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6.G. - Page 3 of 5 options for very low-, low- and middle-income residents. • Support legislation that protects and promotes the ability of residents to remain and stay in the community, including tenant protection and anti -price gouging policies. • Support legislation that would incentivize increased production of market rate, middle, low and very low-income housing production while retaining local land -use authority. • Support legislative or funding mechanisms that promote affordable and regional housing projects to meet the unique populations of city residents—including workforce housing and those with special needs. • Support legislation and/or funding mechanisms that promote regional programs to address homelessness and support formerly homeless individuals—including funding for temporary emergency shelters and other supportive services for vulnerable populations. • Support legislative and/ or funding mechanisms for safe parking programs. Transportation The City understands the importance in ensuring residents have a resilient, equitable and sustainable transportation system. Both safety and ease of travel are of utmost priority. As such, the City supports efforts to increase affordable, accessible, efficient and safe travel throughout the City as well as the region. The City believes that close alignment with regional transportation partners is critical to meeting its goals. Redwood City outlines the following policy principles for transportation: • Support legislation that embraces innovation in all forms of emerging technologies, especially in ways to creatively manage congestion and the overall transportation system. • Support existing efforts to maximize SB 1 funding dollars to address local streets and road rehabilitation in an effort to ease congestion and safer streets. • Support legislation and/or funding mechanisms that will promote regional multimodal, safe and accessible transportation network. • Support legislation that aids the city in achieving its "zero emissions trips" goals and its expanded greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions goals. • In addition to increased road transportation funding, the City supports increased state funding for city-wide bicycle and pedestrian access lanes and legislation that encourages the creation of walking and bicycling friendly communities. • Support legislation, programs and/ or funding mechanisms that will help the city achieve its goal of zero traffic fatalities (vision zero) and severe injuries as outlined in the City adopted "RWCMoves" Final Plan. • Support legislation that balances local law enforcement authority for parking enforcement while taking into account potential hardships such enforcement places on our most vulnerable city residents. Page 3 of 5 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 114