The conventional wisdom is that urban areas are better places to live if you're trying to keep your carbon dioxide emissions in check. Among other...
The conventional wisdom is that urban areas are better places to live if you're trying to keep your carbon dioxide emissions in check. Among other things, cities have more stuff packed in a tighter space, meaning less driving. Thanks to a new interactive feature from the Housing and Transportation Affordability Index, you can now see exactly how much carbon dioxide cars accounts for in neighborhoods all over the United States.I compared my hometown of Davis, California, to my current home in Los Angeles. Davis is on top and Los Angeles is below. The left-hand side of each graphic shows the carbon dioxide emissions from household auto use per acre; the right side shows carbon emissions from household auto use per household. The darker, redder colors mean higher emissions.