The challenge is for transit to continue to contribute to a cleaner environment and more livable communities by increasing its ability to mitigate traffic congestion by getting people out of their cars. The challenge is to provide high quality transit service that will attract the people who are not dependent on transit for mobility. People across the country are concerned about the livability of their communities. Specific concerns expressed include safety and fear of crime, easy access to jobs, availability of affordable housing, diminishing environmental quality, and runaway growth and traffic congestion. These concerns are expressed by those living in large inner cities, suburbs, and small towns.
Transportation has a strong impact on community livability concerns.
The number of people with high quality transit. Vehicle revenue hours providing service with a frequency of 15 minutes or less. The number of day care centers, health care facilities, job placement centers, police substations, and other community services at transit nodes. The trend of Title VI and EJ complaints and information and data derived from program reviews. B. Reduce the amount of transportation-related pollutants released into the environment.