PLANNING FOR THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE SCAG REGION: AN EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES FOR REDUCING AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION

The report describes the results of a one-year analysis of alternatives for reducing automotive emissions and fuel consumption in Southern California. The analysis covers a variety of regulatory techniques, such as mandatory inspection and maintenance, emissions and fuel economy standards, emergency smog controls, and gasoline rationing. Several pricing mechanisms have also been studied, including gasoline taxes, parking surcharges, and vehicle registration taxes. Traffic control measures, such as ramp metering, preferential lanes, and signal synchronization are also considered. The report concludes that the most attractive program of all those studied is mandatory inspection and maintenance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southern California Association of Governments

  600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 1000
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90005

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobiles; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Highway traffic control; Inspection; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Regulations; Taxation; Traffic control; Vehicle maintenance
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167119
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: FEA-CA-09-0046
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 9 1978 12:00AM