Bill > S2890

This bill, known as the GREEN Streets Act (Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National Streets Act), aims to transform transportation planning by requiring states and metropolitan planning organizations to consider and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease vehicle miles traveled, and improve transportation infrastructure resilience. The bill mandates that transportation planners conduct analyses of new road capacity expansion projects, evaluating their potential environmental impacts, particularly in environmental justice communities. It establishes new performance measures for public roads, including minimum standards for reducing per capita vehicle miles traveled, improving road resilience, and achieving net-zero emissions. The legislation introduces financial incentives by requiring states that do not meet greenhouse gas emission targets to allocate significant portions of their federal transportation funding to projects that support climate goals, such as transit expansions, active transportation infrastructure, and transit-oriented development. Additionally, the bill requires the development of national transit access standards, including measures for transit accessibility, stop distance, and mode share, with particular attention to first-last mile connectivity and accessibility for individuals with disabilities. The bill represents a comprehensive approach to integrating climate and environmental considerations into transportation planning and infrastructure development.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2890/all-info