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Transportation

In San Francisco, a lot of us rely on public transportation. It is easily accessible, and practical being that there is so much traffic in this area. I use bus and subway system within San Francisco and I think they have done a great job. Most, if not all of them are zero emission vehicles. Also San Franciscans and the surrounding areas tend to be more environmentally aware, chasing to have electric vehicles or hybrid cars. All of this will contribute to improving air quality. Overall, emissions from vehicles used in transportation would be the biggest concern, but if we can reduce the amount we are emitting, and make the emission process cleaner through manufacturing, then we can begin to reduce the overall air pollution.

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  1. Caitlin WintonSeptember 16, 2018 at 1:15 PM

    Hi Jordan,

    Great points in this post - I totally agree that San Franciscans are more aware of their emissions compared to other cities. But we are definitely far from where would should be but hopefully with the advancement of new technologies we will improve emissions rates even more .

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  2. UnknownSeptember 16, 2018 at 9:37 PM

    Hi Jordan,

    I think of SF as very environmentally aware, which is why I was surprised that it ranked so low on the water and air quality scales. I guess no system is perfect, but it makes me wonder what else could be done on the individual level or if it's at a larger level like manufactures in the city.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2018 at 9:34 AM

    I think about our spare the air day and how often the buses are free. I have taken public transportation during those initiations. I do feel SF has far better transportation system than some of the other Bay Area cities, even so, I feel stranded sometimes. I think Lyft and Uber revolutionized "public transportation" but instead of creating less population, its putting more cars on the street..

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