Illustrates until-now uncalculated health costs of automobile transport
economic case
Transportation's effects on public health are rarely discussed by policy-makers, but they remain very real -- and the National Research Council (NRC) put a number on them Monday, reporting that cars and trucks have about $56 billion in "hidden" health costs that are not reflected in the price of oil or electricity.
Global
USA
2. Energy
2.8 Standards for buildings, cars and appliances
4. Economy
4.1 Full cost accounting
8. Infrastructure
8.1 Heavy weight transport matrix
8.2 Public transport
8.4 Better designed public transportation
8.5 Better sized vehicles for heavy weight transport in cities
