Green Mobility must also focus on getting people around with the express intent of cutting carbon emissions by decreasing dependency on the automobile and reducing the impacts of the vehicles we must use. We must expand the use of public transportation by creating more Bus Rapid Transit lines, encouraging more people to ride light rail and share vehicles, developing subscription bus service, building BART, and bringing high-speed rail to San José.
 San José will lead by example by replacing its city fleet with green vehicles and providing support for alternative vehicles with public plug-in stations and access to alternative fuels. We can install solar systems and energy efficient lighting at our parking facilities. Implementing directional signage will prevent cars from idling while looking for spaces, reducing emissions.
We will encourage the development of smaller, lighter, and alternative fuel vehicles for mass and private transit to reduce adverse impacts on our environment. The City of San José is establishing a center to stimulate the development of such clean, alternative fuel vehicles using Silicon Valley technology.
Partnerships with San José educational institutions will promote walking to school and using zero-emission buses. We will also create local policies to encourage residents and businesses to use zero-emission and hybrid vehicles, and we will advocate for State and Federal legislative action for additional investment in research and consumer incentives.
Developing a clean fleet is one of San José’s Green Vision goals – to ensure that 100 % of public fleet vehicles run on alternative fuels. Currently, 41% of the City’s more than 2,500 vehicles and equipment operate on some form of alternative fuel, such as electricity, compressed natural gas (CNG), biodiesel, and propane. Watch the video.
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