TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE BOSTON REGION: ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL ACTIONS

The energy shortages and price increases of the 1970s along with relatively stable energy prices and supplies of the 1980s have made energy policy an important government priority and subjected energy consumption in transportation to intense scrutiny. The key unknown is the future of energy prices and supplies. This energy conservation plan addresses the need for conservation on a continuous basis rather than an emergency situation. Most of the measures examined in this report can be classified as low capital, transportation systems management (TMS) actions as well as capital intensive projects. Several projects and programs are reviewed and recommended for endorsement as strong energy conservation measures. These projects are estimated to produce relatively large energy savings at low public cost as well as favorable impacts on local or regional travel conditions. Review and comparison of these measures include such items as project and program costs, impacts on mobility and travel time, and economic and institutional feasibility. Energy consumption rates for different modes are compared in terms of per vehicle mile and per passenger mile. The report provides information on fuel consumption in the Boston area as well as energy impacts of arterials, high occupancy vehicles, priority and reserved lanes, bicycling, carpooling, etc. (Vanpooling emerges as the most energy efficient of all modes on a per passenger mile basis.) This report concludes with recommendations for established project review and program monitoring procedures.

• Corporate Authors:

  CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING STAFF

  BOSTON, MA  United States 

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 121 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Energy resources; Mobility; Regional planning; Transportation system management; Travel time; Vanpools
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts)
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 9
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00455070
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTAMA09009513107854, UMTA-MA-08-0115-85-4
• Contract Numbers: UMTAMA09-0095/13/107
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1988 12:00AM