Mountain View has made significant strides toward sustainability over the past two years. Now it is time to fast-track implementation of those goals and to put Mountain View on the record supporting good environmental legislation at the county, state, and federal level. We must do everything in our power, now, to slow and reverse climate collapse.

We must look ahead to our community’s future energy needs and plan for local generation, storage, and use of clean renewable energy. We can and must work with our large and small-scale employers to reduce traffic and create more opportunities for people to live close to work and to work from home.

Ensuring that mass transit is affordable, usable and pleasant, is a priority. We need a Council that will effectively advocate for transit that is flexible and serves north Santa Clara County well. Increasing our bicycle infrastructure will have multiple benefits for our community. We need additional Peninsula bicycle commuting routes. An important opportunity lies in working with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to create a bicycle 

route throughout the Peninsula on the Hetch Hetchy right of way.

We also need to enhance our local environmental and recreational infrastructure: completion of the Bay Trail, 

local habitat protection, continued Bay restoration, engagement of families and community members in environmental activities and education at Shorelines, in local parks, and on our trails.