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What would that city look like? Would that make you more likely to want to live there?
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A huge amount of our carbon production comes from transportation although it’s very convenient to just dive your car every where but it also produces way more pollution. A common solution is to bike to school or work but as many know this isn’t always an option either they can’t afford a bike or it’s to slow or destination is to far off. But their is hope, public transportation taking a bus or train or some other form of public transportation is often faster than riding a bike and is less polluting than a car so this is the method I use for general transportation.
This is very true. Transportation does contribute to a colossal amount of Carbon dioxide emissions. The simple solution to this issue would be to not use transportation that emits carbon dioxide. Riding your bike or walking instead of driving substantially lowers the amount of carbon dioxide. Although, this is not possible for many cases. For instance, I live a 35 minute drive away from my school. I cannot simply walk or ride my bike to school. It is unrealistic. This is where public transportation comes into play. For example, BART. BART stands for Bay Area Rapid Transit. This form of public transportation will prevent me from emitting carbon dioxide from my house all the way to school. It will also save gas money and get me to school quicker than a car can. I would not have to worry about traffic and other opposing unknown factors. In an article called, "9 Benefits of Public Transportation", it states,"By moving people more efficiently, public transit produces significantly less air pollution per passenger mile than a standard car carrying a single driver. Buses emit 20% less carbon monoxide, 10% as much hydrocarbons, and 75% as much nitrogen oxides per passenger mile than an automobile with a single occupant". This means that with every person that rides public transport (lowering the amount of air pollution) instead of driving, they are saving the environment one action at a time.
Source: https://www.nationalexpresstransit.com/ … portation/





