[sustran] Definition of Transportation Sustainability

[Marty Bernard]

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

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Marty Bernard
Oakland, California

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