Environment
Transportation, Development, and Environment
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/livability/fact_sheets/transdevenviron.cfm, published by Federal Highway Administration
Also available for download as PDF http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/livability/fact_sheets/transdevenviron.pdf
How we plan and develop communities and choose to travel affects environmental quality. Providing more travel options in compact, connected communities leads to fewer car trips, which improve air and water quality. Developing more compactly, and reusing existing properties, can preserve rural lands and protect natural resources. Coordinating land use and development decisions with transportation investments can produce clear results.
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