Op-Ed
Oops! A Few Repairs
It’s never good to misquote a source, but it’s especially embarrassing when that source is one’s own research! In our “Buildings and the Environment: The Numbers” feature article (
EBN
Vol. 10, No. 5) we listed the amounts of paved area in the U.S. in millions instead of thousands. The correct values are:
•Total area of public roadway in the U.S.: 24,500 square miles•Total area of parking and driveways: 10,900 square miles
•Total pavement surface: 35,400 square miles
The comparisons we provided, putting these areas in the context of the states of Pennsylvania and Illinois, are correct.
Published June 1, 2001 Permalink Citation
(2001, June 1). Oops! A Few Repairs. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/op-ed/oops-few-repairs
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