Fully one-third of America’s global warming pollution comes from transportation, mostly from driving personal cars. Congress is considering important legislation to address global warming, but so far, the legislation has been mostly silent on the need to address how much people drive. We need to make sure they fully address transportation alternatives too!
95 percent of Americans lack easy access to public transportation and walkable neighborhoods. Given high gas prices, global warming, and our energy dependence, we need better alternatives. Future climate legislation in the House of Representatives could kill two birds with one stone by giving Americans alternatives to high gas prices and curbing greenhouse gas emissions: A win-win for everyday Americans and the climate.
Smart Growth America has set up an easy website where you can tell your congressmembers to sign onto a letter from Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Ellen Tauscher urging Congress to increase funding for public transit, biking, public transportation, and walkable neighborhoods in federal climate legislation.