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T4.10 Rider education / Benefits * Maintain and expand a regional online page that lists all the mode shift education efforts and employer benefits opportunities (Thurston Here‐To‐There). Include a comments section for suggestions to further transit education and ridership. Intercity … Continue reading →

T2.3 Transportation efficiency service Create and fund a transportation efficiency service for local residents that gives an assessment of a household’s current transportation costs, shows cost saving potential by using cleaner forms of transportation, connection with vendors and financing as … Continue reading →

B7.2 Public Power Transition to a publicly owned power utility district. The 2012 initiative campaign to authorize the Thurston County PUD to get into the electricity business, and perhaps buy out PSE’s infrastructure in the county, collected more than 15,000 … Continue reading →

B4.15 Innovative design Allow administrative variances from code requirements for innovative designs, materials, and technology that support increased efficiency or renewable energy optimization. The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild’s Building Innovations Database provides case studies documenting code compliance for innovative designs, materials … Continue reading →

T3.11 EV education * Partner with environmental and other agencies to increase consumer awareness about EV options and incentives for use and purchase. Ongoing survey research at UC Davis’s Institute of Transportation Studies concludes that even in California, most people … Continue reading →

T3._ Permit chargers in the right of way Allow business and residents without off-street parking to install chargers in the city right-of-way. A recent Carnegie Mellon study estimates that while approximately 79% of US households have off-street parking for at … Continue reading →

T3._”Right to Charge” law Require building owners to allow tenants to install EV charging stations if they want to. HB1793, which was passed in the 2022 session, creates rules for owners’ installations of charging stations in common interest communities such … Continue reading →

B2.8 Performance Standard * Set energy efficiency performance standards for commercial buildings with gross floor areas smaller than 50,000 square feet. Legislation passed in 2019 (HB 1257), mandates the Washington State Department of Commerce to implement energy performance standards for … Continue reading →

B4._ Building commissioning Building commissioning is a quality assurance process that spans the entire design and construction process, helping ensure that the new building’s performance meets design expectations. PNNL’s “A Guide to Building Commissioning” gives an overview of the process. … Continue reading →

B4.2 Building energy goals Establish energy goals/benchmarks (e.g. LEED) for new buildings, and adopt permitting practices and building code and/or design guidelines that support clean and efficient energy practices and technologies (e.g., passive design, rooftop solar panels and water heaters, … Continue reading →