Coastal Region Projects in Action
Below are summaries of California Air Resources Board (CARB) funded community-specific projects in the northern region. There are 4 different categories of funded projects highlighted on this page: Regional Clean Mobility Pilot Projects, Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilots (CMO), Sustainable Transportation Equity Projects (STEP), and Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Projects. View Regional Map
(Counties include: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, and Solano)
Regional Clean Mobility Pilot Projects
| Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
|---|---|
Car Sharing and Mobility Hubs in Affordable Housing Sites Pilot Project
Grantee: | Design and implementation of 3 mobility hubs at affordable housing developments in Oakland, San Jose, and the Nystrom Neighborhood in Richmond. The mobility hubs have not fully launched but are anticipated to include an EV carsharing program in San Jose and Richmond and a mix of other complimentary mobility options based on residents’ needs, such as subsidized transit passes, ridesharing, and bike sharing. Location: Richmond, Oakland, and San Jose Grant Amount: $3,015,000 Resource Contribution: $755,000 Demographics of Community Served by Project: Richmond: 44% Hispanic/Latino, 18% White, 18% Black/African American, 15% Asian, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $60,793 Oakland: 29% White, 27% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Black/African American, 16% Asian, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $36,818 San Jose: 37% Asian, 31% Hispanic/Latino, 25% White, 3% Black/African American, and 4% Other Median Household Income: $23,500 |
Lift Line Paratransit Dial-a-Ride Electric Vehicle Transition Program
Grantee: | Replacement of 2 existing gas-powered shuttles with 2 16-seat EV shuttles equipped with wheelchair lifts. The project is expanding to replace another existing gas-powered shuttle with a zero-emission, ADA wheelchair equipped, 14-passenger medium shuttle bus. Location: Watsonville Grant Amount: $515,819 Resource Contribution: $154,284 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 70% Hispanic/Latino, 25% White, 3% Asian, 1% Black/African American, and 2% Other Median Household Income: $61,719 |
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilots (CMO)
| Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
|---|---|
Salinas Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Collection of transportation needs survey responses from community members using a variety of in-person and online community strategies. Participants included disadvantaged residents of the targeted community, made up, in their majority, of Latinx, immigrant, and farmworker populations. Location: Salinas in Monterey County Grant Amount: $50,000 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 94% Hispanic/Latino, 3% White, 2% Black/African American, and 1% Asian Median Household Income: $41,108 |
Community Transportation Watsonville Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Collection of survey responses using a variety of outreach strategies, such as door-to-door outreach, mailers to residents, tabling at events, posters and flyers, and social media. All materials were produced in English and Spanish, and the majority of in-person outreach was conducted in Spanish. Location: Watsonville in Santa Cruz County Grant Amount: $50,000 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 88% Hispanic/Latino, 8% White, 2% Asian, 1% Black/African American, and 1% Other Median Household Income: $52,214 |
Pajaro Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Engagement and outreach to the community groups and community members using a variety of strategies and methods, including bilingual educational materials, workshops, and forums, surveys, and interviews. Participation will be open to all the residents of Pajaro; however, the survey will sample at least 10 percent of the community. Location: Pajaro in Monterey County Grant Amount: $50,000 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 88% Hispanic/Latino, 14% Native American, 6% White, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $53,797 |
Yoots-Richmond Outdoors Coalition Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Engagement of youth, their parents and guardians, community members, and local community-based organizations using focus groups and resident surveys. Additional efforts focused on youth, families with children without personal vehicles, women-headed households, Spanish-speaking, households with incomes under $30,000, Latinx families, and undocumented populations without driver licenses. Location: Richmond in Contra Costa County Grant Amount: $50,000 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 48% Hispanic/Latino, 26% Black/African American, 11% Asian, 10% White, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $52,204 |
Grantee: | Implementation of the city’s first citywide, on-demand shuttle program in collaboration with Via. The 3 shared, plug-in hybrid electric shuttles will provide a sustainable, demand-responsive, dynamically routed, microtransit service to bridge transportation gaps and provide connectivity between services and locations in underserved communities. Location: Richmond in Contra Costa County Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Resource Contribution: $968,249 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 44% Hispanic/Latino, 25% Black/African American, 15% Asian, 13% White, and 3% Other Median Household Income: $59,565 |
Grantee: | Providing priority communities with access to affordable medium-and long-term rentals with approximately 500 e-bikes, cargo bikes, adaptive bikes, and scooters, while supporting community-run bike shops to perform maintenance and educate users. Location: West Oakland, Downtown, Chinatown, San Antonio, Fruitvale, and East Oakland in Alameda County Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Resource Contribution: $137,040 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 37% Black/African American, 25% White, 22% Hispanic/Latino, 12% Asian, and 4% Other Median Household Income: $52,008 |
On-Demand Oakland Unified Student Transportation
Grantee: | Conversion of 100 percent of the district’s student transportation fleet to be carbon neutral and emission free by 2025. Oakland transports 1,300 students, with many from low-income, black neighborhoods. Location: Oakland in Alameda County Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Resource Contribution: $16,950 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 39% Hispanic/Latino, 27% Black/African American, 17% Asian, 13% White, and 4% Other Median Household Income: $52,008 |
Grantee: | Expansion of affordable, round-trip carsharing service by adding 14 battery-EVs across as many as eight locations to provide clean, affordable transportation options to residents, especially those living in areas of Richmond that are designated as disadvantaged communities. Location: Richmond in Contra Costa County Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Resource Contribution: $410,800 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 57% Hispanic/Latino, 19% Black/African American, 12% White, 8% Asian, and 4% Other Median Household Income: $57,253 |
Sustainable Transportation Equity Projects (STEP)
| Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
|---|---|
Power the People: MLK Jr. Shoreline Access Study
Grantee: | Initiation of a community-driven planning study of clean mobility options that will remedy barriers to accessing the waterfront nearest to East Oakland residents. Location: East Oakland in Alameda County Grant Amount: $184,753 Resource Contribution: $13,383 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 43% Hispanic/Latino, 27% Black/African American, 15% White, 10% Asian, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $61,327 |
Solano Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (Sol STEP)
Grantee: | Leverage of STA’s Equity Working Group and existing citizen-based committees along with development of a student career program with Solano Community College and Club Stride to systemically embed transportation equity into the fabric of Solano County. Location: Vallejo in Solano County Grant Amount: $299,997 Resource Contribution: $68,962 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 28% Hispanic/Latino, 25% Asian, 23% White, 19% Black/African American, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $74,021 |
Grantee: | Implementation of a Truck Management Plan, which focuses on education and outreach and truck signage upgrades, urban greening and pedestrian improvements, a bike resource hub and repair and fix-it stations at key destinations. Location: West Oakland in Alameda County Grant Amount: $7,665,372 Resource Contribution: $2,893,955 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 37% Black/African American, 28% White, 14% Asian, 16% Hispanic/Latino, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $64,245 |
Our Community, Our Shuttle: Bayview-Hunters Point Equitable Mobility
Grantee: | Implementation of an electric shuttle service, pedestrian and transit accessibility improvements, training and hiring of residents for jobs in clean transportation, a transportation resource center, and a community congress that will oversee grant implementation and build capacity. Location: San Francisco (Bayview-Hunters Point) Grant Amount: $10,569,100 Resource Contribution: $3,477,200 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 23% Hispanic/Latino, 13% White, 31% Asian, 28% Black/African American, and 5% Other Median Household Income: $56,724 |
Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Projects
| Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
|---|---|
Goodwill Industries Electric Delivery Vehicle Project*
Grantee: | Showcase of the viability of heavy-duty electric trucks – the first of its kind being demonstrated in the U.S. by deploying 10 battery-electric delivery trucks, one battery-electric debris hauler, and supporting electric charging infrastructure for the 11 vehicles. Location: San Francisco and San Mateo Grant Amount: $2,738,557 Resource Contribution: $1,697,362 Demographics of Community Surrounding Project: San Francisco: 40% White, 34% Asian, 15% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Black/African American, and 6% Other San Mateo: 41% White, 25% Hispanic/Latino, 24% Asian, 2% Black/African American, and 6% Other |
NorCAL Zero-Emission Regional and Drayage Operations with Fuel Cell Electric Trucks
Grantee: | Building and deployment of 30 fuel cell electric trucks and a supporting hydrogen fueling station at the East Bay Municipal Utilities District treatment plant, adjacent to the Port of Oakland. Location: Port of Oakland Grant Amount: $11,979,914 Resource Contribution: $41,183,725 Demographics of Community Surrounding Project: Oakland: 29% White, 27% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Black/African American, 16% Asian, and 5% Other |
Zero-Emission Hydrogen Ferry Demonstration Project
Grantee: | Development, construction, and demonstration of "Sea Change," an electric ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The project serves to demonstrate the use of an electric ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells for passenger and freight service. Location: Ports of San Francisco and Oakland Grant Amount: $3,000,000 Resource Contribution: $2,465,000 Demographics of Community Served by Project: San Francisco: 40% White, 34% Asian, 15% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Black/African American, and 6% Other Oakland: 29% White, 27% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Black/African American, 16% Asian, and 5% Other |
*Projects have been completed