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Shoreline reviews 2025 Climate Action Plan year in review; transportation accounts for largest share of emissions
Summary
City staff presented the 2025 Year in Review for Shoreline's Climate Action Plan, noting transportation is the largest source of local emissions (about 61%), Energize Shoreline increased heat-pump installs from 13 to 61 in 2025, the city launched equity-focused e-bike distribution and will open a June e-bike rebate program with $125,000 in funding.
Shoreline city staff presented a year-end review of the Climate Action Plan on April 27, 2026, highlighting program results, progress on targets and next steps for 2026.
Paige Scheid, the city's environmental sustainability program manager, said the latest community greenhouse-gas inventory (2023 data) shows transportation accounts for the largest share of Shoreline's emissions — roughly 61% — with buildings (largely natural gas) and solid waste making up the remainder. Scheid summarized the plan's overarching goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.
The presentation reviewed progress across the plan's five focus areas and called out several 2025 highlights. In transportation, the Pedal Forward Shoreline program provided 125 electric bikes to residents in an overburdened community with priority for low-income applicants. "A large portion of the folks had continued to reduce their car trips at least by 1 day a week," Scheid said, citing follow-up surveys of prior recipients.
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