Shoreline reviews 2025 Climate Action Plan year in review; transportation accounts for largest share of emissions
April 27, 2026 | Shoreline, King County, Washington
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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.
On buildings and energy, the Energize Shoreline program expanded in 2025: installs tied to the program rose from 13 in 2024 to 61 in 2025, and the number of fully subsidized heat-pump installations for income-qualified households reached 16 (22 households when combined with the HomeWise program). Staff said households that used Energize Shoreline discount codes combined with other incentives averaged about $3,800 in total discounts toward heat-pump installations. Scheid noted that full-home heat-pump systems in the area can range from about $15,000 to $30,000 depending on home size and complexity.
In zero-waste efforts, staff reported pilots to swap single-use service ware for reusable cups, dishes and utensils at large events and efforts that kept roughly 4,500 single-use items out of the landfill. The city also said it expanded compost access to 10 multifamily properties representing nearly 1,000 residential units and supplied plastic-bag and Styrofoam collection systems to multiple properties.
Staff described implementation tracking: the plan contains 90 actions across focus areas, and staff reported about 66 actions (approximately 73%) are started or completed. Scheid said the city's internal climate action team coordinates priorities and tracks targets and that detailed target documents and the implementation tracker are posted online.
Looking ahead to 2026, staff announced several initiatives: relaunching the Pedal Forward e-bike rebate program for the entire city with application opening June 3 (funded by a Department of Ecology grant and seeded with $125,000 from the city), an east-side off-quarter bike network study, planning code modernization (including deep green incentives), and work toward opening a reuse center funded in part by a roughly $4,000,000 EPA grant.
Council members pressed staff on data and next steps. Council member Roberts asked about follow-up on e-bike usage; Scheid said recipients were surveyed at one and three months and that about 80% reported reducing car trips. Members also asked about the apparent slowdown in conversions away from heating oil; staff said their ACS-based data estimate of "around 900 or 1,000 homes" using oil is imprecise and they will verify with parcel and planning/permit data. When Council Member Morke asked about the 2030 target, Scheid acknowledged "we're only down, 6%" overall and said reaching the 60% reduction goal will require strong local and regional action.
Council members requested follow-up details including a more localized inventory for heating-oil homes, further evaluation of the e-bike program over longer timeframes, the number of trees planted per year, and updates on tree-canopy mapping and planning code work. Staff said it would check with parks, planning and Puget Sound Energy for additional data and return with clarifications.
The presentation and discussion concluded with appreciation from council for staff progress and direction to continue tracking and reporting on CAP targets and implementation measures.
(Reportage based on the Shoreline City Council discussion and staff presentation, April 27, 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.
On buildings and energy, the Energize Shoreline program expanded in 2025: installs tied to the program rose from 13 in 2024 to 61 in 2025, and the number of fully subsidized heat-pump installations for income-qualified households reached 16 (22 households when combined with the HomeWise program). Staff said households that used Energize Shoreline discount codes combined with other incentives averaged about $3,800 in total discounts toward heat-pump installations. Scheid noted that full-home heat-pump systems in the area can range from about $15,000 to $30,000 depending on home size and complexity.
In zero-waste efforts, staff reported pilots to swap single-use service ware for reusable cups, dishes and utensils at large events and efforts that kept roughly 4,500 single-use items out of the landfill. The city also said it expanded compost access to 10 multifamily properties representing nearly 1,000 residential units and supplied plastic-bag and Styrofoam collection systems to multiple properties.
Staff described implementation tracking: the plan contains 90 actions across focus areas, and staff reported about 66 actions (approximately 73%) are started or completed. Scheid said the city's internal climate action team coordinates priorities and tracks targets and that detailed target documents and the implementation tracker are posted online.
Looking ahead to 2026, staff announced several initiatives: relaunching the Pedal Forward e-bike rebate program for the entire city with application opening June 3 (funded by a Department of Ecology grant and seeded with $125,000 from the city), an east-side off-quarter bike network study, planning code modernization (including deep green incentives), and work toward opening a reuse center funded in part by a roughly $4,000,000 EPA grant.
Council members pressed staff on data and next steps. Council member Roberts asked about follow-up on e-bike usage; Scheid said recipients were surveyed at one and three months and that about 80% reported reducing car trips. Members also asked about the apparent slowdown in conversions away from heating oil; staff said their ACS-based data estimate of "around 900 or 1,000 homes" using oil is imprecise and they will verify with parcel and planning/permit data. When Council Member Morke asked about the 2030 target, Scheid acknowledged "we're only down, 6%" overall and said reaching the 60% reduction goal will require strong local and regional action.
Council members requested follow-up details including a more localized inventory for heating-oil homes, further evaluation of the e-bike program over longer timeframes, the number of trees planted per year, and updates on tree-canopy mapping and planning code work. Staff said it would check with parks, planning and Puget Sound Energy for additional data and return with clarifications.
The presentation and discussion concluded with appreciation from council for staff progress and direction to continue tracking and reporting on CAP targets and implementation measures.
(Reportage based on the Shoreline City Council discussion and staff presentation, April 27, 2026.)
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