GREEN Streets Act

The GREEN Streets Act requires states to establish minimum standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on public roads, including decreasing per capita vehicle miles traveled and improving transportation system resilience. It mandates that states analyze projects increasing traffic capacity before approval, with special consideration for environmental justice communities that experience higher health or environmental impacts. States failing to meet emissions targets must obligate more federal funds toward emissions-reducing projects like transit expansion, active transportation infrastructure, or land use changes. The bill also establishes new performance measures for transit accessibility, stop distance, and mode share that metropolitan areas must report on annually. This legislation directly affects state transportation departments, metropolitan planning organizations, and public transit agencies across the country.