AERIS - applications for the environment : real-time information synthesis : low emissions zone (LEZ) operational scenario modeling report.

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• Creators:
  Yelchuru, Balaji ; Fitzgerel, Sean ; Murari, Sudeeksha ; Pendyala, Ram M. ; Zhou, Xuesong ; Garikapati, Venu ; You, Daehyun
• Corporate Creators:
  Arizona State University. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Environment
  • Environmental quality
  • Environmental impacts
  • Data collection
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Air pollution
  • Fuel consumption
  • Real time data processing
  • Real time information
  • Traffic signal timing
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-14-187
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This report describes the analysis and modeling effort that was conducted to simulate the potential ; impacts of a Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) strategy. LEZs are designated areas within a metropolitan ; region where special measures are implemented with a view to modifying traveler behavior and ; choices so that the energy and emissions footprint of travel associated with the designated area ; becomes smaller. Within the LEZ modeling effort undertaken in this project, the effects of incentive-based policies where travelers receive a monetary or other benefit for using clean vehicles (low ; emission vehicles) in the context of travel to the designated LEZ are simulated. The modeling effort ; involved the use of a novel continuous-time integrated model system that included both an activity-based microsimulation model system of travel demand and a computationally efficient dynamic ; traffic assignment (DTA) model. The report describes the scenarios considered, the case study ; area, and the modeling and simulation methodology employed in the project. The report presents ; detailed results of the simulation study for the specific scenarios considered, and identifies ; opportunities and directions for further research and analysis. Within the context of the specific ; scenarios considered in this report, the simulation results suggest that energy and emissions ; benefits of 3 percent to 5 percent may be achieved with even very modest penetration of ecovehicles in the market. Coupled with enhanced transit (ET) services, benefits in the range of 15 ; percent to 20 percent may be achieved, indicating the presence of a strong synergistic effect when ; ET services are coupled with LEZ strategies.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-06-D-00006
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3538/dot_3538_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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