“Even though fuel efficiency and greater use of alternative fuels can contribute to lower petroleum consumption, California cannot meet its long‐range goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions without fundamental changes to the way we meet our mobility needs. Changing the patterns that cities take as they grow so that destinations are closer to people’s homes and channeling urban growth so that public transit can assume a larger burden of travel demand are elements of the longer‐term strategy that the state must develop if gains made in other policy areas are not to be overwhelmed by future population growth.”