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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivers the keynote address at the “Boston Transport Summit: Creating People-First Electrified Cities'' kickoff event. This event is part of a transportation workshop that the City of Boston and C40 Cities will convene this week that includes 13 cities, as well as local leaders in transportation and sustainability, to discuss how meeting climate goals requires not only vehicle electrification but also improvements in transit, walking and cycling, fewer private vehicles, and more compact urban planning.
A
Good
morning,
why
don't
we
get
started
here
and
the
obligatory
comment
we
don't
bite
up
here.
You
can
move
down
closer
if
you'd,
like
there's
lots
of
seats
all
right
great
well.
Thank
you
so
much.
It's
my
pleasure
to
welcome
you
to
c40s
Boston,
Transportation
Summit,
creating
people
first
electrified
cities,
I'm
Oliver,
sellers,
Garcia,
Boston's,
Green,
New,
Deal,
director,
and
it's
so
fantastic
to
have
so
many
of
our
colleagues
and
partners
from
around
the
Boston
region
joining
us
here
today.
A
We're
really
excited
to
kick
off
this
three-day
program
with
this
morning's
convening
and
to
welcome
so
many
partners
to
take
part
in
a
series
of
remarks
and
panels,
and
thank
you
so
much
to
the
transportation
and
climate
Advocates
city
of
Boston
staff,
folks
from
our
neighboring
cities,
State
and
agency
partners
and
others
who
are
here
today
doesn't
look
like.
We
quite
filled
the
room
but
I'm
delighted
by
how
many
people
made
it
here
to
talk
about
this
important
topic.
A
Boston's
Green,
New
Deal
is
a
commitment
to
realizing
the
positive
benefits
that
come
from
acting
on
climate
change,
Boston's,
Green,
New
Deal
is
also
a
framework
for
policy
making
an
investment
that
focuses
our
attention
on
advancing
Justice
and
improving
quality
of
life.
As
we
make
climate
decisions
big
and
small.
A
There
might
be
no
better
example
of
the
connection
between
climate
quality
of
life
and
Justice
than
the
transportation
systems
that
we
rely
on
every
day.
We
have
so
many
opportunities
and
challenges
that
we
all
recognize
here
to
address
the
systems
that
underpin
so
much
of
our
life,
from
Bike
Share
to
Safe
Streets
to
Reliable,
affordable
transit
systems.
We
need
to
continually
improve
our
system
to
make
it
easier
for
bostonians
to
leave
polluting,
Vehicles
behind
and
really
to
become
a
fossil
fuel
free
City.
A
A
I
know
that
in
this
room
we
all
get
it.
We
understand
that
we
can
strengthen
our
economy
by
prioritizing
Transportation
solutions
that
improve
health
address
past
and
current
injustices
and
bring
more
people
into
green
careers,
but
it
all
comes
down
to
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
figuring
out
how
we
actually
take
these
big
ideas
and
turn
them
into
a
reality
that
everyone
in
our
city
can
touch,
feel
and
experience
every
day.
A
A
So
that's
what
we're
going
to
talk
about
today
in
this
three-day
three-day
workshop
and
kicking
it
off
in
the
morning
to
dig
into
opportunities
and
challenges
facing
Boston
and
cities
across
North
America
and
the
World
As
We
strive
to
make
net
zero
emissions
Transportation
a
reality,
so
we're
so
excited
to
have
an
open
dialogue
here
today
and
share
our
experiences.
Let's
celebrate
what's
already
happening
in
our
cities,
but
also
set
ourselves
the
challenge
to
figure
out
what
we
can
do
to
raise
our
ambition
further
and
keep
going
fast,
so
without
further
Ado.
A
B
B
This
is
where
the
train
is
on
the
tracks,
and
this
is
where
the
momentum
has
to
be,
as
we
make
the
connections
between
policy
making,
funding
programmatic
decisions
and
then
people's
daily,
real
lives
and
and
all
the
complexities
of
that
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
incredible
team
that
we
have
here
in
Boston.
So
please
raise
your
hand
if
you
work
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
let
me
give
them
thanks.
B
We
have
several
cabinet
Chiefs
in
the
room,
folks,
who
represent
a
number
of
different
cabinets
and
departments
and
some
even
who
not
necessarily
are
directly
on
Transit
but
I,
know
our
numb,
tots
or
Trends
up
people
in
in
at
their
heart.
Most
of
us,
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
in
Boston
who
are
are
deeply
passionate
about
our
Green
New
Deal
and
energy
and
environment
and
climate
who
are
doing
work
in
every
area
to
make
sure
that
it
is
intersectional
and
I.
Think
my
team,
the
incredible
colleagues
I,
get
to
work
alongside.
B
Can
you
raise
your
hand
if
you
are
an
active
member
of
the
Boston
Community
I'll,
say
Greater
Boston
Community
I'm
an
advocate
a
leader
at
a
different
level
agency?
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do.
We
have
some
alums
in
the
house
too.
I
still
can't
quite
believe
that
Chris
is
shifted
over,
but
we're
so
grateful
for
having
this
ecosystem
in
Boston
and
then,
who
are
our
visitors
here
to
today?
Okay,
wonderful
right
in
the
middle,
welcome,
welcome.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
B
B
There
are
celebrations
at
the
USS
Constitution
and
the
colonial
Garb
and
reenactments
all
over
the
downtown
area
and,
of
course,
the
the
fireworks
on
the
Charles
River
and
at
the
Esplanade,
but
for
our
Administration
that
day,
that
moment
of
really
capturing
the
country's
attention
about
our
distinction.
As
the
birthplace
of
American
democracy,
it's
not
just
about
looking
back
at
the
events
that
took
place
in
these
very
streets
250
years
ago,
actually
248
years
ago.
B
B
If
you
haven't
heard
of
it
before
the
Juve
Caboose,
isn't
a
type
of
train
car
or
EV
or
e-bike,
it's
a
stroller.
It's
a
Sit
and
Stand
tandem,
double
stroller.
In
fact,
you
could
have
a
baby
in
on
the
closest
to
you
as
you're,
pushing
and
then
the
or
the
baby
in
front
of
you
and
then
one
who
wants
to
kind
of
jump
on
and
off
who
can
walk,
but
can't
walk
for
that
long
sitting
or
standing
on
the
little
platform.
B
Next
to
it-
and
it
also
happens
to
be
narrow
enough
to
fit
down
a
bus,
aisle
or
even
the
MBTA
Commuter
Rail
aisle.
Anyone
who
needs
a
tip-
and
it
was
a
daily
mode
of
transportation
for
my
two
boys
when
they
were
too
young
to
walk
and
we
were
commuting
together
every
day
to
City
Hall
child
care
and
to
work
as
a
mom
of
two
young
boys
and
when
you
live
in
a
neighborhood,
not
particularly
close
to
downtown,
but
you
need
to
get
downtown
every
day
for
work.
B
From
a
policy
perspective,
there
are
few
areas
of
life
that
Transportation
doesn't
touch.
We
know
that
the
racial
wealth
Gap
isn't
just
a
legacy
of
systemic
racism
and
redlining.
It's
reinforced
by
present-day
inequities,
including
transportation,
and
some
of
the
folks
In
This
Very
Room
were
the
ones
who
first
document
that
in
Boston
black
bus
riders
spend
roughly
64
more
hours
per
year
on
buses
than
their
white
counterparts.
B
Our
housing
crisis
is
destabilizing
communities,
as
kids
are
uprooted
from
our
schools
and
Rising
costs,
push
workers
out
and
to
deliver
on
housing,
that's
affordable
for
our
families
and
doesn't
disrupt
the
rhythm
of
everything
we're
trying
to
juggle.
We
need
Transit
oriented
housing
connected
to
schools,
health
care
and
opportunity.
B
Our
economic
Mobility
depends
on
well
Mobility,
reliable,
convenient,
affordable
Transportation
will
be
the
critical
factor
in
revitalizing
and
stabilizing
businesses,
as
we
continue
recovering
from
the
pandemic
and
rebuilding
Our
Lives,
and
then
there's
a
fact
that
a
third
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
just
within
the
city
of
Boston's
Municipal
boundaries
and
actually
the
number
one
source.
If
you
extend
that
Statewide
come
from
our
transportation
sector.
B
If
we're
serious
about
delivering
a
green
New
Deal
for
cities,
we
must
tackle
the
biggest
contributors
to
the
problem
head
on
and
in
the
most
immediate
sense.
Transportation
has
an
enormous
impact
on
our
quality
of
life.
For
many
of
us,
it's
a
service.
We
rely
on
daily
one
that
impacts
our
health
and
Mobility
our
sense
of
freedom
and
overall
happiness
as
a
historic
coastal
city.
Boston
isn't
just
struggling
with
the
20th
century.
Legacy
Left,
To
Us
by
cars.
B
We're
also
grappling
with
unique
challenges
that
aging
infrastructure
and
climate
change
pose
to
our
communities
so
to
innovate.
Solutions
at
the
intersection
of
climate,
Justice,
Transportation,
Justice
economic
Justice
and
balance
efforts
to
accelerate
mode
shift
with
the
push
for
electrification.
We
have
to
address
the
issue
from
every
angle,
move
with
the
urgency
of
people
who
notice
and
are
affected
when
things
are
broken,
so
here
in
Boston
we're
trying
new
things
to
create
equity-oriented
climate
solutions
that
will
protect
our
planet
power,
our
economy
and
open
up
new
possibilities
for
all
our
communities.
B
We
started
with
Fair
free
buses.
In
fact,
my
first
call
for
Fair
free
Transportation
was
several
years
ago
still
on
the
city
council,
still
pushing
that
juvie
caboose
and
on
the
very
first
day
of
our
mayoral
Administration,
we
took
steps
to
expand
Fair
free,
Transit,
traumatically,
making
three
bus
routes
that
serve
predominantly
black
and
brown.
Low-Income
communities
in
our
city
entirely
Fair
free
today,
ridership
on
those
routes,
has
returned
to
above
90
percent
of
pre-pandemic
levels,
while
the
rest
of
the
system
is
below
75
percent.
B
Today,
more
than
95
percent
of
bostonians
live
within
a
10-minute
walk
of
a
bike
share
station
in
the
next
year
and
a
half.
Our
vision
is
for
one
in
every
two
people
in
Boston
to
live
within
a
three-minute
walk
of
a
protected
bike
lane,
because
we
know
that
biking
can
be
and
can
also
feel
less
accessible
to
certain
people.
B
We
worked
with
our
colleagues
at
all
levels
to
post
wayfinding
signage
in
multiple
languages,
created
bus
and
bike,
pop-up
Lanes,
virtually
overnight
and
replace
damaged
sidewalks
by
shuttle
stops
the
city
team.
Organized
group
bike
rides
along
the
orange
line
route
in
partnership
with
Community
organizations
and
made
blue
bikes
free
setting
10
separate
single
day
ridership
records
over
that
30-day
period
for
a
bike
share.
B
B
So
that's
why
I'm
so
grateful
that
we'll
be
hearing
next
from
Gabe
Klein,
who
heads
the
federal
department
of
energy
and
Department
of
transportation's
joint
office
of
energy
and
transportation.
So
thank
you
all
for
bringing
your
Brilliance
here
to
Boston.
We
can't
wait
to
learn
from
everything
that
you
discuss
over
the
next
couple
days,
welcome
and
enjoy.
A
Thank
you
so
much
mayor
Wu
for
that
inspiring
message.
There's
something
in
your
remarks
that
really
stuck
with
me
that
I'm
going
to
propose.
We
make
the
mantra
for
the
next
three
days,
we'll
see
if
it
sticks
but
move
with
the
urgency
of
people
who
notice
I
think
that's
so
important.
We
all
we.
We
want
to
get
there
with
the
policies
and
programs
that
we
put
into
place,
but
it's
so
important
to
remember
that
that's
actually
what
we're
trying
to
do
here.
A
So
as
as
Marabou
said,
we
really
can't
do
this
without
Partnerships
from
Resident
groups,
the
private
sector,
state
and
federal
government
as
well
so
I'm
very
pleased
to
introduce
Gabe
Klein
executive
director
of
The
Joint
office
of
energy
and
transportation.
Who's
joining
us
live
from
Washington
DC
and
we're
going
to
try
to
see
if
technology
works
with
us.
So
Gabe
are
you
able
to
hear
us?
A
Yes,
can
you
all
hear
me
we
can
hear
you.
This
is
great.
I
can't
believe
this
is
working,
congratulations
to
library,
staff,
and
so
just
so
everyone
knows
Gabe
can
see
me.
He
can't
see
you
so
you
can
all
you
know
Grimace
or
do
whatever
expression
that
you
want.
I'll
just
keep
a
smile
on
my
face
and
so
Gabe.
Thank
you
so
much
without
further
Ado.
Let
me
pass
it
off
to
you
for
your
remarks
and
then
we'll
ask
you
a
couple
questions.
C
C
Before
I
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
doing,
I
really
want
to
take
a
moment
and
just
extend
some
gratitude
because
I
think
ever
since
really
the
2008
financial
crisis
cities
have
been
under
capitalized
under
resourced,
particularly
from
the
standpoint
of
people
and
I
know
that
the
city
work
is
so
amazing
and
you're
the
closest
to
the
constituency.
So
it's
wonderful
work,
but
it's
also
hard
and
thankless
at
times
and
this
the
work
that
we're
doing
now
is
all
new
we're
basically
talking
about
Reinventing
the
economy
around
renewable
energy.
C
It's
not
just
about
transportation
and
it's
a
huge
undertaking
and-
and
there
are
those
who
are
going
to
be
critical-
there
are
those
who
don't
get
it.
There
are
interests
in
fossil
fuels
or
people
that
have
interest
in
in
fossil
fuels.
That
will
that
will
fight
this.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
work
you're
doing
and
for
being
our
partner
and
we're
here
to
be
your
partner.
C
You
know:
I
was
reflecting
this
morning
about
what
I
was
going
to
talk
about.
Sorry
for
the
siren
and
I
was
thinking
about
it
2015
when
I
put
a
a
book
out
and
I
started
touring
the
country
and
I
opened
up
every
presentation
talking
about
climate
change
and
it's
funny.
2015
is
only
eight
years
ago,
but
I
would
get
heckled,
sometimes
I.
Remember
getting
heckled
in
Frisco,
Texas
I,
remember
getting
heckled
in
Washington
state
that
this
was
a
a
fallacy.
C
If
you
open
up
the
news,
Washington
Post,
New,
York
Times,
any
credible
news
Outlet,
it
is
usually
a
top
story
and
whether
it's
drought
or
whether
it's
epic
rains
or
heat,
it's
becoming
impossible
to
ignore
and
it's
a
hockey
stick
and
a
basic
study
of
the
timeline
and
emission
levels,
which
is
what
I
would
put
in
front
of
people
shows
us
what's
happening.
But
it's
also
important
to
be
positive.
C
I
remember
when
I
was
a
kid
and
acid
rain
was
the
big
thing
and
it
was
really
scary,
particularly
if
you
were
a
child
watching
the
news
and
there's
literally
acid
falling
out
of
the
sky.
But
you
know
what
we
were
able
to
deal
with
that
and
we
came
together
nationally
internationally
to
deal
with
that.
So
you
know
there's
a
recognition.
C
The
first
year
we
were
really
focused
on
the
nevi
program,
the
national
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
program
and,
and
so
I
think
cities
were
like,
oh
well,
you
know
we're
we're
really
more
focused
at
the
state
level,
but
it
was
a
lot
to
get
that
off
the
ground
in
just
a
few
months,
and
so
there's
also
a
recognition
that
you
know
90,
plus
percent
of
the
charging
out
there
is
going
to
be
level
two
charging.
It's
also
going
to
be
in
metropolitan
areas.
C
However,
we
have
to
have
a
national
network
to
give
Americans
the
comfort
that
they
can
travel
because
Americans
like
travel
and
like
choice,
and
that's
why
we
need
a
national
highway
system
Network.
However,
we
have
a
report.
That's
actually
coming
out
today
with
nrel,
that's
going
to
have
some
very
interesting
facts
and
figures,
and
we
think
probably
only
about
1.5
billion
of
the
5
billion
will
actually
be
spent
on
the
alternative
fuel
corridors.
C
Now
many
of
the
alternative
fuel
corridors
actually
run
through
your
cities,
I'm
thinking
of
DC
and
295
and
395,
and
so
within
a
mile
of
those
corridors
that's
eligible,
but
we
think
three
and
a
half
billion
of
the
5
billion
will
probably
not
be
spent
on
the
DC
fast
charges
on
those
corridors.
So
that
means
that
money
can
be
sub
allocated
to
local
jurisdictions,
potentially
depending
on
your
state
and
how
they're
operating
so
that
you
can
use
it
in
the
ways
that
you
need.
C
We
also
have
the
charging
and
fueling
infrastructure
discretionary
grants,
which
most
of
you
know
about
two
and
a
half
billion
dollars
in
community
and
Corridor
grants
for
EB
charging.
It
also
includes
hydrogen
natural
gas
and
propane.
So
if
you
have
transit
buses
and
for
your
particular
use
case,
natural
gas
is
better
or
I'm
sorry,
hydrogen
is
is
potentially
better
or
a
natural
gas
hybrid,
that's
eligible.
C
So
this
is
a
big
sort
of
reinvention
of
the
way
energy
works
too.
Now,
when
it
comes
to
Urban
dwellers,
you
know
I'm
a
cities,
person
I
was
actually
called
in
the
Washington
Post.
The
anti-car
transportations
are
so
I
know
exactly
what
cities
are
working
to
do
and
working
to
make
cities
livable
and
not
car,
Centric
and
I.
Don't
think
you'll
meet
anybody.
That's
more
supportive
of
that.
We
have
to
understand
that
things
are
context
sensitive
and
you
know,
land
use
patterns
are
complex.
C
They
don't
change
overnight
in
a
place
like
Boston
or
DC,
where
I
live.
We
were
designed
around
horse
and
buggy.
Let's
get
back
to
a
extremely
multimodal
active
system,
but
when
you
look
at
a
place
like
Dallas,
while
they
have
a
urban
core,
that's
amenable
to
walking
biking
Transit.
They
actually
have
a
great
transit
system,
it's
very
sprawling,
so
we
need
to
be
empathetic
and
patient
too
we're
we're
diff.
We
are
a
tale
of
many
countries,
I'll
say
in
many
land
use
patterns
and
to
avoid
the
you
know,
climate
catastrophe.
C
If
you
will,
we
need
to
turn
more
people
onto
walking
and
biking.
We
need
to
cut
50
of
the
fleet
out
of
this
country,
which
is
controversial,
but
it
you
know
we.
We
know
that
it
needs
to
happen.
It's
not
going
to
happen
in
ex-urban
in
rural
areas,
it's
going
to
happen
in
cities
and
so
the
work
that
you're
doing
to
get
more
people
walking,
biking
and
On
free
Transit.
That's
wonderful!
C
That's
what
we
need,
but
we
do
also
recognize
that
fleets
are
a
big
portion
of
what's
important
in
cities,
meaning
a
shot
and
I
talked
14
years
ago
when
he
was
at
the
carbon
war.
Room
and
I
was
a
DDOT
that
every
electric
charging
station
we
put
into
a
city,
wouldn't
it
be
ideal
if
it
had
a
car
with
it
right
now
he
runs
the
Loan
program
office
and
I
run
The
Joint
office,
and
we
continue
to
talk
about
that
and
what
is
it
going
to
take?
C
You
know:
I
I
was
at
Zipcar
in
in
the
early
days,
which
is
Boston
based.
What
is
he
going
to
take
to
really
give
people
shared
Mobility
to
give
people
true
equity,
and
when
we
talk
about
Equity
Equity
is
not
necessarily
putting
a
charging
station
in
everybody's
neighborhood.
It's
about
providing
true
Mobility
options
for
people.
As
mayor
Wu
was
saying
to
get
economic,
Mobility
or,
as
I
say,
upward
Mobility.
We
need
to
give
people
mobility,
and
that
means
not
forcing
them
to
make
a
capital
investment
in
transportation.
C
So
this
is
where
the
CFI
grants
come
in
I
personally
rewrote
much
of
it.
There
is
a
lot
of
messaging
in
there
about
integrated
planning
for
Mobility
options
like
car
share,
ride,
hailing
Bike,
Share,
other
micro
Mobility
options,
and
you
know
our
roles
is
to
work
with
folks,
like
you
and
states
and
private
sector,
to
understand
that
this
is
an
opportunity
to
dig
once
and
think
about
the
big
picture
so
I
know
some
of
you
are
probably
thinking
well.
C
I
wish
the
CFI
grants
actually
said
we'll
fund
a
bike,
share
station
right
or
we'll
fund
a
scooter
share
station.
But
thinking
back
to
my
city
days,
you
know,
building
street
cars
all
the
different
things
that
we
did
putting
in
capital
bikes
here,
Divi
Bike
Share.
You
know
the
big
cost,
particularly
when
you're
going
to
do.
Electric
bikes
is
in
the
infrastructure
you're
putting
into
the
streets.
It's
the
digging
right.
It's
the
utility
work
whole
work.
C
So
when
you
take
an
integrated
planning
approach
when
you're
putting
in
a
charging
station
on
the
curb,
you
can
also
be
running
the
trenching
and
the
duck
bank
and
the
stubbing
out
for
the
Bike
Share
station
right
for
the
kiosk
for
the
transit.
What
whatever
it
is
that
you
need
it's
the
electricity
and
running
that
pipe
that
really
really
matters.
C
I,
probably
have
30
minutes
of
comments
and
probably
about
three
minutes
left.
So
a
couple
other
notes
for
you
all.
We
just
published
the
permanent.
We
had
a
preview
version,
the
urban
Electric
Mobility
toolkit.
If
you
go
on
the
driveelectric.gov
website
and
by
the
way
by
the
end
of
this
week,
I
think
we'll
also
have
a
rideelectric.gov
which
will
give
you
an
opportunity
to
look
at
all
of
the
transit
ride.
C
Hail
car
share
options
as
well
on
our
website
and
it'll
direct
you
right
there,
but
look
at
the
urban
Electric
Mobility
toolkit.
It
is
really
focused
on
shared
Mobility,
multimodal
hubs
and
how
you
can
actually
fund
these.
What
are
the
the
braided
funding
opportunities
for
urban
communities?
Mpos?
You
know
Property
Owners
businesses
to
come
together
to
fund
these
opportunities.
C
Also,
we
have
our
funding
opportunity
out
on
the
street
and
it's
47
million
dollars
and
if
you
look
at
section
2A,
specifically
about
innovative
business
models,
around
shared
Mobility
I
would
also
encourage
you
to
look
at
cities
like
Minneapolis
that
took
doe
money
and
created
a
large-scale
electric
car
sharing
program
on
their
streets.
So
there's
some
great
work
happening
out
there
and
then
I
also
just
want
to
mention
that
we
are
hiring
great
people.
We
have
some
positions
still
open,
but
we
hire
Deb's
trimmer
from
Lyft
who
ran
their
micro,
Mobility
Program.
C
She
also
worked
at
skag
advising
their
CEO.
We
hired
Kevin
George
Miller,
who
served
as
a
CFO
for
the
state
of
Mass
juices
for
sustainability
and
came
from
chargepoint,
and
we
hired
Linda
Bailey,
who
is
the
executive
director
at
nacto
and
most
recently
was
the
vision.
Zeros
are
in
Washington
DC,
so
you're
going
to
see
us
really
pivoting
towards
cities
and
metropolitan
areas,
and
you
can
go
to
drive
electric.gov
and
you
can
go
to
the
ask
question
page
and
we'll
get
back
to
you
within
48
hours.
A
Gabe,
thank
you
so
much
this
was.
This
was
great.
I
I
will
tell
you.
I
did
see
a
lot
of
smiles
and
nodding.
Heads
and
I
think
that
you
might
have
somehow
gotten
into
our
email
system
and
seen
our
chain
complaining
about
how
CFI
didn't
have
e-bike
share
opportunities,
but
you
know
there
you
go
so
I
I
want
to
ask
you
a
question.
A
Maybe
following
up
on
some
of
the
things
you
you
teased,
you
know
what
are
some
of
the
most
exciting
ways
that
you've
seen
cities
leveraging
or
planning
to
leverage
Federal
funding
on
some
of
the
issues
that
you're
working
on
in
transport
and
what
is
the
joint
office
doing
to
support
is,
if
there's
anything
more,
you
want
to
share
with
us
about
that
or
dig
in
deeper
about
some
of
the
the
things
that
might
be
coming
on.
Driveelectric.Gov.
C
C
You
know,
there's
a
real
opportunity
again
to
braid
different
types
of
funding
and
to
have
on-ramps
and
off-ramps.
So
you
can
say:
look
we're
going
to
put
these
two
or
three
or
four
or
five
funding
streams
together
and
if
we
do,
this
is
the
thing
that
we
want
to
create
the
Citywide
car
sharing
bike
sharing
program.
Just
you
know,
for
instance,
and
if
we
don't
get
this
funding,
then
we're
going
to
scale
it
back
to
this
or
we're
going
to
rely
on
this
funding
stream
instead
of
local
money
or
whatever.
C
That
is
but
I
think
that
is
one
way
to
be
really
successful
and
to
make
the
pitch
because
we're
trying
to
help
you
be
successful.
We're
just
looking
for
great,
well-written
Grant
applications.
Basically,
and
then,
if
you
have
questions
please
reach
out
to
us,
because
we
can
we're
like
the
front
door
of
the
federal
government,
so
we
will
go
to
whatever
agency
we
need
to
including
the
White
House
to
try
to
get
you
answers
to
be
successful.
C
I
do
think
the
community
program
in
the
CFI
grants,
which
is
by
the
way,
going
to
be
re-upped
every
year.
So,
while
that's
closed
for
this
year,
and
many
of
you
have
applications
in
and
we
had
two
years
of
funding,
there's
going
to
be
more
funding
next
year,
which
is
October
1st,
and
you
know
those
are
micro
grants
as
small
as
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
you
can
do
some
really
creative
things
with
Community
groups.
C
A
Okay,
great
well
I
want
to
keep
us
on
time,
so
I
think
I'm
going
to
resist
the
last
question
that
I
wanted
to
ask
you.
But
hopefully
this
is
the
beginning
of
more
conversation.
I,
don't
know,
I
know
you're
in
touch
with
all
of
the
U.S
cities
that
are
here
in
the
room
and
to
the
Canadian
cities.
Thank
you
for
indulging
Us
in
having
a
U.S
Centric
conversation
for
the
last
few
minutes.
Gabe.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
A
We
all
know
that
this
is.
You
know
we're
all
here
to
talk
about
a
truly
Global
topic
and
one
of
the
wonderful
things
about
C40
is
the
is
the
global
scope
and
the
ability
to
sort
of
learn
and
interact
with
folks
from
around
the
globe.
So
that's
why
it's
wonderful
to
hear
today
we're
going
to
be
having
a
recorded
message
from
Shirley
Rodriguez,
deputy
mayor
for
environment
energy,
for
the
city
of
London,
about
how
London
is
prioritizing
its
transition
to
sustainable
Transportation
through
a
lot
of
Partnerships
with
communities
and
business.
D
Hello,
ambitious
action
is
needed
to
combat
the
triple
challenges
of
the
climate,
emergency,
air
pollution
and
traffic
congestion
in
our
cities.
As
the
chair
of
c4g
cities
and
mayor
of
London
Sadiq
Khan
knows
that
cities
around
the
world
are
working
hard
to
go
further
and
faster
than
National
governments
in
order
to
beat
these
challenges.
But
we
can't
do
this
alone
and
that's
why
cities
are
working
with
a
range
of
Partners,
including
ambitious
businesses,
to
ensure
the
fast
transition
to
zero
emissions
in
cities.
D
Collaboration
with
business
is
key
to
the
success
of
ambitious
transport
measures
such
as
London
London's,
ultra
low
emission
zone
or
eulos,
or
indeed
the
move
to
electrification.
We
know
that
private
sector
Partners
need
strong
commitments
from
our
city
leaders
to
guide
business
planning
and
investment,
make
their
own
commitments
and
reach
Net
Zero.
D
We're
also
working
with
small
businesses
in
London
to
ensure
nobody
is
Left
Behind,
as
we
build
that
vision
of
a
cleaner
Greener
London
small
businesses
make
up
the
bulk
of
London's
economy
and
have
an
important
role
in
tackling
climate
change
and
cleaning
our
air.
Our
scrappage
scheme
supports
small
businesses
and
Charities
to
replace
or
retrofit
polluting
cars
and
vans
with
compliant
vehicles,
but
also
incentivizes
the
move
to
electric
vehicles
with
higher
payments,
we're
hosting
regular
events
with
business,
including
Freight
forums,
to
review
progress
and
introduce
new
initiatives
like
Freight
initiatives
with
them.
D
A
Well,
that
was
a
wonderful
message
to
hear
from
a
leading
City
that
I
know.
So
many
of
us
look
up
to
and
really
interesting
to
hear,
just
so
many
different
programs,
some
of
them,
potentially
quite
small-
that
are
actually
having
an
impact
with
businesses.
So
that's
the
topic
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
a
little
bit
next,
there's
going
to
be
one
panel
and
then
a
Break
we're
going
to
talk
about
collaboration,
particularly
with
Partners
in
our
community
civil
society
and
the
private
sector,
on
this
endeavor
of
zero
carbon
Transportation.