Article 16
Topic: Quality of Life
Author: Deborah Sullivan Brennan
Date: January 17, 2013
The author talks about San Diego County’s air quality, economy and renewable energy use showing improvement, but there are shortfalls in the region’s water quality and transportation systems, according to a new report. For the first time in 2011, the county met federal emission standards for ozone . Although air quality in San Diego is better than that of Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, with just 13 unhealthy air days for older adults and children in 2011, it fell short of San Francisco, which recorded just one unhealthy air day, and San Mateo, with none. The remaining air quality problems tie into the transportation system, the report said. About three percent of San Diegans commuted to work on trains or buses, the study found, compared with more than six percent in both Los Angeles and Portland. And while Los Angeles has long been known as car capital of the country, San Diego beat it on highway vehicle miles traveled, with residents logging an average of 13.7 miles per day, compared with 10.7 in L.A. The good news is that work opportunities are slowly rising, the report stated. For the first time in three years, San Diego saw an employment uptick of 15,000 jobs. Nonetheless, that number didn’t keep pace with population growth.
I decided to pick this article because it is important for me to be educated about San Diego's quality of life since I am currently living here in San Diego. It is interesting to know that San Diego county finally met deral emission standard for ozone. I live in a state where millions of people populate it. It is also good to know that about three percent of San Diegans commuted to work on trains or buses. The quality of life in San Diego is improving, and I am pleased to know this fact.
Author: Deborah Sullivan Brennan
Date: January 17, 2013
The author talks about San Diego County’s air quality, economy and renewable energy use showing improvement, but there are shortfalls in the region’s water quality and transportation systems, according to a new report. For the first time in 2011, the county met federal emission standards for ozone . Although air quality in San Diego is better than that of Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, with just 13 unhealthy air days for older adults and children in 2011, it fell short of San Francisco, which recorded just one unhealthy air day, and San Mateo, with none. The remaining air quality problems tie into the transportation system, the report said. About three percent of San Diegans commuted to work on trains or buses, the study found, compared with more than six percent in both Los Angeles and Portland. And while Los Angeles has long been known as car capital of the country, San Diego beat it on highway vehicle miles traveled, with residents logging an average of 13.7 miles per day, compared with 10.7 in L.A. The good news is that work opportunities are slowly rising, the report stated. For the first time in three years, San Diego saw an employment uptick of 15,000 jobs. Nonetheless, that number didn’t keep pace with population growth.
I decided to pick this article because it is important for me to be educated about San Diego's quality of life since I am currently living here in San Diego. It is interesting to know that San Diego county finally met deral emission standard for ozone. I live in a state where millions of people populate it. It is also good to know that about three percent of San Diegans commuted to work on trains or buses. The quality of life in San Diego is improving, and I am pleased to know this fact.