Action 3
The federal government, working with state and local governments and the
private sector, should provide incentives to capture the air quality benefits
of compact development. A recent EPA study demonstrates that developing infill
sites rather than greenfield
sites on the fringe of developed areas results in lower vehicle-miles traveled
because people live closer to work, schools, shopping, and other services.36
This translates into lower emissions increases. Cities and states should be
able to capture these benefits where possible and apply them to requirements
under the Clean Air Act. EPA, working with other federal and state agencies,
should coordinate and expand existing pilot projects such as the Clean Air
Brownfields Partnership Pilot and the Urban Heat Island Reduction Initiative.
Also, methodologies for capturing the benefits of urban redevelopment under the
Clean Air Act should be identified and ways to replicate those methodologies
determined.
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Sustainable Market Mechanisms Action 5