From the World Resources Institute Pressroom:

Washington, D.C. - The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), released its final report to the Obama administration and Congress here this morning.

The recommendations are intended to create a thorough framework within the reauthorization of the transportation bill, which expires September 30. The NTPP calls for U.S. transportation funding to directly serve five clear goals: economic growth, connectivity, metropolitan access, energy and environment, and safety.

Nancy Kete, director of EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, a non-profit organization that develops transport solutions for cities around the world, has been one of the NTPP’s key members focused on the energy and environment goals.

“A transportation system that emits a full third of our greenhouse gases and is almost entirely dependent on oil is not sustainable from an economic, national security, or environmental perspective,” Kete said at a panel discussion this morning.

Read the full press release here.