Mayor Newsom
- Striving to undertake the issues that affect us globally, Mayor Newsom has also elevated San Francisco’s environmental stature. In 2004, he unveiled San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2.5 million tons by 2012 and curb global warming through strict goals that exceed the United Nations Kyoto Protocols.
- The Mayor has also set a course for San Francisco to have the cleanest public transportation fleet in the nation by 2007 and transition the city’s entire taxi fleet to hybrid, alternative fuel, and green vehicles. In addition, San Francisco led 150 cities in signing the Urban Environmental Accords, which mandated the implementation of green building and public space improvements. Mayor Newsom has also committed to studying new alternative sources of energy that exist – such as tidal, wave, and wind power – because of San Francisco’s unique placement at the gateway to the Golden Gate and Pacific Ocean.
- Since the environment of the city rests not solely in the hands of the vehicles on the road but also with pedestrians on sidewalks and children in parks, the Mayor has expanded his Livable City Initiative to green San Francisco’s streets and help define the unique characteristics of each of its neighborhoods. By securing $8 million dollars in federal and local funds, the Mayor has implemented sweeping streetscape improvements across the city.
- As part of the Clean and Green Initiative, this Better Streets Program is a coordinated city effort to repair existing roadways, to redesign streets for more efficient traffic flow, and to beautify city streets with sustainable plantings, trees and community gardens. From planting trees, to improving median strips, to installing new trash bins, flower pots and newspaper racks, Mayor Newsom has demonstrated his commitment to a more livable urban environment.
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