Oregon Statewide Transportation Strategy: 2050 Vision for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

Challenged by the state legislature to find a way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions substantially, the Oregon Department of Transportation embarked on a 2-year effort to determine the best strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions. The resulting Statewide Transportation Strategy: A 2050 Vision for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (STS) was accepted by Oregon’s Transportation Commission in early 2013. The report charts a potential path forward to help meet Oregon’s 2050 goal of a 75% reduction in GHG emissions compared with 1990. The STS development process was inventive and rigorous. A new policy-level analysis model, GreenSTEP, was created and was enhanced throughout the effort; GreenSTEP is being used by several metropolitan areas throughout the state and has been adapted nationally. During the development of the STS, analytical and political hurdles were overcome and lessons were learned. Some of those lessons are described in this paper, and a methodological approach is offered for others to follow.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/2454-06
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309295505
• Authors:
  • Pietz, Amanda Joy
  • Gregor, Brian J
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 45–52
• Monograph Title: Energy, Climate Change, and Alternative Fuels 2014
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2454
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental protection; Greenhouse gases; Metropolitan areas; Policy; Pollutants; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Oregon Department of Transportation; Oregon Transportation Commission
• Geographic Terms: Oregon
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01515534
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309295505
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-4883
• Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 24 2014 8:43AM