As part of building a more sustainable transportation system, we have identified four primary greenhouse gas reduction strategies.
- Improve fuel - We support efforts to lower the carbon content of fuels and find alternative fuels.
- Advance vehicle technology - We support improved vehicle technology leading to vehicles that run on energy sources other than petroleum and vehicles that get more miles and better efficiency from each gallon.
- Support system efficiency - We operate our transportation system to maximize efficiency and improve traffic flow.
- Increase travel options and reduce vehicle miles traveled - We support efficient transportation options like carpooling, vanpooling, working from home, taking transit, riding your bike, walking or shopping closer to home.
In addition to these four strategies, our sustainable transportation team recognizes the important connections between land use and transportation. We seek to leverage transportation investments to encourage land uses that are accessible to and promote a variety of travel modes.
Team
We have developed an executive-level, cross-functional team to lead, enhance and coordinate efforts to address sustainable transportation and climate change.
This cross-divisional team is developing and employing effective, measurable and balanced emission reduction strategies that involves 17 different WSDOT programs and 14 focus areas.
Staff from each program are either directly responsible for or affected by the current sustainable transportation laws and are committed to our transportation vision of providing an integrated transportation system that is more reliable, responsible and sustainable.
Leaders
- Chris Christopher, Maintenance and Operations Director
- Todd Harrison, Northwest Region, Assistant Regional Administrator
- Brian Lagerberg, Public Transportation Director
- Brian Smith, Strategic Planning Director
- Megan White, Environmental Services Director