United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment
2011-03-01
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This brief newsletter each month keeps transportation stakeholders up-to-date on various issues related to transportation and climate change.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment (2011). Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2011 (Report No. FHWA-HEP-11-017). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49036
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment. Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2011. Report no. FHWA-HEP-11-017. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49036.
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment Air Quality and Transportation Conformity Highlights: March 2011. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Natural Environment, 2011, Report no. FHWA-HEP-11-017, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49036.
Despite recent advances in the automobile industry in reducing emissions from individual vehicles, air pollution in localities, where there are regional increases in the traffic volumes, still persist at problematic levels. Vehicular emissions are the major contributors to atmospheric NOx constituting about half of all anthropogenic emissions. Most
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Akyurtlu, A., & Akyurtlu, J. (2011). Effect of Ozone and Distance from a Major Roadway on Nitrogen Oxides Concentrations. Hampton University. Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation Applications Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20417
Akyurtlu, Ates and Jale Akyurtlu. Effect of Ozone and Distance from a Major Roadway on Nitrogen Oxides Concentrations. Hampton University. Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation Applications Center, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20417.
Akyurtlu, Ates, and Jale Akyurtlu Effect of Ozone and Distance from a Major Roadway on Nitrogen Oxides Concentrations. Hampton University. Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation Applications Center, 2011, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20417.
This research, enabled by a data collection effort at the international commercial vehicle crossing at Blaine, WA, addressed three key questions regarding commercial vehicle border operations and near border operations. First, what are the unique features of border operations at Blaine, WA, that are not captured within the standard simulation tools
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Goodchild, A., & Klein, M. (2011). Understanding Pacific Highway Commercial Vehicle Operations to Support Emissions Reduction Programs (Report No. TNW2010-11). Transportation Northwest (TransNow) UTC. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18660
Goodchild, Anne and Matthew Klein. Understanding Pacific Highway Commercial Vehicle Operations to Support Emissions Reduction Programs. Report no. TNW2010-11. Transportation Northwest (TransNow) UTC, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18660.
Goodchild, Anne, and Matthew Klein Understanding Pacific Highway Commercial Vehicle Operations to Support Emissions Reduction Programs. Transportation Northwest (TransNow) UTC, 2011, Report no. TNW2010-11, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18660.
Successes in Stewardship is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) bimonthly newsletter highlighting current best practices in stewardship and environmental review from around the country.
United States. Federal Highway Administration (2011). Successes in Stewardship - Adaptation of Transportation Infrastructure to Climate Change Impacts. United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48892
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Successes in Stewardship - Adaptation of Transportation Infrastructure to Climate Change Impacts. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48892.
United States. Federal Highway Administration Successes in Stewardship - Adaptation of Transportation Infrastructure to Climate Change Impacts. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2011, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/48892.
Presentation slides: Overview: - Quantify the emissions and fuel consumption associated with traffic congestion from Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) crashes - Project Description - Traffic Simulation - Emissions Analysis - Future Use with Dispersion Analysis
Supporting Files
Noel, G., Wayson, R., & Klauber, A. F. (2011). Utilizing Traffic Simulation Tools with MOVES and AERMOD (Report No. 2011-A-717-AWMA). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1502970
Noel, George, Roger Wayson, and Adam F. Klauber. Utilizing Traffic Simulation Tools with MOVES and AERMOD. Report no. 2011-A-717-AWMA. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 2011. https://doi.org/10.21949/1502970.
Noel, George, et al. Utilizing Traffic Simulation Tools with MOVES and AERMOD. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 2011, Report no. 2011-A-717-AWMA, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1502970.
This memorandum focuses on the use of climate information when performing a vulnerability assessment, a topic that was discussed at the Newark Pilot Peer Exchange Workshop on May 4-5, 2011. The memorandum describes several sources of climate information, and provides some recommendations on how this information can be used by the pilots (or other t
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ICF International (Firm) (2011). The Use of Climate Information in Vulnerability Assessments (Report No. FHWA-HEP-12-010). United States. Federal Highway Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27117
ICF International (Firm). The Use of Climate Information in Vulnerability Assessments. Report no. FHWA-HEP-12-010. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2011. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27117.
ICF International (Firm) The Use of Climate Information in Vulnerability Assessments. United States. Federal Highway Administration, 2011, Report no. FHWA-HEP-12-010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27117.
This interim report and accompanying dataset outline the findings from the survey conducted to inform the development of the Department for Transport segmentation model of public attitudes to climate change and transport choices. The findings are based on 3,923 face-to-face, in-home interviews conducted between November 2009 and June 2010 with adul
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Supporting Files
Thornton, A., Bunt, K., Dalziel, D., & Simon, A. (2010). Climate Change and Transport Choices: Segmentation Study. BMRB Social Research (Firm). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39196
Thornton, Alex, Karen Bunt, Douglas Dalziel, and Aline Simon. Climate Change and Transport Choices: Segmentation Study. BMRB Social Research (Firm), 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39196.
Thornton, Alex, et al. Climate Change and Transport Choices: Segmentation Study. BMRB Social Research (Firm), 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39196.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate five transportation planning processes used in Florida to determine how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions considerations can be incorporated into the processes. These included the federal metropolitan planning organization long range transportation planning process (MPO LRTP) and transportation improvement
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Hendricks, S. J., Hillsman, E., Foster, A., & Stuart, A. (2010). Developing a Framework for a Toolkit for Carbon Footprint that Integrates Transit (C-FIT) (Report No. FDOT BDK85 TWO #977-10). National Center for Transit Research (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18400
Hendricks, Sara J., Edward Hillsman, Alec Foster, and Amy Stuart. Developing a Framework for a Toolkit for Carbon Footprint that Integrates Transit (C-FIT). Report no. FDOT BDK85 TWO #977-10. National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18400.
Hendricks, Sara J., et al. Developing a Framework for a Toolkit for Carbon Footprint that Integrates Transit (C-FIT). National Center for Transit Research (U.S.), 2010, Report no. FDOT BDK85 TWO #977-10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18400.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility inventory is constantly changing as newer systems supplant older infrastructure in response to technological advances. Transformational change embodied by the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will affect the replacement of thousands of ground-based air traffic control syste
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Petho, K. L., Zevitas, C. D., Klauber, A. F., & Cybulski, J. D. (2010). Greenhouse Gas Emissions Modeling: A Tool for Federal Facility Decommissioning. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8914
Petho, Karen L., Christopher D. Zevitas, Adam F. Klauber, and Jonathan D. Cybulski. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Modeling: A Tool for Federal Facility Decommissioning. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8914.
Petho, Karen L., et al. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Modeling: A Tool for Federal Facility Decommissioning. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8914.
The scope, severity, and pace of future climate change impacts are difficult to predict. However, observations and long-term scientific trends indicate that the potential impacts of a changing climate on society and the environment will be significant. Projected impacts include more frequent heat waves and high-intensity precipitation events, risin
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Burleson, C. (2010). Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force: Recommended Actions in Support of a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18409
Burleson, Carl. Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force: Recommended Actions in Support of a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.), 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18409.
Burleson, Carl Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force: Recommended Actions in Support of a National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.), 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18409.
Polak, John Transport, Energy and Emissions in London. Imperial College, London. Centre for Transport Studies, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18410.
Shifts in vehicle design trends due to aviation CO2 emission metrics are explored. The combined effects of traditional performance and stringent environmental constraints on several vehicle design spaces are observed, in the presence of future technologies. Potential design implications and unintended consequences of candidate metrics are identifie
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Lim, D., Nam, T., Burdette, G. A., Kirby, M., Mavris, D., Bonnefoy, P. A., Hansman, R. J., Hileman, J., Waitz, I. A., & Yutko, B. (2010). An Investigation of the Potential Implications of a CO2 Emission Metric on Future Aircraft Designs (Report No. Paper ICAS 2010-5.9.2). Aerospace Industries Association of America. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66506
Lim, Dongwook, Taewoo Nam, Graham A. Burdette, Michelle Kirby, Dimitri Mavris, Philippe A. Bonnefoy, R John Hansman, James Hileman, Ian A. Waitz, and Brian Yutko. An Investigation of the Potential Implications of a CO2 Emission Metric on Future Aircraft Designs. Report no. Paper ICAS 2010-5.9.2. Aerospace Industries Association of America, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66506.
Lim, Dongwook, et al. An Investigation of the Potential Implications of a CO2 Emission Metric on Future Aircraft Designs. Aerospace Industries Association of America, 2010, Report no. Paper ICAS 2010-5.9.2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66506.
Planning for construction of roads and bridges over rivers or floodplains includes a hydrologic analysis of rainfall amount and intensity for a defined period. Infrastructure design must be based on accurate rainfall estimates — how much (intensity), how long (duration), and how often (frequency or probability). UAF and the National Oceanic and Atm
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Tidwell, A. (2010). Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Flood Frequency Analysis for Transportation Design (Report No. FHWA-AK-RD-10-09). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25069
Tidwell, Amy. Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Flood Frequency Analysis for Transportation Design. Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-10-09. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25069.
Tidwell, Amy Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Flood Frequency Analysis for Transportation Design. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, 2010, Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-10-09, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25069.
This is a technical support document (TSD) that accompanies the Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance (or Guidance). This document provides detailed information on the inventory reporting process and accepted calculation methodologies.
White House Administrative Office (U.S.) (2010). Draft Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting: Technical Support Document. United States. White House Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18598
White House Administrative Office (U.S.). Draft Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting: Technical Support Document. United States. White House Office, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18598.
White House Administrative Office (U.S.) Draft Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting: Technical Support Document. United States. White House Office, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18598.
This report describes the EU-27 emission trends for a number of air pollutants for the period 1990–2008. An improved gap-filling methodology used in compiling this year's EU-27 emission inventory means that for the first time a complete EU-27 time series trend for the main air pollutants (NOx, SOx, NMVOC, NH3 and CO) can be reported to the LRTAP Co
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European Environment Agency (2010). European Union Emission Inventory Report 1990-2008: under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) (Report No. 7/2010). European Environment Agency. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6308
European Environment Agency. European Union Emission Inventory Report 1990-2008: under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). Report no. 7/2010. European Environment Agency, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6308.
European Environment Agency European Union Emission Inventory Report 1990-2008: under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). European Environment Agency, 2010, Report no. 7/2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6308.
This report presents international energy projections through 2035, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, including outlooks for major energy fuels and associated carbon dioxide emissions. The International Energy Outlook 2010 (IEO2010) presents an assessment by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for i
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United States. Energy Information Administration (2010). International Energy Outlook, 2010 (Report No. DOE/EIA-0484(2010)). United States. Energy Information Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5916
United States. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Outlook, 2010. Report no. DOE/EIA-0484(2010). United States. Energy Information Administration, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5916.
United States. Energy Information Administration International Energy Outlook, 2010. United States. Energy Information Administration, 2010, Report no. DOE/EIA-0484(2010), ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5916.
This document summarizes outreach activities and public education initiatives used around the country by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to educate the public on transportation-related climate change issues. Best practices were gathered from a review of online documents, outreach materials,
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ICF International (Firm) (2010). Educating the Public on Climate Change Issues: DOT and MPO Best Practices (Report No. FHWA-HEP-11-018). Federal Highway Administration (U.S.). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50824
ICF International (Firm). Educating the Public on Climate Change Issues: DOT and MPO Best Practices. Report no. FHWA-HEP-11-018. Federal Highway Administration (U.S.), 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50824.
ICF International (Firm) Educating the Public on Climate Change Issues: DOT and MPO Best Practices. Federal Highway Administration (U.S.), 2010, Report no. FHWA-HEP-11-018, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50824.
This report presents the results of a study evaluating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission changes that result from individuals participating in a carsharing organization. In this study, the authors conducted a survey of carsharing members across the country to develop a robust estimate of GHG emission impacts resulting from carsharing. The results i
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Martin, E. W., & Shaheen., S. A. (2010). Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Carsharing in North America (Report No. MTI Report 09-11). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18425
Martin, Elliot W. and Susan A. Shaheen.. Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Carsharing in North America. Report no. MTI Report 09-11. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18425.
Martin, Elliot W., and Susan A. Shaheen. Greenhouse Gas Emission Impacts of Carsharing in North America. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2010, Report no. MTI Report 09-11, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18425.
In October 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order (EO) 13514 that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in environmental, energy and economic performance. The Executive Order requires Federal agencies to set a 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target; increase energy efficiency; reduce f
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United States. Department of Transportation (2010). Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan. United States. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18286
United States. Department of Transportation. Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan. United States. Department of Transportation, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18286.
United States. Department of Transportation Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan. United States. Department of Transportation, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18286.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
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America has the opportunity to lead the world in the development of a new generation of clean cars and trucks through innovative technologies and manufacturing that will spur economic growth and create high-quality domestic jobs, enhance our energy security, and improve our environment. We already have made significant strides toward reducing green
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United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary (2010). Presidential Memorandum: Improving Energy Security, American Competitiveness and Job Creation, and Environmental Protection Through a Transformation of Our Nation's Fleet of Cars and Trucks. United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39415
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary. Presidential Memorandum: Improving Energy Security, American Competitiveness and Job Creation, and Environmental Protection Through a Transformation of Our Nation's Fleet of Cars and Trucks. United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary, 2010. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39415.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary Presidential Memorandum: Improving Energy Security, American Competitiveness and Job Creation, and Environmental Protection Through a Transformation of Our Nation's Fleet of Cars and Trucks. United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary, 2010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39415.
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