Article 13-Measuring San Diego's quality of Life
San Diego County’s air quality, economy and renewable energy use showed 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 chose this article because I wanted to see the quality of life in San Diego which is where I live. And it isn't that bad regarding the amount of people we have in San Diego. I think the remaining air quality ties into the transportation system because we actually don't have as much traffic here so there is really no need to use public transportation that much. Plus, we need to take better care of our beaches because the number of beach mile days have decreased following sewage pump failures that contaminated a lagoon and a river.
I chose this article because I wanted to see the quality of life in San Diego which is where I live. And it isn't that bad regarding the amount of people we have in San Diego. I think the remaining air quality ties into the transportation system because we actually don't have as much traffic here so there is really no need to use public transportation that much. Plus, we need to take better care of our beaches because the number of beach mile days have decreased following sewage pump failures that contaminated a lagoon and a river.