MTC ABAG Library

Senate Bill 375: Linking Regional Transportation Plans to State Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

MTC's Fact Sheet on SB 375: MTC's overview of the key provisions of this law.

Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) and Senate Bill 375 (SB 375) Workshop Report: Changing California Through a New Environmental Paradigm: Report of workshop sponsored by MTC on AB 32 and SB 375 along with links to draft implementation policies for the Bay Area, and other resources.

Joint Policy Committee SB 375 Implementation: The Joint Policy Committee includes the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Bay Area Air Quality Manangement District, and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

FOCUS: FOCUS is the Bay Area region's land use development plan and conservation strategy.

Senate bill no. 375.: "Passed the Senate August 30, 2008. Passed the Assembly August 25, 2008."
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VF Law and legislation

Technical overview of SB 375 (v 1.1): Sacramento: League of California Cities, 2008.
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VF Law and legislation

The basics of SB 375 : transportation, housing and greenhouse gasses.: Sacramento: Institute for Local Government, [2009].
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VF Climate change

Transportation and land use planning under SB 375.: Higgins, Bill. In: Western City 85(3): 14-17, March 2009.
VF Land Use

Connecting climate change and land use: Pontius, Patrick. In: Urban Land Green Sup.4(1): 66-67, Spring 2009.
VF Climate change

SB 375 explained.: Steinberg, Darrell. In: Western City 84(2): 29-40, February 2008.
VF Law and legislation

Senate Bill 375: Redesigning Communities to Reduce Greenhouse Gases.: California Governor's fact sheet on the law.

American Planning Association, California Chapter SB 375 Resources: The California Chapter of the American Planning Association's resources on SB 375. This page includes the APA's comments on SB 375 as well as other information.

Communities Tackle Global Warming A Guide to California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375): A guide to SB 375 published by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

California Air Resources Board: SB 375 Implementation: California state law (Senate Bill 375 (SB 375), Statutes of 2008) requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to set regional targets for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, for 2020 and 2035. If regions develop integrated land use, housing and transportation plans that meet the SB 375 targets, new projects in these regions can be relieved of certain review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. The targets apply to the regions in the State covered by the 18 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).