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Working Toward Healthier Communities

Working Toward Healthier Communities. Air quality considerations in managing growth in the Puget Sound Region. Why Air Quality & Growth Management Now?. Anticipated growth Aging infrastructure, especially transportation Requirements for updating plans and regulations

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Working Toward Healthier Communities

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  1. Working Toward Healthier Communities Air quality considerations in managing growth in the Puget Sound Region

  2. Why Air Quality & Growth Management Now? • Anticipated growth • Aging infrastructure, especially transportation • Requirements for updating plans and regulations • Climate change challenges • Land use and transportation actions affect air quality

  3. Overview • Air quality issues in the Puget Sound region • Climate change & land use • Air quality & growth management

  4. Air Quality in the Puget Sound Region Through a mix of regulatory and voluntary programs, we became the first major metropolitan region to meet all national ambient air quality standards Regulatory Programs Voluntary Programs

  5. Air Quality in the Puget Sound Region Where We’ve BeenWhere We’re Going • The historic focus • Particulates (PM10) • Ground-level ozone • Carbon monoxide The new focus • Fine particulates (PM2.5) • Climate change • Air toxics • Ground-level ozone • Visibility

  6. Common Threads in the Old & New Focus • Transportation • Combustion

  7. Key Air Pollutants & Main Sources

  8. Climate Changeand Land Use Dr. Lawrence Frank -- University of British Columbia Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Brookings Institution President, LFC, Inc.

  9. To meet 2050 Goal of 80% Reduction in Greenhouse Gases • Three Policy Levers • Fuel Mix • Vehicle Efficiency • Demand • Three Policy Levers • Fuel Mix • Vehicle Efficiency • Demand Puget Sound Scenario Testing Source: Steve Winkelman, CCAP

  10. CO2 and Housing Density North Redmond Queen Anne Source: LUTAQH final report, King County ORTP, 2005 Analysis controlled for gender, age, income, education and driver’s license availability

  11. CO2 & Street Connectivity North Redmond Queen Anne Source: LUTAQH final report, King County ORTP, 2005 Analysis controlled for gender, age, income, education and driver’s licenseavailability

  12. CO2 and Retail Availability North Redmond Queen Anne Source: LUTAQH final report, King County ORTP, 2005

  13. Urban Form and Travel Activity Preference vs Neighborhood Design

  14. Changing Urban Form to Reduce Emissions Seattle Region* Urban Form Elements * Frank, L.D. Sallis, J.F., Conway, T., Chapman, J., Saelens, B. Bachman, W. (2006). Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Walkability Associations With Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality. Journal of the American Planning Association.

  15. The Current Evidence Suggests… • Change Land Use • Bring residential, commercial, office, institutional, and recreational uses closer together • Increase the ability to travel directly between residential, commercial, office, institutional, and recreational uses • Require open space within existing and developing communities • Change Transportation Priorities • Increase funding for pedestrian, bike, and transit facilities • Provide direct linkages between walk, bike (local) and transit (regional) • Focus transportation investments in existing centers

  16. Air Quality & Growth Management • Build air and climate-friendly communities • Promote cleaner travel • Reduce exposure to pollution • Promote cleaner heating • Support environmental justice • Use environmental laws for better public health & air quality Healthy People, Healthy Places, Healthy Planet: Growth Management Strategies for Air and Climate Friendly Communities 6 Key Action Areas

  17. Summary • New focus • Land use affects transportation, air quality & global climate • Six key action areas • How do we get there? • Sharing our knowledge – Paul Carr, 206-689-4085, paulc@pscleanair.org • Working together

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