Achieving Sustainable Transportation

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" Achieving Sustainable Transportation "
Mason, Jonathan

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	930336
Doc. No	:	LA9fc8c7ht
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Mason, Jonathan
Title & Author	:	Achieving Sustainable Transportation [Article]\ Mason, Jonathan
Title of Periodical	:	Berkeley Planning Journal
Volume/ Issue Number	:	19/1
Date	:	2006
Abstract	:	Sustainability is a serious concern for future transportation planning, but it should not be regarded as a straightforward problem with a simple but difficult solution. Achieving sustainability is a contextual and multi- dimensional process. Just as transportation pollutes the environment in a variety of ways and over a long period of time, addressing these pollut- ants requires a long-term, incremental, and multi-dimensional strategy to achieve sustainability. Genuine sustainability will likely take generations to achieve, but such a goal is most likely to be achieved through steady, incremental understanding and improvements in environmental impact. Given that sustainability is a long-term agenda, history is a useful and essential guide.