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POLICIES * USA - EDF Report Highlights Clean Freight Initiatives Congress Could Fund
One of the clean initiatives highlighted in the EDF report is Germany's Toll Collect program
Washington,DC,USA -Truckinginfo -16 March 2010: -- A new report by the Environmental Defense Fund highlights several clean freight initiatives Congress could fund as part of the upcoming transportation reauthorization bill. The report, titled "The Good Haul," details 28 case studies, and calls for Congress to direct freight improvement funding to encourage clean freight solutions... Recently, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman, Barbara Boxer (D-CA), vowed to take up a transportation reauthorization bill this year, and the EPW Committee has initiated a series of hearings on issues to be addressed in the bill... Many of the case studies highlighted in the report are geared toward the trucking industry... Incentive programs are another way to encourage clean truck emissions... The EPA estimates that by 2031, DERA-funded projects will have reduced 46,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and 2,200 tons of particulate matter, the report says... The report suggests that one way to reduce congestion and the emissions associated with it is through truck tolling programs, which can be used to alleviate congestion by encouraging off-peak travel times... This program encourages truck drivers to transport cargo at night, preventing heavy congestion for Los Angeles commuters... Another way to reduce diesel emissions is through in-use diesel regulations, such as those in California and Tokyo, the report says... (Photo courtesy of Toll Collect: Germany's Toll Collect program. Here, a sign points trucks to the toll booths)Labels: toll roads debate
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