Call for comments on trade and transportation corridors discussion paper

The discussion paper, which looks at freight traffic in five transportation corridors-Vancouver-Seattle, Winnipeg-Fargo, Toronto-Detroit, San Antonio-Monterrey and Tucson-Hermosillo-was prepared for NACEC by ICF Consulting.

All comments received will be posted on the NACEC web site in their original languages. The closing date for comments is 4 May 2001. Please submit comments to Paul Miller, Air Quality Program Manager, by e-mail at pmiller@ccemtl.org or by mail at the address below.

For further information:

• The study North American Trade and Transportation Corridors: Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Strategies
• Map of North America showing five trade corridors: (found in the study)
• Article in NACEC's newsletter Trio, entitled Delivering the goods without damaging the environment
• NAFTA Transportation Corridors: Approaches to Assessing Environmental Impacts and Alternatives, a research paper presented at NACEC's symposium on the linkages between trade and environment (Washington, October 1999)

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 393 St-Jacques Ouest, bureau 200, Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1N9 Canada.