Posts tagged Pollution
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National links: Rise of SUVs hampered motor emission reductions from 2010 to 2022
The proliferation of SUVs significantly hampered motor emission reductions in the last decade. Suggestions to build political consensus around policies that de-center car use in cities. How the 30-year mortgage creates a bifurcated market of “haves and have-nots.” Keep reading…
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Twenty years ago, it was common to have dozens of “Code Red” bad air days per summer
In the recent past, the DC area typically saw 20 or more Code Red days every summer. What changed? Keep reading…
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National links: What to do with empty storefronts
How to fill vacant storefronts. The era of cheap ride-hailing may be over. How highways and housing have impacted our urban fabric. Keep reading…
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National links: Work is changing. Can transit keep up?
Transit systems aren’t built for a work-from-home world. Chemicals from car tires are killing fish. Transit and affordable housing aren’t linking up. Keep reading…
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Here’s what it will take for Greater Washington to cut climate pollution from cars and trucks fast enough
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board’s draft findings of its Climate Change Mitigation Study show that the region needs to cut per-person driving by up to 20% and meet or surpass national electric vehicle goals. Keep reading…
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National links: California turns away from single family zoning
New legislation signed in California allows for more than one unit to be built on single-family parcels. Pollution is more harmful, in smaller quantities, than we thought. To measure the return to downtowns, keep an eye on Starbucks. Keep reading…
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How DC Route 295 isolates neighborhoods in Northeast DC from the rest of the city
The Lane Place pedestrian overpass, which was destroyed when a truck driver collided with it last month, is one of a limited number of crossings of DC Route 295 that connect a set of neighborhoods along the Anacostia River in Northeast DC to the rest of the District of Columbia. While the bridge is slated to be replaced, the collision has highlighted the ways in which long-distance transportation infrastructure isolates these neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Some environmentalists raise equity concerns over a Northeastern pollution pact
Will the Climate Transportation Initiative sufficiently benefit the low-income communities and people of color who have been disproportionately affected by pollution? Environmentalists are concerned it doesn’t go far enough. Keep reading…
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National links: How to design for the future with the environment and equity in mind
How to design for equity and the environment. Are we really that close to everyday life with autonomous vehicles? Can e-bike subsidies make riding a bike more accessible for everyone, and more in this week’s National links. Keep reading…
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DC has committed to stop burning fossil fuels by 2050. Washington Gas has another plan.
In March, Washington Gas unveiled its “climate business plan” purporting to explain how the utility will comply with DC’s commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050. But instead of laying out a vision of renewable energy from sources like wind and solar, the utility’s plan calls for continued burning of fossil fuels. Keep reading…