Modeling travel choices to assess potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

Details

• Creators:
  Nam, Richard ; Dowds, Jonathan ; Lee, Brian H.Y. ; Aultman-Hall, Lisa ; Alyssa Johnson,
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Emissions reduction
  • Pollutants
  • Fuel consumption
  • Mode choice
  • Travel behavior
  • Vehicle miles of travel
  • Commuting
  • Ridesharing
  • Surveys
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TRC Report 13-001
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Vermont
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  The transportation sector is the source of approximately 27% of total U.S. greenhouse gas ; (GHG) emissions (EPA, 2015), and these emissions are projected to increase in the future ; (NHTSA, 2011). Given the potentially severe impacts of climate change, policy makers are ; looking at methods to reduce GHG emissions from all transportation sources. Three broad ; approaches have been identified to reduce passenger vehicle emissions: improving vehicle ; technology to increase fuel efficiency, switching to low or no carbon fuels, and changing ; travel choices such as mode and vehicle choice, destination and trip chaining choices, and ; vehicle occupancy rates. Changes in these behaviors can lead to reductions in overall GHG ; emissions through reductions in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and GHG intensity per ; passenger mile of travel.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29351/dot_29351_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.59 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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