Electric vehicles will help, but we need to do much more to reduce driving Editor’s Note: City Observatory is pleased to offer this guest commentary by Matthew Lewis.  Matthew is Director of Communications for California YIMBY,
To solve climate, we need electric cars—and a lot less driving Read Post »
The Oregon Department of Transportation is in complete denial about climate change Oregon DOT has drafted a so-called “Climate Action Plan” that is merely perfunctory and performative busywork. The devastation of climate change is now
Burn, baby, burn: ODOT’s climate strategy Read Post »
Happy Earth Day, Everyone! If we care about equity, we need to make rapid progress on climate change Equity needs to be defined by substantive outcomes, not vacuous rhetoric and elaborate process. Ultimately equity is
Fighting Climate Change is Inherently Equitable Read Post »
Forget about lofty greenhouse gas reduction goals and vision zero, our real climate and transportation policy is cheap gas The fall in gas prices in 2014 led to more driving, more SUV purchases, less transit
Why cheap gas is our real climate and transportation policy Read Post »
An equitable carbon fee and dividend should be set to a price level necessary to achieve GHG reduction goals; kicker payment should be set so 70% of people receive a net income after paying carbon
Equitable Carbon Fee and Dividend Read Post »
Adding more freeway capacity at the Rose Quarter will thousands of tons to the region’s greenhouse gas emissions If you say you believe in science, and you take climate change seriously, you can’t support spending $800
Widening I-5 at the Rose Quarter will increase greenhouse gases Read Post »
