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90 Univ. Colorado L. Rev. F. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/uvsyocd90 and id is 1 raw text is: NOT JUST AIR POLLUTION: HOW THE CLEAN AIR ACT CAN FIX ZONING, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING Nicholas D. Monck* The Clean Air Act of 1970 produced a revolution in envi- ronmental law. From its unique approach to federalism to its technology forcing provisions, it remains an innovative statute to this day. In light of the growing threat posed by climate change, federal administrators have worked to adapt its text to deal with greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions. Global warming, though, is not the only context in which the Clean Air Act (CAA) can be used in ways not originally intended. Although not meant as an urban planning law, the CAA's Transportation Control Plans (TCPs) offer an opportunity to promote smarter growth and sustainable cities on a national scale. I. BACKGROUND Cities are not shaped by accident but are instead a product of statutes, codes, and judicial opinions. From transportation policy to racial discrimination to affordable housing programs, decisions by federal, state, and local policymakers have created the blueprint for the modern American city. This section re- views the history of urban planning in the United States to show that commonplace features of our municipal environ- ments, from the width of our streets to the size of residential lots, were not random occurrences but instead the product of reasoned decision-making. This section will also show that many of the policy choices that made sense ten, fifty, or a hun- dred years ago are now the source of many of the ills that affect contemporary cities. * J.D. Candidate, 2019, University of Colorado Law School; Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review; President, Student Bar Association. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the many Law Review members who assisted with this Comment.

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