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States and communities across the country are actively pursuing smart growth strategies. New transit

lines are opening to higher ridership than expected. States and communities have passed hundreds of

ballot initiatives preserving open space, increasing development around transit, and providing for

increased redevelopment of abandoned brownfield sites. Through such strategies, smart growth --

defined as development that serves the economy, community, and the environment -- can help

communities meet national environmental standards by reducing motor vehicle emissions, improving

water quality, and cleaning up and reusing land that is contaminated (or suspected of being contaminated)

from former uses.

This report, Comparing Methodologies to Assess Transportation and Air Quality Impacts of Brownfields

and Infill Development, is a companion piece to recent EPA policy guidance, titled EPA Guidance:

Improving Air Quality Through Land Use Activities (EPA 420-R-01-001; January 2001). The primary

audiences of both this report and EPA’s guidance document include managers and staff in state and local

air quality agencies, regional transportation planning agencies, and state departments of transportation –

people responsible for air quality and transportation planning. Others, including citizens and community

organizations, may also be interested in the ideas, policies, and technical issues presented in these two

companion reports.

US Transportation Collection