SB 375 Steinberg

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• SB 375 (Steinberg)
• Implementation of SB 375

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Public Opinion Is Shifting

• 71 are very concerned about the impact of
  development on climate pollution.
• 57 agree that "business and homes should be
  built closer together" so stores and shops are
  within walking distance.
• 61 agree that new home construction should be
  limited in outlying areas and encouraged in very
  urban areas.
• 81 want to redevelop older areas rather than
  building new.
• 83 support "building communities where people
  can walk places and use their cars less.
• 88 support more public transportation.

National Association of Realtors 2007
http//www.realtor.org/smart_growth.nsf/docfiles/t
ransportationSurveyFall2007.pdf/FILE/transportati
onSurveyFall2007.pdf
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Public Opinion Is ShiftingBallot Measures
November, 2008

• Los Angeles Measure R
• Raised the sales tax by .5 cents to collect 40
  Billion over 30 years 25 Billion for transit.
• Passed by 67.93
• Sonoma Marin Measure Q Rail to Larkspur
• Raises the sales tax by .25 cents to fund a rail
  line, 890 Million over 20 years.
• Passed with 69. 5 of the vote

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Public Opinion Is ShiftingBallot Measures
November, 2008

• Santa Clara Measure B BART to San Jose
• Raises the sales tax .0125 cents 1.5 Billion
  over 30 years.
• Passed with 66.78.
• California Proposition 1A
• Authorizes 10 Billion in bonds for High Speed
  Rail.
• 52.6 voted to approve.

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Demographics are Changing

• Households consisting of couples with at least
  one child.
• 1960s 48
• 2000 33
• 2030 27

Preparing for the Next Building Boom Arthur C.
Nelson, Ph.D. FAICP. February 2007.
http//www.mi.vt.edu/uploads/Nelson20Smart20Grow
th20Conf202-9-07.ppt290,1,Preparing for the
Next Building Boom.
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The Housing Market is Changing
Source Arthur C. Nelson, Presidential Professor,
Director of Metropolitan Research Center,
University of Utah
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The California Market is ChangingCompact
Development Market Share

• 1998 2004 40
• 2008 50 (attached only)

• Compact Development is attached units plus small
  lot detached.
• Ewing and Nelson, CO2 Reductions Attributable to
  Smart Growth in California, September 2008.

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Source Calthorpe Associates
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Housing Mix 2020
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Housing Mix 2050
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Land Consumed
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Local Infrastructure Costs
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Local Infrastructure Savings
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Vehicle Miles Traveled
Source Calthorpe Associates
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VMT Reductions
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Annual GHG Reduction from VMT Reduction (MMT)
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Annual Fuel Costs
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Residential Building Energy Costs
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Residential Building Energy Savings
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Residential Building CO2 Reductions
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Residential Building Water Use
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Residential Household Water Reductions
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Water Energy Consumption

• 19 of Electricity Generated
• 30 of Natural Gas Use
• 18 Billion Gallons of Diesel Fuel Consumed

California Energy Commission. 2005. California's
Water-Energy Relationship (WER) (publication
CEC-700-2005-011-SF).
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Annual Household Savings(Infrastructure, fuel,
water, building energy)
Source Calthorpe Associates
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Benefits of SB 375 Implementation

• GHG emissions reduced
• Reduced infrastructure Costs
• Savings to household budgets
• More housing choice
• Shorter commute times
• Less air pollution
• Increased petroleum conservation
• More farmland and open space conserved
• More water conserved
• More building energy conservation
• Greater walkable access to commercial and civic
  amenities
• Improved public health