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Individual Actions
One individual can make a large difference when it comes to sustainability.
- Consider the proper disposal of trash and recyclable items | Trash & Recycling | Public Works (riversideca.gov)
- Consider the proper disposal of household hazardous waste | Household Hazardous Waste | Public Works (riversideca.gov)
- Transportation: walk, bike, scooter, reduce idlying
- Find a volunteer opportunity near you | Volunteer Opportunities | California Volunteers
Student Actions
- Consider joining or starting an environmental club on campus
- Consider commuting to school, there are many free options for students through | RTA & Metrolink
Organizational Actions
- Register for the City’s Green Business Program
- Set up composting for your organization | Learn more
- Consider energy and utility upgrades utilizing rebates | Learn more
- Consider updating policy to include green purchasing and transportation options
Climate Action and Adaption Plan (CAAP)
The City of Riverside is developing a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a planning document meant to determine the city’s overarching sustainability and environmental stewardship goals. The climate action plan will establish Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and identify strategies to meet the targets. To develop its plan, the City will engage in a robust set of community outreach efforts to determine priorities as it relates to sustainability, climate action, and resiliency.
Zero Emission Vehicles Action Plan
To meet a large-scale reduction of tailpipe emissions, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) enacted the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which requires State and local government fleets, including city, county, special district, and State agency fleets, to ensure that 50 percent of vehicle purchases are zero-emissions beginning in 2024 and 100 percent by 2027. To prepare for this transition, the City will develop a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Transition Plan, which will list the makeup of the existing fleet, and recommendations for the retirement of combustion vehicles and ZEV purchases.
Integrated Resource Plan
Riverside Public Utilities Integrated Resource Plan provides an impact analysis of Riverside’s acquisition of new power resources, specifically towards meeting the state of California’s aggressive carbon reduction goals; along with the effect these resources will have on the utility’s future projected power supply costs.
Wildfire Mitigation
Riverside Public Utilities Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) incorporates information on the methods and procedures the utility employs to ensure the safe construction, maintenance and operation of its electrical infrastructure in order to reduce the risk that the infrastructure could cause a catastrophic wildfire. The WMP specifically discusses RPU’s preventative strategies and operational actions that minimize risk of wildfires caused by RPU’s electrical infrastructure.
Developed by RPU staff in coordination with the Riverside Fire Department, the WMP is prepared in response to requirements that were initially established under Senate Bill 901 (Dodd) in 2018 and that are now embodied in California State Law under Public Utilities Code 8387. The law was put in place to address the catastrophic wildfires that have occurred in recent years.
Food & Agriculture Action Plan
Food security is a fundamental requirement for a community to survive and thrive. Many local municipalities have realized that building a strong local food system will improve community and individual health, promote social equity, strengthen the local economy, and protect the environment. By adopting the Riverside Food Policy Action Plan, the City of Riverside will renew its heritage as a fresh food production center and realize myriad benefits for residents, businesses, and the entire community.
The Plan provides a summary of seven proposed actions and a vision for the future of the local food system for the City of Riverside.
PACT
The City of Riverside PACT consists of: a Pedestrian Target Safeguarding Plan (PTS), an Active Transportation Plan (AT Plan), a Complete Streets Ordinance (CSO), and a Trails Master Plan (TMP). These four plans will help the City create robust, sustainable and accessible transportation options and public spaces for residents and visitors well into the future. These plans include creating funding strategies and opportunities to provide more transportation options such as walking, bicycling, and taking public transit from one place to another.
The City of Riverside’s vision is to build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable transportation network. PACT provides an opportunity to continue examining neighborhood roadways and set up a vision for years to come.
Strategic Plan
The Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan has six core areas of focus which include arts and culture, community well being, economic opportunity, environmental stewardship, high performing government, and infrastructure, mobility, and connectivity. To champion these areas by 2025, there are cross cutting threads the city will reflect in all their outcomes which are equity, community trust, fiscal responsibility, innovation, and sustainability and resilience. The aspirational vision by 2025 is:
Riverside in 2025: A Thriving Community for All
By 2025, Riverside will be a diverse, inclusive, and sustainable city where everyone feels welcome and has the opportunity to thrive.
Our community will be:
- People-powered
- Caring
- Well-maintained and safe
- Thriving
- Nurturing
- Human-centered
- Affordable
- Artistic and playful
- Welcoming
Our economy will be:
- Growing and job-abundant
- Equitable
- Innovative
- Green and sustainable
Our environment will be:
- Clean and renewable
- Natural and beautiful
Join us in building a brighter future for Riverside!
Hazard Mitigation Plan
Hazard mitigation planning is the process governments use to identify risks and vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and to develop long-term strategies for protecting people and property in future hazard events. The process results in a mitigation plan that offers a strategy for breaking the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. The planning process and the resultant plan bring together a framework for developing feasible and cost-effective mitigation projects.
IE CAP (WRCOG)
WRCOG received grant funding from the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program to prepare a Climate Action Plan (CAP) toolkit for use by the local jurisdictions. The toolkit provides participating jurisdictions with a framework for reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions consistent with targets and mandates established by the State of California. The toolkit includes the more common local reduction measures. The goal of the toolkit is to provide a head start to local jurisdictions with the types of measures and data that are common in CAPs and enable local jurisdictions to incorporate localized measures into a stand-alone CAP. The toolkit also includes greenhouse gas inventories for all member jurisdictions and a quantification tool. A summary for the effort at the subregional level is here.
Webpage: https://wrcog.us/172/Planning
Plan: https://wrcog.us/DocumentCenter/View/9987/Climate-Action-Plan-Toolkit
Genesis Chong
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