Transportation Solutions

In order to curb the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, we have to address CO2 and other gases from power generation and our use of motor vehicles. There are currently a number of efforts under way to cap power-plant emissions and tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks, but Clean Air - Cool Planet saw a need to look at ways to reduce vehicle use in the Northeast. To that end, we convened, with support from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Transportation Solutions for the Northeast.

• Report on Outcomes [PDF, 66KB] (Microsoft Word version [73 KB])
• Global Warming and New England, New England Climate Coalition, presented by Tony Dutzik [PDF, 532 KB]
• Presentation by Steve Winkelman, Center for Clean Air Policy [PDF, 904 KB]
• List of Attendees [Excel, 30 KB]

Articles & Resources:

• Bogota Transportation Plan, World Resources Institute [PDF, 110 KB]
• (MA) Cars and Global Warming, Tony Dutzik, State PIRGs [PDF, 636 KB]
• Connecticut's Lobster Bake, APA article by Mike Piscitelli and Madeleine Weil [PDF, 95 KB]
• Enhancing Our Commonwealth [Microsoft Word, 30 KB]
• GHG Reduction through State and Local Transportation Planning, U.S. Department of Transportation [PDF, 1140 KB]
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation, Connecticut Fund for the Environment [Microsoft Powerpoint, 224 KB]
• (MA) Policy Options for Reducing Gasoline Use, Marc Breslow, MCAN [PDF, 81 KB]
• Model Legislation for Smart Growth Tax Credit, NRDC [Microsoft Word, 98 KB]
• Model Smart Growth Tax Credit FAQ, NRDC [Microsoft Word, 37 KB]
• New England Governors' Resolution [PDF, 912 KB]
• (NJ) Smart Growth Tax Credit FAQs [PDF, 92 KB]
• (NJ) Smart Growth Tax Credit Overview [PDF, 85 KB]
• Recommended Reading and Links [PDF, 106 KB]