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• <br /> • Denver, CO Blueprint Denver - Transportation Element <br /> As part of the comprehensive Land use and Transportation Plan, the <br /> transportation element focuses on strategic roadway improvements along with <br /> alternative mobility solutions_ <br /> • - Santa Monica, CA Sustainable Transportation Projects <br /> Santa Monica's Sustainable City Program addresses transportation- related <br /> environmental impacts through investment in alternatively- fueled vehicles, <br /> encouraging alternatives to single passenger automobile trips and improving . <br /> existing transit. <br /> • US. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program • <br /> The U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program supports public- private <br /> partnerships that deploy alternative fuel vehicles and establish alternative fuel <br /> infrastructure. Website features information about alternative fuels, fleet success <br /> stories, and funding. <br /> • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Commuter Choice Leadership .Initiative <br /> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of • <br /> Transportation . have established a national standard of excellence for employer- <br /> provided commuter benefits: They are challenging U.S. employers to voluntarily <br /> meet that standard. Boulder, CO is one among many cities and counties actively • <br /> participating. <br /> • Ten Years of Progress: Building Better Communities Through Transportation <br /> This report of the Surface Transportation Project describes how <br /> transportation is changing communities in the U.S. Report gives specific <br /> examples of how intelligent transportation investments are making communities <br /> safer, providing social and economic benefits, protecting the environment, and <br /> creating livable communities. <br /> • See Fleet Management <br /> Waste Services <br /> Municipal waste departments are typically charged with increasing recycling rates and <br /> reducing the amount of waste generated within their. jurisdictional realm. In orderto keep <br /> the environment free of toxins and streets clean, dispose of wastes in the most <br /> ecologically sound manner, e.g. composting or recycling.. Jobs are created when waste is <br /> recycled or composted, rather than disposing of it into the environment. Develop <br /> pollution prevention programs for the municipality and businesses so that waste <br /> production is minimized. Purchase products that are durable and reflect what is truly <br /> needed to reduce the amount of waste to be disposed. A sustainable community therefore <br /> recycles, composts, buys durable products and makes responsible purchases. <br /> Examples of policies and programs that promote sustainable waste management <br /> indude: • <br /> • <br />