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Making transportation sustainable: insights from Germany [1]

This report examines the applicable German transportation policies that could ultimately lead to a more sustainable U.S. transportation system. It starts with an overview of the similarities between the two nations. Next, it contrasts their degrees of transportation sustainability and explains how certain transportation and land use policies influence travel behavior. The report concludes with recommendations for future transportation policy in the United States based on this comparison.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Ralph Buehler [2], John Pucher [3], Uwe Kunert [4]
Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings [5]
Tags:
Environment [6], Vehicle Technology [7], Transport [8], Public Transport [9], Cars [10], Walking [11], Germany [12], United States Of America (US) [13], Land Use [14]
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