Transportation Industry
New FHWA report links Mobility and Air Quality
Public Roads, May-June, 2004
Although the primary goal of FHWA's Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement program is to clean the air, many CMAQ-sponsored projects contribute directly to the Nation's mobility goals. An FHWA report, CMAQ: Advancing Mobility and Air Quality (FHWA-EP-03-045), features examples of mobility enhancements attributed to nine projects initially intended to improve air quality. Examples include the Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Management and Information System in the Cincinnati metropolitan area and the Advanced Transportation Management System in Atlanta, GA.
The report addresses the 25 percent increase in annual vehicle-miles traveled since 1990 and consequent congestion problems in large and small urban areas. The authors encourage using ITS technologies, public transit, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, ride-share projects, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
The CMAQ program was established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 as a funding source for transportation projects and programs that help support the goals of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. The program was reauthorized under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) in 1997, with funding of $8.1 billion for 1998-2003.
To view the report, visit www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/amaq.>
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