[sustran] Definition of Transportation Sustainability

John Whitelegg j.whitelegg at lancaster.ac.uk
Wed Feb 11 17:42:47 JST 1998



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From: 	Marty Bernard[SMTP:stncar at ix.netcom.com]
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Subject: 	[sustran] Definition of Transportation Sustainability


Dear Marty and other interested colleagues,

Definition of sustainable transport

Don't forget that sustainability is also about equity and social justice. 
 Intra and inter-generational equity are just as important as resources, 
energy etc.  A transport system based on world best stabdards of low 
energy, low material, recycled, clean fuel etc etc can be totally 
non-sustainable if it fails to give access to ALL groups for all important 
journey purposes including the poor, children , the elderly and those with 
mobility disadvantages.  In my teaching I ask my students to ponder on the 
differences between a child pedestrian being killed by a zero -emission 
vehicle with 100% recycled materials and a child pedestrian being killed by 
a gas-guzzling ton of metal.  If you live next to a heavily trafficked 
road, life is hell.  Period.  Rich people do not live close to heavy 
traffic but poor people do.  We have got to get this thing right.

very best wishes

John Whitelegg


The other day in a post somewhere Bob Noland of US EPA gave a
definition of a sustainable transportation system.  It probably isn't a
new definition.  He basically said (in my words) that:

A sustainable transportation system consumes only renewable energy and
all components are recycled.  Only renewable energy is used for the
manufacturer, construction, and recycling of vehicles, facilities to
make vehicles and components, recycling facilities, infrastructure, and
system operation and maintenance.

This definition sets a clear, very high, benchmark.  It's a global
benchmark.  We have a long way to go to reach it.  The first question
is how much time do we have?

Marty

--
Marty Bernard
Oakland, California

To find out about a new form of personal urban transportation
please visit the Information Pages of the National Station Car
Association at http://www.stncar.com which are updated periodically.




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