To amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · January 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The GREEN Streets Act would require transportation planners across the country to prioritize reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled when planning highway and transit projects. The legislation adds climate goals to federal transportation planning requirements and establishes new performance standards for states and metropolitan areas, including measures for transit accessibility, sidewalks, bike lanes, and other alternatives to driving. States that fail to meet their greenhouse gas emission targets would face financial penalties, requiring them to spend at least one-third of certain highway funding on climate-friendly projects like transit expansion, active transportation infrastructure, and land use changes. The bill also requires detailed analysis before approving major road-widening projects, particularly in environmental justice communities, and mandates that new highway capacity projects prove they are more cost-effective than transit or active transportation alternatives. While the bill does not specify new funding amounts, it redirects existing transportation dollars toward climate-related projects as penalties for states not meeting their targets.
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