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This sequel accompanies case 'Ambitious but Achievable: Using Land Use and Transportation Plans to Reduce GHG Emissions in California.' In the summer of 2010, leaders of California's Air Quality Board (CARB) had to make key decisions on their state's landmark efforts to use regional land use and transportation plans to reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and thereby limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In doing so, they had to decide on emission standards that would meet their long-stated goal of setting targets that were both 'ambitious' and 'achievable.' The decision was the culmination of an almost two-year process spurred by the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 375, The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008. Despite an extensive planning process as well as a series of reports and studies, there was little consensus on how much impact land use and transportation policies might have on VMT and GHG emissions and whether some proposed policies were politically feasible.