Currently, when
transportation and
urban planners evaluate alternative infrastructure investments and policies, they may need to
account for health effects from local air quality, a consideration that warrants further planning to avoid negative outcomes, according to the researchers.
Transportation emissions account for 29 % of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and the newly quantifiable data could spur development in urban areas served by public t
Transportation emissions
account for 29 % of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and the newly quantifiable data could spur development in
urban areas served by public
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