California Futures Symposium

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Emerging Themes Framing the California
Transportation Plan 2035
Cynthia Bryant Director Governors Office of
Planning Research

• California Futures Symposium
• September 2, 2008

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Trends

• Renewed Focus on Infrastructure
• Green Technology
• Long-term Strategies to Meet Complex Goals

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Trends

• Renewed Focus on Infrastructure
• Transportation
• Schools K-12 Higher Ed
• Flood Control, Public Safety, Prisons
• Not a static plan, but a dynamic plan
• High Speed Rail and Water Supply still needed
• Building Americas Future

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Trends

• Renewed Focus on Infrastructure
• Green Technology
• 1 billion in V.C. to California in 2006
• Alternative Renewable Fuel Vehicles
  Technology Program 100 million annually
• Renewable energy, zero emission vehicles, low
  carbon alternative fuels.

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Trends

• Renewed Focus on Infrastructure
• Green Technology
• Long-term Strategies to Meet Complex Goals
• AB 32 Scoping Plan
• Climate Action Plan
• Blueprint Planning
• Strategic Growth Council

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Trends

• Renewed Focus on Infrastructure
• Green Technology
• Long-term Strategies to Meet Complex Goals

Silo challenge
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Governors Office of Planning Research

• The Office of Planning and Research shall serve
  the Governor and his Cabinet as staff for
  long-range planning and research, and constitute
  the comprehensive state planning agency

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Governors Office of Planning Research
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Climate Action Team

• Responsibility under Executive Order S-3-05 and
  AB 32 for coordinating climate policy across
  state government
• Coordinated by Secretary Adams of Cal/EPA

• CALTRANS
• Department of Food Agriculture
• Department of Water Resources
• Air Resources Board
• Integrated Waste Management Board
• Public Utilities Commission

• Members
• Cal-EPA
• State Consumer Services
• Business, Transportation Housing Agency
• Governors Office of Planning Research
• Cal-FIRE
• Energy Commission

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The Silo Challenge
ARB
CAL-EPA
CEC
OPR
DWR
Resources
Food Ag
Cal-Fire
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The Silo Challenge
ARB
CAL-EPA
CEC
OPR
DWR
Cal-Fire
Resources
Food Ag
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The Silo Challenge
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The Silo Challenge
Agencies
Depts
Counties Cities
Gov. Ofc.
DOF
Regions
Stakeholders
Legislature
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The Silo Challenge
Collaboration
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Vision for a Sustainable Future

• Strategic Growth Council Blueprint Planning
• Address Planning Resources
• GIS
• Modeling

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Why Do It?
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Please visit OPRs webpageat www.opr.ca.gov