Climate leaders don’t widen freeways.
Are Reps. Monica Stonier and Sharon Wylie, Sen. Annette Cleveland, and Gov. Jay Inslee climate leaders?
I hope so. I hope they do everything they can to limit the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement to the six lanes we have now.
“Every mile of highway expansion means more children dead in vehicle collisions and a higher number of cardiovascular and preterm births from air pollution,” said Dr. Annemarie Dooley of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility in a statement. “The exact opposite is true for every extra mile of bus, rolling and strolling infrastructure. Biking alone is associated with 40 percent reduction in cardiac and cancer deaths. Where to put transportation funds should be an easy decision for legislators.”
Climate leaders don’t widen freeways. Are our elected officials climate leaders?
