Transportation

Transportation is an essential component to accessing employment, healthcare, and building community resilience. The recommendations in this Policy Action Area help decision-makers improve affordable access to transportation while building infrastructure that increases active commuting and decreases emissions contributing to climate change and air pollution.

Automobile Access

Everybody should have safe, accessible and convenient transportation options to get to work and other destinations, especially if they do not own or have access to a car. Lack of access to a car should not limit people’s access to opportunities.

Bike Lane Access

Everybody should have safe, accessible, and convenient transportation options to get to work and other destinations. Active commuting by foot, bike, and transit creates opportunities for physical activity, provides transportation options for those without a car, encourages social cohesion, and reduces contributions to climate change and air pollution.

Traffic Volume

Everyone should be able to live in neighborhoods where it is safe to breathe while having safe, accessible, and convenient transportation options to get to work and other destinations. Living near freeways and major roadways that generate high traffic volume and cut through communities can discourage physical activity, exacerbate air and noise pollution, and disconnect people from the places that matter most.

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