Air Pollution Control/Reduction Proposal

An expansion of community rail transit services in the Los Angeles metropolitan region is proposed. The successful implementation of this proposed action is expected to lead to substantial reductions in levels of air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin.

The proposed action is described in this section. The specific items addressed in this section are (1) problem definition, (2) description of project, (3) objectives, (4) benefits expected, and (5) approach.

Pollution is introduced into the air by both natural and artificial contaminant particulates. Typical natural contaminants include salt particles from the oceans, and dust and gases from volcanoes. Typical artificial contaminants are wastes and gases that emanate from industrial, power generation, municipal, household, aircraft, rocket, and automotive combustion processes.

In the Los Angeles, air pollution is responsible for health problems ranging from skin rashes to anencephalic babies. In addition to anencephalic births, a wide range of other birth defects are attributed to air pollution in Los Angeles. High lead levels in the blood of children in the Los Angeles area are also attributed to the region's severe air pollution. High rates of infant mortality and low birth weights are additional problems associated with air pollution in the Los Angeles a

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based on an anticipated drop in the average freeway speed to 17 miles per hour by 2000 (Mydans, 1992, pp. 162-165). The value of commuter time in each instance was assumed to approximate $15 per hour. A positive net present value was yielded by the cost-benefit analysis. This finding provided support for the objective of assuring that the proposed enhancement of the community rail transit system in the Los Angeles region would be virtually cost-free to public agencies. The increased ridership on the community rail transit system will occur through a corresponding reduction in the number of freeway automobile trips. The reduction in freeway automobile trips is projected to reduce levels of air pollution in the Los Angeles region by approximately 15 percent, thereby attaining the second objective of the proposed enhancement of the commuter rail transit system in the Los Angeles region. Approach Traditional cost-benefit analyses performed on the community rail transit system in Los Angeles generally have concluded that costs outweigh the benefits (Moore, 1992, pp. 18-25; Mydans, 1992, pp. 162-165). The community rail transit system, however, is intended to provide benefits that are not amenable to assessment through tradition
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Approximate Word count = 2004
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)