SB 375, Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act

Under the Sustainable Communities Act, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sets regional targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions from passenger vehicle use. CARB set targets for 2020 and 2035 for each of the 18 metropolitan planning organization regions in the state. Each of the regions must prepare a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), as an integral part of its regional transportation plan, that contains land use, housing, and transportation strategies that, if implemented, would allow the region to meet CARB’s targets. Once the SCS is adopted by the MPO, CARB must review the adopted SCS to accept or reject the MPO's determination that the SCS, if implemented, would meet the targets. If the SCS would not meet the regional targets, the MPO must prepare an alternative planning strategy (APS) that shows how it could meet the targets.

Sets targets for per capita passenger vehicle GHG emission reductions that Metropolitan planning organization (MPO) Sustainable Community Strategies (SCS) must realize. MPOs must prepare a SCS that will reduce GHG emissions to achieve these regional targets, if feasible to do so. Targets below expressed as ranges based on how CARB categorizes MPOs in the state, but website link provides MPO-specific targets.

Sustainable Communities Strategy GHG Reduction Targets

Policy Details

Action History

Related Policies

Related Links