Green Generates Green

Details

• Creators:
  Khattak, Asad ; Noltenius, Melany ; Cherry, Christopher ; Greene, David ; Zhang, Meng ; Arvin, Ramin
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Tennessee. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Benefit Cost Analysis Climate Change Sustainability Costs Financing Implementation Performance Measurement Sustainable Transportation Tennessee Department Of Transportation Transportation Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-CFL
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Tennessee
• Edition:
  Final Report: October 2015-September 2018
• Corporate Publisher:
  Tennessee. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This project reflects a collaboration between Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and project team members from the University of Tennessee aiming to understand and improve Tennessee’s transportation system sustainability and design a plan of action. The project team members started by using results from text analytics to determine sustainability actions discussed in the literature and taken by other state departments of transportation. The result was a series of well-defined performance measures developed by team members. The performance measures highlight the ease with which TDOT personnel can transfer cost-effective green practices from other places to their divisions. Furthermore, in line with the “green generated green” concept, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis are used to provide examples of sustainable strategies and their impacts in terms of performance measures. A TDOT Division Directors’ survey provides a baseline of sustainability practices, and indicated a willingness to embrace sustainability concepts. Using this information, the report provides concrete action items for next steps that TDOT can take to implement specific sustainability strategies. Finally, potential funding sources for recommended sustainable projects provide methods for implementation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RES2016-10
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection Transportation Resilience & Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be187f7f2782ccff189c0c2d07995802ce2450ec9de3091fcc878eae4602193245d0127182e4236ff7aa23aac23eca28d0ebed724909172ec98524dd4b3f9bbc
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55058/dot_55058_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.05 MB ]