Sustainability and the New York MTA and the New York MTA ... High-Rise Low-Rise Number of buildings...
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Taking the Car out of Carbon: Sustainability and the New York MTA APTA Bus Conference, Memphis, May 24, 2011 Projjal K. Dutta, AIA, LEED AP [email protected] (212) 878 1065 Director, Sustainability Initiatives www.mta.info/sustainability
Transcript of Sustainability and the New York MTA and the New York MTA ... High-Rise Low-Rise Number of buildings...
Taking the Car out of Carbon:
Sustainability and the New York MTA
APTA Bus Conference, Memphis, May 24, 2011
Projjal K. Dutta, AIA, LEED AP
[email protected] (212) 878 1065
Director, Sustainability Initiatives
www.mta.info/sustainability
Relative GHG Emissions
High-Rise Low-Rise
Number of buildings 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 Park vs. Tall Urban Building
Energy Consumption: Low-Rise Office Park vs. Tall Urban Building
BTU
s (1
,000,0
00)
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. per person, 252 days per
year
• 30 mi. round trip
• Private Car, 15 mpg, 1 passenger
• 300 sq.ft. per person, 252 days per
year
Energy Consumption: Low-Rise Office Park vs. Tall Urban Building
8,637
3,341
Transportation
Building Operations
Materials
Low Density
Auto - Oriented
High Density
Transit - Oriented
GHG Per Person: Kg CO2E (Carbon dioxide equivalent) pa.
Source: Journal of Urban Planning and
Development, Norman, March 2006
Transit GHG Emissions Typology
APTA Climate Change Standards Working Group
Total: 2.3 million metric tons
Revenue Fleet Fuel -Traction
Electricity-Traction
Non-Revenue Fleet -Traction
Heating - Non-traction
Electricity - Non-traction
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 tonnes
@ $30 / ton ~ 500 million
Currently un-recognized and un-compensated
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The Choice
Source: Planning Office: City of Muenster,
Germany
Buses25%
Private Vehicles
75%
Road Space Used
Buses45% Private
Vehicles55%
Buses 45%
Private Vehicles
55%
People Traveling
First and Second Avenues: People Traveling vs. Road
Space Used
SBS Project Need (34th St)
Pedestrian58%
Bus32%
Auto/Taxi10%
People Traveling
Pedestrian37%
Bus26%
Auto/Taxi37%
Right-of-Way Used
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M15 SBS Performance
40:06:00 35:36:00
18:54
12:04
18:07
17:59
3:37
2:56
0:00:00
12:00:00
24:00:00
36:00:00
48:00:00
60:00:00
72:00:00
84:00:00
96:00:00
M15 LTD M15 SBS
Bus In Motion Stopped at Bus Stops Stopped at Red Lights Other Delays
68:35
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Bicycle Volumes (weekdays)
Second Avenue
Between St. Marks Pl and E.9th St.
Cyclist Volumes – 12 Hour: 7am-7pm, Weekdays
1,226 1,247
1,067 1,0491,129
1,023
1,903
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June 2010 November 2010
December 2010
January 2010
February 2010
March 2010 April 2010
After
+2%
-13% -14%-8%
-17%
+55%
Before
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Notes: Data from a single weekday count (06/24/10; 11/03/10; 12/09/10, 01/06/11, 02/15/10, 03/08/11, 04/21/11)
Traffic DataSecond Avenue Taxi Speeds
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M15 SBS Features
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Taking the Car out of Carbon:
Sustainability and the New York MTA
APTA Bus Conference, Memphis, May 24, 2011
Projjal K. Dutta, AIA, LEED AP
[email protected] (212) 878 1065
Director, Sustainability Initiatives
www.mta.info/sustainability
