INCORPORATING ENERGY ANALYSIS IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROCESS

The New York State Department of Transportation, evaluated the energy impact of proposed transportation projects, described these findings to local officials, and examined the impact of this information on project selection. The results of the energy analysis of 92 projects proposed for the 1983-84 Transportation Improvement Program showed that their implementation will result in an annual user saving of 5.9 million gallons by 1990; the annualized construction energy required for these projects is 2.1 million gallons and the annual net saving is 3.8 million gallons (1.3% of 1980 gasoline consumption). The assessment of the long term changes in transportation energy use showed that improvements in vehicle efficiency will result in an annual saving of 85.7 million gallons by 1990 (29.2% of 1980 gasoline consumption) increase in consumption resulting from increases in traffic due to expect growth in the number of households. Review of the process to create GTC's 1983-1988 TIP showed that while no decisions were changed solely because of the energy impact information provided, this information enhanced the projects' acceptance. Once presented on a regular basis in the TIP process, the energy impact data may be more useful. Two additional places in the project development process where energy impact information could be useful are systems planning and design. The issue of the transferability of the findings was investigated and it was found that the results, methodologies and ideas could be employed by other places, constrained by those factors which make other cities unique or different from Rochester.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Energy.
• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  1220 Washington Avenue
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Genesee Transportation Council

  50 West Main Street
  Rochester, NY  United States  14614
• Authors:
  • Erlbaum, N S
  • Gross, J M
  • Hartgen, D T
  • Nidetz, J
  • Holthoff, William C
  • Jaschik, N L
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 159 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel consumption; Programming (Planning); Savings; Transportation planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy impacts
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392202
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-84-28
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 2003 12:00AM