Cities worldwide face the challenges of accommodating a growing population, while
reducing emissions to meet climate mitigation targets. Public transit investments are often …

As part of sustainable urban planning, the potential of public transportation modes has been
studied to reduce CO 2 emissions and energy consumption and to increase roadway safety …

Like many urban areas around the world, Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina,
USA are experiencing population growth and sprawl that is putting stress on the …

Public transportation systems are often part of strategies to reduce urban environmental
impacts from passenger transportation, yet comprehensive energy and environmental life …

Cities are developing greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation plans and reduction targets on the
basis of a growing body of knowledge about climate change risks, and changes to …

Public transit systems with high occupancy can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
relative to low-occupancy transportation modes, but current transit systems have not been …

The electrification of public transit is one of the key actions in the transportation sector. This
study proposed an innovative framework for analyzing the effectiveness and emission …

The current trends of urban dynamics in the Third World are alarming with regard to climate
change, because they are giving an increasingly important role to cars—to the detriment of …

The transport sector is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants in
urban areas. How the transport sector evolve during the coming decades will have …

Abstract This article examines Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as a near-term strategy for reducing
CO 2 emissions in a typical medium-sized US city. The paper compares the expected CO 2 …