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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: The Federal Government Could Help Communities Better Plan for Transportation That Protects Air Quality
| 题名： | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: The Federal Government Could Help Communities Better Plan for Transportation That Protects Air Quality |
| 关键词： | EMISSION, AIR POLLUTION, VEHICLES, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, FUELS, AIR QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, LAND USE, PUBLIC HEALTH, FEDERAL LAW. |
| 摘要： | Since World War II, cities and suburbs grew, more roads were built, and more people had to rely on cars and buses for work, shopping, and business. In fact, in the last 30 years, the total number of vehicle miles driven grew 4 times faster than the rate of population growth, increasing to 2.6 trillion miles per year. The fuel these cars, buses, and other vehicles burn emits substances into the air that harm human health and the environment. Despite regulations limiting these emissions and improved vehicle and fuel technologies, the air in numerous cities and towns still does not meet air quality standards. Therefore, communities may look to change their future transportation and land use plans as a means to curb emissions. Recognizing that transportation can affect the nation's efforts to improve air quality, the Congress has provided funds for projects that protect air quality. Now, as the Congress begins the work of reauthorizing the surface transportation programs,- it will have to consider whether to continue or revise these initiatives. To help inform this work, we are commenting on (1) the impacts of surface transportation on air quality; (2) the benefits and limits of key federal surface transportation and clean air requirements and programs designed to mitigate these impacts; and (3) ways the federal government can use these requirements and programs to further reduce these impacts. Our findings and recommendations are based to a large extent on the results of a survey we conducted in 2001 of all of the 341 metropolitan planning organizations in existence at that time (295, or 87 percent, responded). These organizations are responsible for developing transportation plans and ensuring that they do not worsen air quality. |
| 总页数： | 19 |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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