Incorporating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in long range transportation planning.

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• Creators:
  Kenney, Megan ; Castro, Marisol ; Ramani, Tara ; Zietsman, Josias ; Bhat, Chandra ; Farzaneh, Reza ; Zhang, Yue ; Bernardo, Chrissy ; Narayanamoorthy, Sriram
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Transportation planning
  • Pollutants
  • Long range planning
  • Stakeholders
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-14/0-6696-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue to be an important focus area for state, local, and federal ; agencies. The transportation sector is the second biggest contributor to GHG emissions in the U.S., and ; Texas contributes the highest emissions among states in the country. Many transportation agencies are ; moving toward tackling the issue of GHG emissions on a voluntary or state-level policy basis. It is also ; expected that in the future, federal regulations could require transportation agencies to address GHG ; reductions in long-range transportation planning. This report presents a framework to link GHG emissions ; mitigation strategies with long-range transportation plans. The intent of the framework was to be flexible, ; practical, and equip Texas transportation practitioners with tools needed to address GHG emissions in the ; long-range transportation planning process. Each step of the framework involves different stakeholders, ; processes, and challenges that can occur and need to be taken into consideration. The framework can be ; used to supplement federal-level guidance or policy, or serve as a starting point for TxDOT and its partner ; agencies in the absence of federal guidance on the subject of transportation GHG emissions reductions. The ; framework includes guidance on incorporating control strategies, performance measures, and evaluation ; tools into long-range planning process to reduce GHG emissions.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-6696
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27291/dot_27291_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.64 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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