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T 2 L, 'Ll S P 0 V, T4.-T4-&1J <br /> Transportation is the Iargestsourceofemissions within <br /> Orange County, with 43% of all community emissions �- <br /> coming from vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and 33% of <br /> County operations emissions coming from employee <br /> _l <br /> commutes;therefore,reducing fossil fuel vehicle travel <br /> is imperative. By increasing active transit like walking <br /> and biking and helping create a walkable and bikeable - : <br /> I 1 <br /> County, public health and social connectivity will be /�, np <br /> increased. The strategies and actions in this section j1l�a■■'��O�A.,Y <br /> v PUBLI(ifl ANil? <br /> 919zas-zoos <br /> are designed to make alternatives to single-occupant, <br /> fossil fuel trips easy, convenient, and attractive to - <br /> residents and visitors. It is also critical to understand w <br /> the impact of careful land use planning and its effect <br /> on sprawl and subsequent VMTs. <br /> One of the Top 10 things the County should do is to <br /> transition all community-wide vehicles away from <br /> fossil fuel. This follows North Carolina's Executive <br /> Order 246 which calls for an increase in registered <br /> zero-emission vehicles to at least 1,250,000 by 2030 <br /> and for 50% of sales of new vehicles in North Carolina <br /> to be zero-emission by 2030. The County expects this <br /> guidance to continue its trajectory of 100%of sales of <br /> new vehicles by 2050. The County will need to ramp <br /> up education and charging infrastructure to support <br /> this transition. <br /> CO-BENEFITS KEY00 @Go <br /> GHG COST COMMUNITY EFFECTS ON ALIGNMENT WITH EQUITY& <br /> REDUCTION EFFECTIVENESS BENEFITS THE ECONOMY STATE/LOCAL CLIMATE JUSTICE <br /> POLICIES <br /> 2023 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 39 <br />