Implementation of a Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Analysis Tool

The project assisted two metropolitan planning organizations (MPO), the Capital District Transportation Committee (CDTC) and the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council(ITCTC), in conducting greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and policy testing through the application of a strategic planning tool called VisionEval Rapid Policy Assessment Tool (VERPAT). The consultant assisted MPO staff in creating all input files, installing the software, and calibrating it to their adopted travel demand models. The consultant also provided training on using the tool and testing five policy scenarios. The MPOs ran VERPAT for each policy scenario and analyzed the results. The project demonstrated that VERPAT is a useful tool for MPOs in analyzing the impact of various policy initiatives on regional greenhouse gas emissions.

• Record URL:
  https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/engineering/technical-services/trans-r-and-d-repository/C-17-05_Implementation_of_a_regional_greenhouse_gas_reduction.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Cover date is June 2019.
• Corporate Authors:

  Resource Systems Group, Incorporated

  55 Railroad Row
  White River Junction, VT  United States  05001

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gayle, Steven
• Publication Date: 2019-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 60p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Greenhouse gases; Metropolitan planning organizations; Policy analysis; Regional planning; Strategic planning; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Capital District Transportation Committee
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01731042
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NYSERDA Report 19-17, C-17-05
• Contract Numbers: NYSERDA Contract 112968
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 18 2020 10:20AM