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| It is irresponsible not to include ways to reduce motor vehicle traffic and accommodate other transportation, including bicycles, in our planning and it runs contrary to our air quality plans, which include goals for reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT). |
Vehicles in the Phoenix area particularly contribute to air quality issues and reducing VMTs is a key part of our state implementation plans for ozone. In the Phoenix area, more than 50 percent of the ozone is created from vehicles. Cities and counties need to be able to use this tool to reduce VMTs and accommodate bicycles and pedestrians as a way to address reducing emissions. Children, elderly and people with asthma or other respiratory diseases are most vulnerable to ozone pollution. Reducing vehicle travel can make a difference for all of these folks and even those who are otherwise healthy and are not in an at-risk category.
https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/Arizona?actionId=AR0381747
At Environmental Day, my Representative mentioned that she only reads personal emails, not petitions. You might want to contact yours individually.
(To find out who your your new legislators are and their contact info, use links below the bills.)
It can be a quick call to their staffer. Just say your name, and that you are in their district and to vote "No" on the following bad transportation bills.
It can be a quick call to their staffer. Just say your name, and that you are in their district and to vote "No" on the following bad transportation bills.
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