Transporting Climate Change Poor Health Inequity Calvin Gladney

Transporting, Climate Change, Poor Health, & Inequity Calvin Gladney, @Smart. Growth. CEO Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Annual Meeting May 18, 2020

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Climate Change Public Health Equity

Climate Change COVID 19 Equity

Climate Change COVID-19 and Transportatio n Equity

83% of transportation emissions come from DRIVING

Disproportionate COVID-19 Deaths African-American Death Rates – COVID-19 Jurisdiction Percentage of of COVID-19 Population deaths Louisiana Milwaukee County (incl. Milwaukee) Prince George’s County District of Columbia Michigan 70% 32% 26% 77% 40% 64% 46% 14% Source: Washington Post

Exposure to Pollution Reduces Survival Rate of Individuals with COVID-19

Minorities Experience Higher Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution

50. 2% of all Transit Operators are Non-White

US Call to Action on Climate, Health, and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda

Transportation Federal Advocacy Recommendations CTA: Align transportation expenditures w/ goal of reducing climate pollution & VMT REC: Mandate States and Communities Measure GHG and VMT per capita REC: Federal GHG and VMT per capita goals – penalties & rewards CTA: Increase the %-age of transportation investments for walking, cycling & transit REC: All Modes Receive Same Fed Share (Now: 80 -90% of Road Costs vs. 50% of Public Transit Costs) REC: Reform Federal Funding Formulas (Now: States receive more road funding if more VMT; Discretionary use for transit, bike & Ped) 14

Transportation Federal Advocacy Recommendations 15 CTA: Invest in Affordable Housing – reduce long distance commuting The Investing in Equitable Transit. Oriented Development & Rural Mobility Act (Rep. Garcia, Pending) Building More Housing Near Transit (H. R. 4307, Rep. Peters) Establish R. E. H. A. B. tax credit to revitalize downtowns and retrofit suburbs (Tax, H. R. 6175)

Transporting, Climate Change, Poor Health, & Inequity Calvin Gladney, @Smart. Growth. CEO Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Annual Meeting May 18, 2020