian, 26% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic/Latino, 9% White, Other 8%
Median Household Income: $56,724

Community Benefits

This project intends to co-create services that directly address mobility gaps for Bayview-Hunters Point residents, paving the way for an equitable transportation network. The project will take a people-first approach that is restorative and embedded within community context and culture, intended to:

• Increase mobility and choice for those most vulnerable to transportation challenges
• Generate holistic environmental and socio-economic benefits through the provision of sustainable and accessible zero-emissions transportation alternatives, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and greater access to critical community-serving destinations
• Seek to repair harm, incorporate restorative measures, and utilize lessons from the past to design a better future
• Deliver culturally relevant solutions that are embedded within community context 
• Center community decision-making and ownership of data
• Ensure investment and accountability from local leadership that parallels community contributions

Outreach & Engagement Strategies

• Surveys
• Pop-up events
• Focus groups
• Project demonstrations
• Community meetings
• Work groups
• Flyers and brochures 

Target Populations

• Youth
• Seniors
• Residents with a disability
• Residents with limited English proficiency
• Residents in affordable housing

Partnership Structure

Grantee

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the city. The SFMTA has oversight over the Municipal Railway (Muni) public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking, traffic, walking, and taxis, creating transportation options that are constant, practical and everywhere and connecting people with their community to enhance the economy, environment and quality of life.

Subgrantees 

• A. Philip Randolph Institute San Francisco
• Young Community Developers
• Community Youth Center
• Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates
• Mission Neighborhood Centers
• Hunters Point Family
• Amplify Impact
• Bay Area Community Resources
• Office of Economic and Workforce Development
• San Francisco Arts & Cultural District

Community Partners

• Rafiki Coalition
• Bayview Hunters Point YMCA
• BMAGIC
• Hunters Point Shipyard Citizen Advisory Committee
• Wu Yee Children's Services
• Southeast Community Facility Commission
• San Francisco Recreation and Parks
• Economic Development on Third
• Social & Environmental Justice Committee SEIU 1021
• Bayview Hunter's Point Citizen Advisory Committee

Contact

Robert Lim | (415) 646-2403 | SFMTA