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Transportation and the Transportation and the EarthEarth
By: Alycen RowlandBy: Alycen Rowland
Rachel LucasRachel Lucas
Composition 102Composition 102
June 2009June 2009
Redesigning Urban Redesigning Urban TransportationTransportation
Some cities are reducing traffic congestion and air pollution Some cities are reducing traffic congestion and air pollution by charging cars to enter the city. An example of this is by charging cars to enter the city. An example of this is London charges cars the equivalent of $16 a car to enter. London charges cars the equivalent of $16 a car to enter.
Suburbs and Commuter Culture
What are their options?
Efficiency of Efficiency of hybridhybrid cars cars► The Toyota Prius, a mid-size hybrid car gets an impressive 46 The Toyota Prius, a mid-size hybrid car gets an impressive 46
miles per gallon in combined city/highway driving, compared miles per gallon in combined city/highway driving, compared with 20 miles per gallon for the average new U.S. passenger with 20 miles per gallon for the average new U.S. passenger vehicle.vehicle.
Types of Types of hybridshybrids
► Two types now existTwo types now exist - the - the electricelectric hybrid which uses an electric hybrid which uses an electric motor in addition to the diesel or gasoline engine and the motor in addition to the diesel or gasoline engine and the hydrogenhydrogen or water hybrid which uses hydrogen extracted from or water hybrid which uses hydrogen extracted from water and adds it to the fuel air mixture of the engine.water and adds it to the fuel air mixture of the engine.
Hybrid Taxis
New York and San Francisco are making strides to convert all of there taxis into hybrids.
Electric Cars
Transport SystemsTransport Systems
► Urban transport systems based on a combination ofUrban transport systems based on a combination of
rail linesrail lines
bus linesbus lines
bicycle pathwaysbicycle pathways
pedestrian walkwayspedestrian walkways
offer the best of all possibleoffer the best of all possible
worlds in providing mobility,worlds in providing mobility,
low-cost transportation,low-cost transportation,
and a healthy urban environment.and a healthy urban environment.
SHINKANSEN (Japanese Bullet Train)
These trains have become popular in Japan and they connect all the major cities.
United StatesThe United States is way behind Europe in Green Transportation.
GAS TAX
NEW CARS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The CTEThe CTE
► The The Center for Transportation and the EnvironmentCenter for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is a (CTE) is a nonprofit organization that facilitates the research, nonprofit organization that facilitates the research, development, demonstration, bridge to commercialization, development, demonstration, bridge to commercialization, and market acceptance of advanced transportation and market acceptance of advanced transportation technologies and alternative fuels.technologies and alternative fuels.
Cars and the EnvironmentCars and the Environment► Cars and light trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, Cars and light trucks, which include sport utility vehicles,
pickups and most minivans, emit more than 300 million tons pickups and most minivans, emit more than 300 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year in the United States. of carbon into the atmosphere each year in the United States.
BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHY
► R. Brown, Lester. R. Brown, Lester. Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Plan B 3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Edition. Edition. New York: W. Norton, 2008.New York: W. Norton, 2008.
► http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-Hybrid-Cars-Help-the-http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-Hybrid-Cars-Help-the-Environment&id=1336189Environment&id=1336189
► http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/shinkansen/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/shinkansen/
► http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/nyregion/23taxi.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/nyregion/23taxi.html
► http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/public-transportation/http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/public-transportation/
► http://www.cte.tv/http://www.cte.tv/
► http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=40http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=40
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