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The Sustainable Transport Campaign

The Sustainable Transport Campaign. “on the move without your car”. Green Line Association. Green Line. CARLA. CARLA. Land Transport Impacts . Environmental Impacts. Air pollution Noise pollution. Solid and liquid waste Landscape degradation. Land Transport Impacts .

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The Sustainable Transport Campaign

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  1. The Sustainable Transport Campaign “on the move without your car” Green Line Association Green Line

  2. CARLA CARLA Land Transport Impacts Environmental Impacts • Air pollution • Noise pollution • Solid and liquid waste • Landscape degradation

  3. Land Transport Impacts Socioeconomic Impacts • Increased expenses on transport sector • Loss of resources • Increased traffic – more time wasted - decreased productivity • Increased mortality and morbidity due to car accidents • Increased health expenses

  4. Solution • Develop and implement a National Land Transport Strategy based on the principle of Transport Demand Management • Decrease the dependency on the private car by promoting alternative modes of green transport (biking, walking, mass transport)

  5. Green Line’s proposed strategy aims at: • Improving public transport • Enhancing related infrastructure • Streamlining traffic • Improving car parking • Enforcing road worthiness tests of vehicles

  6. Advantages of the Strategy • Less traffic = less aggressive behavior • Reduced air and noise pollution in target areas • Increased public safety • More transport options

  7. Advantages of the Strategy (cont.) • Fewer new roads • Consumer savings • Conservation of landscapes and agricultural lands

  8. You are part of the solution ! • * Demand for the application of a national land transport strategy based on decreasing private car dependency • Use sustainable modes of transport (biking, walking, public transport, car pooling) • Join the campaign

  9. Am I using sustainable modes of transport?

  10. GreenLine Association Spears st. 174 Yamout bldg, 3rd floor Beirut Lebanon Tel- fax: 01 746 215 www.greenline.org.lb info@greenline.org.lb

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