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Transportation is essential for all community members for travel to work, school, home or around the community. Public transportation offered by communities not only benefits the residents, but also improves communities by reducing air pollution and congestion. Clean transportation can reduce a community’s exposure to harmful air pollution.
Read more about transportation options and alternatives in the Transportation Chapter of Planning for a Sustainable Future - A Guide for Local Governments [PDF 4.9 MB, 58 pp].What You Can Do:
Creating more efficient transportation systems is a great way to reduce your community’s environmental impact. Buying fuel efficient and low emissions vehicles for your municipality has the potential to save you and your community money over the life of the vehicle. Promoting alternative transportation, such as cycling and walking, can improve community health and create safer streets in your neighborhoods.
- Promote cycling in your community by building bike lanes and bike parking
- Foster walking by posting pedestrian signs and planting trees
- Relieve parking demand in densely populated neighborhoods by designating parking for car-shares
Success Stories:
Shenendehowa Central School District in Clifton Park, New York is one of the first schools in the nation to test the use of hybrid school busses for their students’ transportation needs. These busses reduce emissions by 90 percent and improve fuel efficiency by 40 percent.
Resources:
EPA Green Vehicles
Madison, WI Guide to promote pedestrians, bike traffic, and cleaner streets
Northeast Diesel Collaborative Municipal Resources
