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Why Green Transportation Matters

An essential part of our economic recovery.

We believe that building green goes hand-in-hand with rebuilding our economy. Sustainable transportation will play an important role in our recovery. 

While this is a difficult time for many, this crisis has presented an opportunity to reimagine our streets as multimodal and inclusive community spaces. Greenroads projects create new green jobs, result in community-oriented, inclusive roadways, and typically save taxpayer dollars. 

It's time for a change.

Government agencies spend billions of dollars each year building and maintaining transportation projects. There’s also the carbon footprint to consider. Did you know that building one mile of one lane of road uses as much energy as 100 American households do over the course of an entire year?

Road design and construction methods have remained relatively stagnant for the last five decades while the world has seen dramatic changes. As environmental responsibility becomes more and more critical, it is important to adopt sustainable practices and technologies. 

Go beyond business as usual.

Just as buildings are being designed to be more resource-efficient, healthier, and longer lasting, there are methods to build roadways to be sustainable, resilient, and benefit the surrounding community and ecosystem. Poorly designed transportation infrastructure leads to pollution, noise, sprawl, and ecosystem degradation.

The Greenroads Rating System offers metrics and resources to effectively change methods and practices in a sustainable way. The end result: lower costs, a smaller carbon footprint, and a healthier community.

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