How will SMART impact the air quality of the North Bay?
Besides reducing greenhouse gases, SMART also will help reduce other air pollutants along the Highway 101 corridor. Nitrogen oxides and reactive organic gases, major contributors to the gray pall that we usually refer to as “smog,” will be reduced as SMART reduces vehicle trips in the region. Particulate matter, another significant air pollutant, also will be reduced. SMART’s Final EIR concludes: “Implementation of the proposed project overall would benefit air quality as levels of most criteria pol¬lutants and greenhouse gases are reduced.” For more on SMART’s benefits to our air quality, see White Paper No.
