Sustainability in BrooklynSustainability in Brooklyn

Public TransportationPublic Transportation

• the Center for American Progress found that the bill contains at least $62.2 billion in direct spending on green initiatives and $20 billion in green tax incentives, while funding for nuclear and coal projects was dropped from the final version.

• Here's the breakdown:

• the Center for American Progress found that the bill contains at least $62.2 billion in direct spending on green initiatives and $20 billion in green tax incentives, while funding for nuclear and coal projects was dropped from the final version.

• Here's the breakdown:

Congressional leaders signed off on a final

economic stimulus package that includes transit,

infrastructure and alternative energy spending.

Congressional leaders signed off on a final

economic stimulus package that includes transit,

infrastructure and alternative energy spending.

Energy transmission and alternative energy

research

Energy transmission and alternative energy

research• $11 billion for smart grid • $7.5 billion for renewable energy

and transmission-line construction • $400 million for the Department of

Energy's Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy for the development of alternative energy sources and efficiency

• $11 billion for smart grid • $7.5 billion for renewable energy

and transmission-line construction • $400 million for the Department of

Energy's Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy for the development of alternative energy sources and efficiency

EfficiencyEfficiency

• $4.5 billion for energy-efficiency improvements to federal buildings

• $6.3 billion for local government energy-efficiency grants

• $2.25 billion for energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income housing

• $2.25 billion for the HOME Investment Partners Program to retrofit community low-income housing

• $4.5 billion for energy-efficiency improvements to federal buildings

• $6.3 billion for local government energy-efficiency grants

• $2.25 billion for energy-efficiency retrofits for low-income housing

• $2.25 billion for the HOME Investment Partners Program to retrofit community low-income housing

Efficiency…continuedEfficiency…continued• $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance

Program for efficiency in low-income households

• $510 million for energy-efficiency retrofits for Native American housing programs

• $420 million for energy-efficiency improvements at the Department of Defense

• $300 million for Department of Defense research on energy efficiency at military installations

• $300 million for the appliance rebate program for Energy Star products

• $5 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program for efficiency in low-income households

• $510 million for energy-efficiency retrofits for Native American housing programs

• $420 million for energy-efficiency improvements at the Department of Defense

• $300 million for Department of Defense research on energy efficiency at military installations

• $300 million for the appliance rebate program for Energy Star products

Mass transit and advanced automobiles

Mass transit and advanced automobiles

• $8.4 billion for transit capital assistance programs

• $8 billion for Amtrak and intercity passenger rail

• $300 million for the purchase of more alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles for the federal fleet

• $300 million in grants and loans for technologies that reduce diesel emissions

• $8.4 billion for transit capital assistance programs

• $8 billion for Amtrak and intercity passenger rail

• $300 million for the purchase of more alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles for the federal fleet

• $300 million in grants and loans for technologies that reduce diesel emissions

Green jobs training:Green jobs training:

• $500 million for green jobs programs through the Workforce Investment Act

• $500 million for green jobs programs through the Workforce Investment Act

Each day the MTA removes 3 million potential drivers

from the roads, eliminating as much as much CO2 as 684,444 acres of forest,

that’s a forest 15 times the size of Brooklyn.

Each day the MTA removes 3 million potential drivers

from the roads, eliminating as much as much CO2 as 684,444 acres of forest,

that’s a forest 15 times the size of Brooklyn.

Population & Means of Transportation

Population & Means of Transportation

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Subway: Monthly Ridership

Subway: Monthly Ridership

Bus: Monthly RidershipBus: Monthly Ridership

Subway: Annual RidershipSubway: Annual Ridership

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Median Household Income

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Energy Consumption by Sector

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Energy Consumption per Capita

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Energy Consumption per Capita by State

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Transportation Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu)

Transportation Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu)

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New York & U.S. Motor-Fuel Use (Millions of

Gallons)

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Different Transportation

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Different Transportation

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Things left to find out:Things left to find out:

• # of cars registered in bk• %inflation of mta fare vs average

income• How much money gov. puts into

mta• Map of new bus routes• Energy-transportation

sustainability

• # of cars registered in bk• %inflation of mta fare vs average

income• How much money gov. puts into

mta• Map of new bus routes• Energy-transportation

sustainability

Some Sources:Some Sources:• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.

php?locIndex=286• http://www.infoplease

.com/ipa/A0104652.html• www.socialexplorer.com• http://www.mta.info/index.html• http://www.rita.dot.gov/• http://www.plannyc.org/neighborhood_se

arch#• http://www.apta.com/research/info/online

/land_use.cfm• http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffenviron

ment.htm

• http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.php?locIndex=286

• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104652.html

• www.socialexplorer.com• http://www.mta.info/index.html• http://www.rita.dot.gov/• http://www.plannyc.org/neighborhood_se

arch#• http://www.apta.com/research/info/online

/land_use.cfm• http://www.mta.info/nyct/facts/ffenviron

ment.htm