Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP)

34 How do you prepare for the impact of an unknown? 6/1/2016 3:07 PM 35 Encourage smaller, more energy efficient housing and transportation. Greater options for garbage than landfill. Forest thinning. Community sharing of land and resources. 6/1/2016 2:22 PM 36 1. Subsidize bus service from end to end in town so that more people are tempted to use the bus for errands (would have to run every 15 minutes I think). 2. Provide parking (ie at Lincoln School) so people can leave their vehicles on Siskiyou and then use them to drive their groceries up the hill - people are not going to walk up mountain st with 2 bags of groceries). 3. Provide education about carbon footprint for different types (or maybe just the worst types) of building materials/furniture/food/goods to help people make good choices. 4. Use wind power. Ashland has a lot of wind. 5. Provide even better prices for selling renewable power back to the grid - this was a winner policy in Germany that started a solar revolution. We could be a major example to other cities for how this works and doesn't hurt the city (esp. since we are at risk of moving to a higher cost level with all the marijuana grows). 6/1/2016 1:47 PM 37 Tax gasoline. Use proceeds for other programs, such as improved insulation in older homes, better transit. 6/1/2016 1:28 PM 38 Education of all citizens about the inevitability of the changes we are facing and a timetable that would motivate all of us to make changes 6/1/2016 1:27 PM 39 More real bike and transit amenities, reduce car trips especially downtown, bike rental/share kiosks, more and better pedestrian amenities that provide connectivity and safety, and a commitment to a local trolley or transit system. 6/1/2016 1:13 PM 40 #1 would be our diet. Animal agriculture is huge. next, we should minimize Air travel as well as cars etc...next localize food production. next reduce consumption. 6/1/2016 12:51 PM 41 Increase bicycle accessibility and encourage reduced gasoline vehicle use. Perform what fire reduction risks we can. Encourage drought-proof yards. 6/1/2016 12:49 PM 42 Continued active forest mgmt for reduced severe wildfire risk, creating more efficient transportation systems and land use regulations, codes, etc. 6/1/2016 12:38 PM 11 / 26 Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan: Public Input Survey