Connecting The Dotsand Learning From Others
Energy – Transportation – Climate Change – Sustainability
Judge Doom (JD): Several months ago I had the good providence to stumble upon the plan of the City Council - a construction plan of epic proportions. They are calling it a Freeway.
Eddie Valiant (EV): Freeway? What the hell is a Freeway?JD: Eight lanes of shimmering cement running from here to Pasadena. Smooth,
safe, fast. Traffic jams will be a thing of the past. EV: So that’s why you killed Acme Maroon? For this Freeway? I don’t get it!JD: Of course not, you lack vision. I see a place where people get on and off
the freeway. On and off, off and on, all day, all night. Soon, where Toontownonce stood, will be a string of gas-stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared food, tire salons, automobile dealerships and wonderful, wonderful billboards reaching as far as the eye can see. My god, it’ll be beautiful!
EV: C’mon. Nobody is gonna drive on this lousy freeway, when they can take the Redcar for a nickel.
JD: They’ll drive, they’ll have to. You see, I bought the Redcar, so that I could dismantle it.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Vehicle Miles Traveled Trend-lines
Obesity Trend-lines
Total Energy Consumption per Capita, 2005
Source: Energy Information Administration
Germany178 MBTUs
China31 MBTUsUSA
340 MBTUs
India14 MBTUs
USAGermanyChinaIndia
Energy Consumption by Sector, 2005
Source: World Resources Institute
High-Rise Low-Rise
Number of bldgs 1 10
Average floor size 30,612 sf 36,000 sf
Area of roof 88,000 sf 375,000 sf
Area of ext wall 343,000 sf 385,000 sf
Area of parking 0 sf 1,837,500 sf
Energy Consumption: Low-Rise Office Parkvs. Tall Urban Building with Transit
BTU
s (1
,000
,000
)
Commute: 41,000 BTU/sqft-yr
Commute:210,000 BTU/sqft-yr
Low-rise SuburbanHigh-rise Urban
• 30 mi. round trip • Diesel Bus, 4 mpg, 20 passengers• 300 sq.ft./person, 252 days/year
• 30 mi. round trip • Private Car, 15 mpg, 1 passenger• 300 sq.ft./person, 252 days/year
Energy Consumption: Low-Rise Office Park vs. Tall Urban Building
8,637
3,341
Transportation
Building Operations
Materials
Low DensityAuto - Oriented
High DensityTransit - Oriented
GHG Per Person: Kg CO2e (Carbon dioxide equivalent) per year
Source: Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Norman, March 2006
San Francisco: Carbon Footprint Analysis
SF CO2e per Passenger Mile
Modal Analysis: Bike – Walk – Transit: Most Efficient
0 60 125 180 250 375 gm/km
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1 1¼ lb/mile
Large SUV/Truck
Compact vehicle: Gasoline
Hybrid/Electric
Electric (fossil fuels generation)
Electric (renewable generation)
Bio-fuel
CO2 By Vehicle Propulsion Type
Vehicle Analysis: There is no carbon-neutral car
14Strategy 1: Travel Choice & Information
15Strategy 2: Demand Pricing
16Strategy 3: Transit-Oriented Development
17Strategy 4: Transit Improvements
18Strategy 5: Complete Streets
19Strategy 6: Electric Vehicles Infrastructure
APTA Climate Change Standards Working Group
Transit helps others reach carbon reduction goals
Chicago RTA displaces 5.5x the emissions it produces
Total: 2.3 million metric tons
Revenue Fleet Fuel -Traction
Electricity-Traction
Non-Revenue Fleet -Traction
Heating - Non-traction
Electricity - Non-traction
New York MTA GHG Emissions, 2009
Transit Effect Multiplier = 8.24
For every unit of GHG that the MTA emits
it helps avoid 8.24 units.
In the net it helps avoid about 17million metric tons
@ $30 / ton ~ 500 million
Currently un-recognized and un-compensated
Policy Shift: Region of Sustainable Mobility Choices
Transportation Investment Act of 2010
• Ten-year, one-penny regional sales tax for transportation
• 10-county region
• $7.22 billion in 2011 dollars
• $6.14 for specific projects (85%)
• 55% for transit
• $1.08 billion split among jurisdictions (15%)
Key Points
• This is about jobs and the economy
• This is about quality of life
• The process is open, transparent
• Accountability – oversight and reporting
• Balance – all modes benefit
• 100% of taxes collected will be spent here
Connecting The Dotsand Learning From Others
Energy – Transportation – Climate Change – Sustainability