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Show WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY Is 1? THE MOVE Americans in general are driving moremiles, taking more DEFINING THE PROBLEM trips, and consequently, spending more time in the car. they did in 1990—an moms—arethe ones squeezing moretrips into their day than anyoneelse. Onatypical day, the average mother ‘spends 64 minutes driving, traveling 29 miles. (Single mothers spend 75 minutes a day in thecar.) Muchofthe timeis used to run errands or transport someone. Whether they work ornot, women with school-aged children now make more than five trips a day, 20%more than the average for all women, and 21% morethan the average man. An average momwith school-aged children spends almost17 solid ity while others may be more con- KID POWER: 11% increasein five years. omen—particularly cerned What's in the Air We Breathe? Nature and people are constantly affecting the air we breathe. Forest fires, dust storms, and pollutants that are part of the air we breathe. If you want to learn more about what affects the thectmaghere eaundhweve Add to that pollutants from vehiar cles, Need ee Neither Single Occupant ing, the other options available “Building leaders in someareas are work- ing to create neighborhoods where children can walk to school orbiketothe park, rather than being dependent on par- ents for their transportation Right now only 11% of America’s school children actually walk to school. ~ x ° t o N ° 8 R A c uv 8 v H u x u ” T A WORDSEAR er BREATHING >OOS-¢ezOMmIMAA>EMA>rCcoO-aAy> UM Theincreasing cost in time is prompting some communities to look for creative choices for their communities. Community time inversion :ground layer ozone + volatile organic compound con- be gases =f AxACAOOMeAm-sa-resarre-mzror-s primarychild care. flexible work schedules, and feleeonuanutine are just some of @IrFeesIOwIBI14VO<OAZMCAX<zZOOM~< averageparent spends time on Businesses deliv- transit system can answer every transportation need. Ride shar- NROUCM<DIOSNZO>4C MEMAArOrAIV MEOWZATIVIMIEITOA@OOI-~xXOOMxr QAP —Z-ADOCHOX-OMAXTACZEZAGO sports. Mothers are now spending moretime aeiying than the andreliability. Vehicles (SOVs) nor a good mass BOM S-ZCM—OOCOAMOZEOATACMrxXZ conversationor participating in and predictable timing to servicetheir customers. All these needs demand options in our transportation system. Meet o0e+240-mtor~-croeraxza--<xz0 MBT<MBOA-OL<SZW-ATVOCrcAi>zi® his is moretime than the average American spends in reliable imum scheduleflexibility and asphalt, fossil S, and industry—it's fo eacer that sometimes we can actually see the air we OO-OrzxVOV>zFEOEI><FZO4AVI<CrO ~VUX<OFr>4-rMmOBO>zZ—OOOEVOCzZoOT Ar@ZIO~OC@eOrrTOMONOCM-~E-COK<z Zecox@4oc44a-r4x-a<>gerrc-or© EOECZZADOC@OX-OMOADeI<BVIFZz0 C¥EZIMVOBeer ymyro-—MOotCOMBOR oomzrc<oocz<xorozvw008R-rozzz-2 <I2OGZCV4<~—OEtOACTIO>>AOCZEO TZARZ— Cr EgOxICZAR-|<asew<noc4 <-~~Omxe<oete<rootzs04MGO> 1G for the amount of miles I’ve traveled some days,” says Cleo Stobbe, an experienced mom. about dependableservice. Sports fans and concert-goers alike want to getthere ontimeandavoidtraffic snarls. Students look for low cost ering goods orservices need max- weil days in thecar every year! “I feel like I should have taken a trip to visit my friend in Boise Transportation means different things to different people: Disabled individuals need enhanced mobility andaccessibil- Drivers spent43 morehours per yearin their cars in 1995 than answer. newroads is not the Thecosts of land acquisi- tion and road building are high, while municipalities are chal- lenged with keeping, existing roadways in good condition,” stated Dale Jewett in the Detroit News. Whoseresponsibility is it to promote transportation options and regulate their use? Government, business/ industry, and individuals all bear someof it. Specific legislation requires government to regulate traffic and improve air quality. Federal and state laws also regulatebusiness andindustry to improve air standards. In Salt Lake valley, businesses like Flower Patch, Inc. and Newspaper Agency Corp., have chosenclean- burning natural gas to fuel their fleets of delivery vans, As individ uals wehavecertain legal respon- sibilities, like emissionstesting on our SOVs (single occupant vehi cles). Government canengagein long range planning (Wasatch Front and Mountainlands Regional Councils) to seek the best options for the future. Businesses might consider flexi ble scheduling as well as telecommuting and _transporta tion options. Individuals Ravea responsibility to learn what options are available and try some. |