Air Pollution from Ground Transportation
| Author | : Roger Gorham |
| Publisher | : United Nations Publications |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
There is a growing awareness of the role of the transport sector in efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development. Transport poses a dilemma in that it is necessary for economic and social development, yet it accounts for about 25 per cent of total commercial energy consumed worldwide, and is associated with greenhouse gas emissions, noise pollution and land use impacts. Demand for transport services is expected to grow considerably as economic growth occurs in developing countries and the trend toward urbanisation and globalisation in world trade continues. This report was prepared as part of the activities of the joint United Nations/World Bank project entitled Global Initiatives on Transport Emissions (GITE), and seeks to provide guidance to policy makers on sustainable transport development in both developed and developing countries.
Public Transportation's Role in Responding to Climate Change
| Author | : Tina Hodges |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 15 |
| Release | : 2010-11 |
| Genre | : Climatic changes |
| ISBN | : 1437933610 |
The Fed. Transit Admin. (FTA) collects and analyzes data from across the country on public transportation (PT) fuel use, vehicles deployed, rides taken, etc. These data provides valuable insight into the impacts of auto, truck, SUV, and PT travel on the production of greenhouse gas emissions. There are significant greenhouse gas emission savings by using PT. This paper presents an analysis of the data and frames it in a broader context. It concludes with a description of FTA actions that address climate change. PT can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by: Providing a low emissions alternative to driving; Facilitating compact land use, reducing the need to travel long distances; and Minimizing the carbon footprint of transit oper.
Summary of Travel Trends
| Author | : Patricia S. Hu |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : |
The U.S. Dept. of Transport. (DoT) Strategic Plan for FY 1997-2002 identifies 5 performance goals: safety, mobility, econ. growth & trade, human & natural environ., & nat. security. DoT conducts the NPTS to obtain info. on personal travel of U.S. households with respect to why, how, when, where from, where to, how frequently, how long, & with whom. The NPTS also provides info. by subgroups of the pop., e.g., by age, gender, race, zero-vehicle households, which allows important policy analyses of how transport. serves these groups. This report provides the results of the 1995 NPTS of travel by the civilian, non-institutionalized pop. age 5 & older.
Journey to Work: 2000
| Author | : Clara Reschovsky |
| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 16 |
| Release | : 2008-10 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1437904777 |
Among the 128.3 million workers in the U.S. in 2000, 76% drove alone to work. In addition, 12% carpooled, 4.7 used public transportation, 3.3% worked at home, 2.9% walked to work, and 1.2% used other means (including motorcycle or bicycle). This report, one of a series that presents population and housing data collected during Census 2000, provides information on the place-of-work and journey-to-work characteristics of workers 16 years and over who were employed and at work during the reference week. Data are shown for the U.S., regions, states, counties, and metropolitan areas. Charts and tables.
Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
| Author | : National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission (U.S.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Federal aid to transportation |
| ISBN | : |
