Friday, April 28, 2017


            The rate of air pollution and the way we commute, primarily correspond with one another. The more gas emissions humanity emits the more toxic our air quality will become over time. An effective alternative to an over-excess of gas emissions is to transport people by the “bulk” rather than individually. Transportation has emerged as a significant issue in Texas’ state policy landscape.    
    Austin’s metro system is making progress to implement and promote this way of commuting throughout the community. Austin’s metro system is one of the most efficient ways of commuting to work and school. Unfortunately, much of Austin does not have a metro station around the corner. In a Transportation poll, a vast majority of Texans supported investing more public tax in public transportation.  The data shows that Texans agree that investing more in public transportation is worth it because they believe it will reduce congestion. As time advances, roads and ways of transportation will inevitably require innovation to keep up with an ever-increasing population. Simultaneously this challenge has been deepened by Texans’ dependence on the personal car and our government's insufficiency to keep pace with the growing population. Also, not to mention the associated rise in the number of semi-trailer trucks driving on them.

      Once public transportation is accessible throughout the entire city people will begin using public transportation instead of their own vehicles. Consequently, the number of cars on the street will reduce significantly. To recap, the main limitation comes from access to these routes and stations. Means of travel are slowly revolutionizing. It is the hands of the drivers to make efficient public transportation a reality.

1 comment:

  1. I read Samantha’s commentary and it was interesting to me. Samantha’s commentary was about the transportation in Austin. I agree with her opinion which transportation would decrease the air pollution and heavy traffics in Austin. If people use more public transportation than their own cars, emission that came out from automobile and major cause of air pollution will be diminished a lot. People would use subway if it will install in Austin because using subway is way cheaper and more efficient than driving own car. Last year, 2016, was the hottest year since 1880 and it mostly human-caused climate global warming. Therefore, we should realize the seriousness of environmental pollution and take an action of solving pollution problems. Also, increasing of public transportation will solve terrible traffics. I really enjoyed her commentary. Thank you.

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