AIR QUALITY AND THE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE IN A SPECIAL SESSION

At a special session held at the 1989 summer meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee, a panel of national experts made presentations describing aspects of the air quality problem. The following issues were addressed: the nature of air quality and air pollution; the transportation component of the air quality problem; the nature of transportation solutions to the air quality problem; and the professional response and TRB's role. This article summarizes the various presentations. It concludes with the Executive Committee's recommendation to the Transportation Research Board.

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• Authors:
  • Paaswell, R E
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 5-10
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 148
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality; Decision making; Recommendations; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497225
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM