Northern Region Projects in Action
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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), Clean Mobility in Schools Projects (CMiS), and Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Projects. View Regional Map
(Counties include: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba)
Regional Clean Mobility Pilot Projects
Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
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Our Community CarShare Sacramento Pilot Project
Grantee: | Provides carsharing and subsidizes transportation services for residents in participating affordable housing communities located in disadvantaged communities. The current project serves 8 affordable housing communities with 2 battery electric vehicles and 2, level II chargers per site (16 total). Location: Sacramento Grant Amount: $5,863,847 Resource Contribution: $1,841,760 Project Participant Demographic Information: 30% Hispanic/Latino, 27% White, 19% Asian, 12% Black/African American, and 12% Other Average Annual Household Income: $25,313 |
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilots (CMO)
Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
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CRP Rideshare Initiative Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Implemented an online, map-based survey distributed by high school students to family and friends. Community engagement included driver-passenger interviews where participants were given a real-life experience of rideshare and were interviewed. Location: Sacramento Grant Amount: $49,970 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 14% White, 42% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Asian, 12% Black/African American, and 9% Other Median Household Income: $38,968 |
Grantee: | Engagement and outreach to community groups throughout the needs assessment process using data collection techniques, such as surveys, telephone interviews, and listening circles. Location: Paskenta Reservation in Tehama County Grant Amount: $50,000 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: Unavailable |
Sacramento Public Library Carshare Initiative Community Transportation Needs Assessment
Grantee: | Used surveys, interviews, virtual engagement strategies, and online map-based tools, and worked with local high school students to be ambassadors in engaging community groups and members. Participants included residents, local organizations, and stakeholders who may benefit from a new clean mobility service. Location: South Sacramento (Southgate) in Sacramento County Grant Amount: $49,800 Resource Contribution: N/A Demographics of Community Served by Project: 32% White, 28% Hispanic/Latino, 19% Asian, 14% Black/African American, and 7% Other Median Household Income: $44,308 |
Grantee: | Implementation of Downtown Redding’s first bikeshare program to provide affordable housing residents with 70 bikes and stations for an affordable and reliable way to get around. Location: Redding downtown area in Shasta County Grant Amount: $1,000,000 Resource Contribution: $443,680 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 76% White, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 5% Asian, 3% Black/African American, and 2% Other Median Household Income: $28,048 |
Clean Mobility in Schools Projects
Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
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California Capital Pilot Project
Grantee: | Includes a suite of zero-emission technologies to be deployed at four school sites, including zero-emission school buses, maintenance vehicles, delivery vans, lawn and garden equipment, carsharing vehicles, and vanpooling shuttles, as well as the needed charging infrastructure to directly serve the vehicle and equipment energy needs onsite. Location: Sacramento County Grant Amount: $7,440,788 Resource Contribution: $2,633,1212 Demographics of Community Served by Project: 44% White, 19% Hispanic/Latino, 16% Asian, 9% Black/African American, and 12% Other Median Household Income: $68,347 |
Advanced Technology Demonstration and Pilot Projects
Project Name/Grantee | Project Details |
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Next Generation Fuel Cell Delivery Van Deployment
Grantee: | Building and demonstrating 4 fuel cell hybrid-electric walk-in delivery vans featuring Linamar’s new Gen 2.0 eAxle design for use at the UPS Customer Service Facility in West Sacramento. The objective is to promote future commercialization of fuel cell vehicles that will significantly transform the parcel delivery market while achieving greenhouse gas, criteria pollutant, and toxic emission reductions. Location: West Sacramento Grant Amount: $5,831,866 Resource Contribution: $5,838,236 Demographics of Community Surrounding Project: 45% White, 33% Hispanic/Latino, 12% Asian, 5% Black/African American, and 5% Other |
Sacramento Regional Zero-Emission School Bus Deployment Project*
Grantee: | Deployment of zero-emission school buses to illustrate that commercially available zero-emission school buses have the best total cost of ownership, substantially improve maintenance and performance, and optimally serve the needs of school districts to transport California’s children to and from school. Location: Greater Sacramento Region Grant Amount: $7,535,643 Resource Contribution: $6,949,826 Demographics of Community Surrounding Project: 32% White, 28% Hispanic/Latino, 19% Asian, 14% Black/African American, and 7% Other |
*Projects have been completed