Building Environmental Sustainability
The TradePort California system is designed to be a model for industrial environmental stewardship. Through its innovative platform and embrace of sustainable technologies, TradePort California reduces fossil fuel use, criteria pollutants, and GHG emissions, which are key to advancing California’s ambitious environmental and climate goals as well as minimizing the disproportional negative environmental burdens to the San Joaquin Valley. The design proximity of logistics hubs to shipper facility locations yields few vehicle miles traveled, creating tremendous positive impacts for air quality, noise, community impact, and traffic congestion.
The TradePort California Clean Energy Platform offers:
-
A systemwide platform to test, develop, and deploy the latest clean propulsion technologies
-
A dedicated and scalable system infrastructure for electric and hydrogen trucks and cargo handling equipment
-
A fleet of clean energy equipment and vehicles operating within the TradePort California system
-
Eco-efficient cargo handling systems are deployed throughout the system
Effective Community Engagement
TradePort California recognizes the critical importance that strong and effective community engagement strategies will have on TPCA Â success. Environmental sustainability is not just about numbers, processes, and products, but also about improving the lives of the people in California. It is imperative that all the affected communities understand TPCA Â and its solutions to decrease exposure to local pollution sources, reduce the possibility of serious injuries and fatalities on their local transportation systems, and increase economic equality by the creation of higher-value jobs than are currently in the market.
The Goal
The goal of TradePort California is to conduct sincere, transparent, and inclusive planning processes that ensure accountability, continuous communication, consistency, ethics, and integrity. With the use of innovative techniques and technologies, TradePort California will sustain interaction with communities, with an emphasis on traditionally underrepresented communities to ensure that those voices are heard, considered, and taken into account. This work began  during the project planning period and will continue through ongoing operations. Special care will be taken to ensure that there is equity in all planning and operational decisions.
