AE-4: Traffic Emissions Reduction

Goal

Reduce operational mobile-source emissions to improve air quality and human health.

Requirements

Complete the requirements for 1 of the 3 options below for full credit.

1. Show that a regional emissions reduction policy for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is currently being implemented and is applicable to the roadway project. The policy horizon must mandate a minimum GHG emission reduction of 10% from 1990 values by 2030 (measured in total carbon dioxide equivalents, CO2e), include specific transportation action items and also mandate reduction of Clean Air Act criteria pollutants (and any other air emissions as required by local or regional agencies) below current Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) design values (http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/values.html) according to the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS: http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html).


2. Show that your state implementation plan (SIP) requires the use of the EPA MOVES2010 software program for traffic emissions modeling in transportation planning. This means that the owner-agency, such as the state Department of Transportation (DOT), is an early adopter of this software for all of its transportation planning programs and divisions. Demonstrate that the roadway project is in compliance with the current SIP emissions goals by using the MOVES2010 software to model the roadway project emissions based the on current values and standards noted in Option 1. The EPA MOVES2010 software is available for free here: http://www.epa.gov/oms/models/moves/index.htm.


3. Show that the project is part of a congestion pricing program. Use the EPA MOVES2010 software to compute the total greenhouse gas emissions and criteria pollutant emissions reduced by the tolling or pricing program compared to the nonpriced alternative based on current values and standards noted in Option 1.

Documentation

  AE-4 Traffic Emissions Reduction

 

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