For green roadways in urban areas, streets should enhance mobility choices and complement and reinforce community character, livability, and sustainability. According to the results, for the studied intersection, when the Volume-to-Capacity ratio (V/C) in the westbound and eastbound lanes is less than 0. Chapter 2 examines existing transportation policies and the impact they have upon how stakeholders make decisions. Major cities are becoming more congested, commuting times are increasing, and problems will continue to get worse because of projected growth.

Chapter 10 looks at how we can construct green roadways so they last longer, are easier to build, and are less disruptive of people and the environment. Creating Green Roads is about how to integrate roads, bridges, trails, walkways, and other transportation elements in such a way that they become assets, not liabilities. The need for this information has never been greater, as more than thirty percent of America’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, more than a quarter of the nation’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, and congestion in communities of all sizes has never been worse.It was only when I followed a route that I drove back and forth, 5 days a week and decided to fly it that I noticed it. This is entirely appropriate because highway and transit facilities and services are owned and operated largely by the states and local agencies.

This study contributes to making explicit relationships between initiatives and impact reductions possible. Never noticed this until I took a aerial road trip from Page, AZ to Las Vegas, NV in the Cessna 172. Actually, I remember growing up in the 70's and sliding around the backseat vinyl of an old Caddy, swinging ponderously around roads of Texas. This book offers a practical strategy for rethinking how we design, plan, and maintain our transportation infrastructure.

How do we plan for the next generation of green roadways, and what do we have to do to make this work?