Transportation Planning and Climate Change

Valdosta State University

February 2014

Agenda

• Transportation Planning• Transportation Impacts on Climate• Federal Response• Local Response• Questions

What is Transportation

Planning?

Transportation Planning

• Metropolitan Planning Organizations– 20-year Transportation Plans– Highways– Public Transit– Freight– Bicycles– Pedestrians– Aviation

What do these concepts mean?

CooperativeComprehensive

Continuing

Planning Process

Public Participation

Vision/Goals

Alternative Strategies

Evaluation and Prioritization

Develop Plans

Project Implementation

Performance Monitoring

Traffic Simulation Models

What have you learned so far about

Climate Change?

Transportation Impacts on Climate

Electrivity Generation33%

Transportation28%

Industry20%

Agriculture8%

Commercial6%

Residential5%

GHG %

Electrivity Generation Transportation IndustryAgriculture Commercial Residential

Transportation Impacts on Climate

• Largest sector emitting CO2• 97% of Transportation emissions are from

fossil fuels, remaining is CO2• 48% increase in GHG emissions since 1990

Transportation Impacts on Climate

Federal Response

• Clean Air Act• National Ambient Air Quality Standards– SOx, PM10 & 2.5, CO, O3, NOx, etc.

• Mobile Sources vs. Non-Mobile Sources• Attainment vs. Non-Attainment• Transportation Conformity– Manufacturers– MPOs and Local Governments

Non-Attainment Areas

Federal Response

• Air Quality Monitoring Stations

• State Implementation Plans

• MOVES Model

Transportation Planning

• Long Range Transportation Plan– Transportation Conformity• Interagency Consultation Team (FHWA, FTA, DOT, MPO,

EPA, etc.)

• Transportation Improvement Plan– Transportation Conformity

• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)

What has been the local response to reduce GHG

emissions in the transportation sector?

Education

• The Clean Air Campaign• Clean Cities Georgia• 511/Georgia Navigator• HERO units

Commuting Options

• Carpooling• Vanpooling• Transit• Biking and Walking• Teleworking• Flexible work schedules• Pool to School• Park & Ride Lot Interactive Map

Vehicle Emissions Testing

Alternative Fuels

• Hybrids• Electric• CNG/LNG• Fuel Cell (Hydrogen)

Public Transportation

• Transportation Management Associations

Agenda 21Green

Sustainability

Resilient

Global Warming

Climate Change Skeptics?

What about Valdosta?

Corey Hull, AICP

Southern Georgia Regional CommissionValdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization

chull@sgrc.uswww.sgrc.us/transportation