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Air PollutionAir Pollution

Air pollution is the Air pollution is the most costly impact most costly impact of auto use, but of auto use, but most travelers do most travelers do not consider these not consider these costs when they costs when they choose to drivechoose to drive

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Air QualityAir Quality

Transit benefits air quality when it reduces Transit benefits air quality when it reduces auto useauto use

Experience from transit oriented Experience from transit oriented development:development: San Diego Uptown District: 20% reductionSan Diego Uptown District: 20% reduction Mountain View Caltran TOD: 10% reductionMountain View Caltran TOD: 10% reduction Portland, OR Regional Plan: 7-8% reductionPortland, OR Regional Plan: 7-8% reduction

Source: Parsons Brinckerhoff (various sources) 2001Parsons Brinckerhoff (various sources) 2001

Air QualityAir Quality

Transit vehicles Transit vehicles generate net air quality generate net air quality benefits whenever they benefits whenever they remove three to twelve remove three to twelve autos or more, from autos or more, from the road the road 

Our project reduces air Our project reduces air pollution costs by __pollution costs by __

Source: Source: McCubbin and Mark Delucchi, Social Cost of the Health Effects of Motor-McCubbin and Mark Delucchi, Social Cost of the Health Effects of Motor-Vehicle Air Pollution, 1996Vehicle Air Pollution, 1996

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Water PollutionWater Pollution

Urban runoff is pollutedUrban runoff is pollutedby oil from motor vehicles by oil from motor vehicles 

Well-maintained, well-Well-maintained, well-occupied buses will generate less water occupied buses will generate less water pollution than single occupant vehiclespollution than single occupant vehicles

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Noise PollutionNoise Pollution

The costs of noise pollution vary by The costs of noise pollution vary by vehicle type and average travel speedsvehicle type and average travel speeds

A bus can reduce noise, relative to cars, A bus can reduce noise, relative to cars, when it has as few as three passengers when it has as few as three passengers (depending on the type of road)(depending on the type of road)

Our project reduces noise pollution Our project reduces noise pollution costs by __costs by __

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