The Hub 6/17/16: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News
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“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.
Vox: Power plants are no longer America’s biggest climate problem. Transportation is. – Fuel economy standards and electric cars can help cut carbon emissions, but so can investment in public transit. Annually, public transit saves 37 million metric tons of carbon emissions.
Philadelphia Business Journal: Pennsylvania looks to lead transportation revolution – PA Secretary of Transportation says that autonomous vehicles can help save the state money on infrastructure costs as well as help create a boom for related businesses in PA.
Washington Post: Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a car – Parking minimum requirements are a standard policy enacted by municipalities across the United States. The cost of constructing free parking at residential and commercial spaces is passed onto the consumer, ensuring that wealthier people, who are more likely to drive, can park for free, while the poor, the group least likely to have access to cars, pays more for purchases and rent.
The Guardian: End of the road: Uber and millennials help US cities cut car addiction – Some urban residential developments are forgoing parking minimum requirements, largely due to the millennial car-free lifestyle. Not only can the elimination of off-street parking minimum requirements near public transit help to decrease traffic congestion, air pollution and energy consumption, but it can also cut rent by $250 a month.
The Onion: ‘There Is Beauty In Decay,’ Says Head Of Federal Highway Administration While Surveying Nation’s Crumbling Roads – The Onion has a new and interesting take on the state of infrastructure in the United States.
The Guardian: Tackling pollution: Bejing’s electric bikes and buses – in pictures – In Beijing, a third of the air pollution is caused by vehicles. View this gallery to see how electric cars, buses, scooters and bikes are becoming more commonplace.
