{"id":59708,"date":"2023-08-30T15:19:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59708"},"modified":"2023-08-30T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:19:29","slug":"california-invests-757-million-to-create-affordable-housing-and-clean-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59708","title":{"rendered":"California Invests $757 Million to Create Affordable Housing and Clean Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Investment will create more than 2,500 affordable homes, 150 zero-emissions buses, and over 50 miles of new bikeways<\/p>\n

In total, projects will reduce 800,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equal to removing 178,000 gas-powered cars off California\u2019s roads for one year<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WHY IT MATTERS:<\/strong>\u00a0As cities around the country wrestle with how to rebuild communities, California is moving forward with a vision for the state\u2019s future, investing more than $750 million to create more affordable housing and clean transportation. Today\u2019s announcement is part of Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s call to make coordinated investments that advance the state\u2019s housing and climate goals while attracting additional federal and private funds into our communities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Today, Governor Newsom, along with the California Strategic Growth Council announced $757 million in funding to advance the building of affordable housing in jobs-rich, walkable neighborhoods. This investment will create more than 2,500 affordable homes, 150 new zero-emissions buses, over 50 miles of new bikeways, and improve miles of sidewalks in communities across the state. Once constructed, the projects will reduce 800,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 178,000 gas-powered cars off California\u2019s roads for one year.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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What Governor Newsom said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCalifornia is reimagining communities around the state to address the ways our cities are changing \u2013 adapting to climate change and confronting housing scarcity. These investments will help cut carbon pollution and build more affordable housing as we look forward to a clean energy future.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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“As we consider the billions in federal funding on the table, today\u2019s investment not only provides safe and affordable housing and transportation options, but also attracts additional dollars that stimulate local economies and create jobs,” said\u00a0Lynn von Koch-Liebert,<\/strong>\u00a0Executive Director of the California Strategic Growth Council<\/strong>. “We would like to thank our partners, including our Council, the Governor, and HCD and CARB for their partnership in creating a proven model for climate-friendly homes and thriving communities.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working across state government to make life-long investments in people and places, and this latest round of awards does just that,\u201d said\u00a0Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes Castro Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>. \u201cWith over $757 million in funding to over 16 communities, we are building stable and affordable places to live with access to jobs, transit, parks and places where veterans, older Californians and families with children can prosper.”<\/p>\n

“I am proud of the cross-departmental collaboration to make these awards that will result in over 2,500 new climate-friendly affordable homes across the state,” said\u00a0California Department of Housing & Community Development Director Gustavo Velasquez<\/strong>. “These new homes will serve as a foundation of opportunity for the individuals and families living in them and will add more walking, biking, and transit infrastructure that will benefit the entire community.”<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia has been a leader in advancing cleaner transportation options, while also advancing solutions that make it easier for people to avoid the need for a car trip,\u201d said\u00a0California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph<\/strong>. \u201cThe state\u2019s investments in affordable, climate-friendly housing options and in zero-emissions, non-vehicle travel such as walking and biking are part of the path toward a clean air future for California.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Today\u2019s announcement is funded through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program. AHSC is a part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work\u00a0reducing greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong>,\u00a0strengthening the economy<\/strong>, and\u00a0improving public health and the environment<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 particularly in disadvantaged communities. The program is a partnership between the California Strategic Growth Council, California Department of Housing and Community Development, and California Air Resources Board.<\/p>\n

In the last round alone, AHSC-funded developments leveraged a total of $2.4 billion in additional local, state, federal, and private investments, catalyzing investment into climate-friendly communities.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0announcement will bring the total funding through AHSC to over $3 billion, making it the state\u2019s largest funding source for affordable housing in California. Since its inception, the program has contributed to the development of 17,000 affordable homes and thousands of transportation improvement projects. Overall, these projects have reduced 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 11 million gas-powered cars off California\u2019s roads for one year.<\/p>\n

California has enacted some of the nation\u2019s most aggressive climate measures in history and is advancing a $52 billion multi-year commitment to implement a world-leading agenda to achieve carbon neutrality, protect communities from harmful oil drilling, and deliver 90% clean energy by 2035.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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