THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (ALADC) joins the long list of supporters of the Coalition to Repair and Reopen Klingle Road .  ALADC has reviewed the MCV Associates transportation and environmental cost benefit analysis and assessment and finds it to be a credible report, and are concerned by its findings that closing Klingle Road leads to significant increase in toxic emissions.

        We all know how bad traffic congestion is in our city. Sitting in traffic is not only bad for your nerves, but also for the environment.  When exhaust from your car mixes with sunlight, it can combine to form ground-level ozone, a serious air pollutant and cause of respiratory disease.  Since the barricading of Klingle Road , thousands of cars have been forced onto other, more congested roads, forcing them to sit idling in traffic.  Repairing and reopening Klingle Road will reduce air pollution, lessen traffic congestion, and improve the quality of life in our community, says Rolando Andrewn, Executive Director. 

KEEP KLINGLE ROAD !
KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTEDNOT GATED !
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