Air Quality Planning - EMFAC - Land Use - Blueprint - Urban Land Institute (ULI)

EMFAC

The Emission FACtors (EMFAC) model is developed by the Air Resources Board and used to calculate emission rates from on-road motor vehicles from light-duty passenger vehicles to heavy-duty trucks that operate on highways, freeways, and local roads in California.  EMFAC 2007 is the most recent version of this model.  Click here for a more detailed overview of the Air Resources Board mobile emissions model EMFAC.

Land Use
Yolo County and a portion of Solano County are part of the Sacramento region designated by U.S. EPA as a Serious Ozone nonattainment area for the federal 8-hour ozone standard. The Sacramento region's 8-hour ozone required attainment date is 2013. Land use project mitigation strategies are important in order to help reach attainment by this date. In 2003, the District, in partnership with the regional transportation agencies, prepared a "Best Practices" handbook titled "Transportation and Land Use Toolkit." The toolkit better describes and illustrates those types of alternative mode projects that should be considered and incorporated into the policies, plans, and projects of the cities and counties.

Blueprint
Click here for a simple overview of Sacramento Area Council of Governments' vision for growth that promotes compact, mixed-use development and more transit choices as an alternative to low density development.

ULI
Click here for more information at Urban Land Institute (ULI) Sacramento, which offers various presentations, Policy Programs, and in-depth discussions of major issues facing Sacramento, the region, and its stakeholders. The mission of ULI is to encourage a more informed and coordinated planning process addressing the projected growth in the Sacramento region.