A global high shift scenario: impacts and potential for more public transport, walking, and cycling with lower car use

MA Replogle, LM Fulton - 2014 - trid.trb.org
This study looks at how changes in transport infrastructure, policy, and public transit
investment would affect mobility as well as emissions from urban passenger transportation …

Effects of new urban greenways on transportation energy use and greenhouse gas emissions: A longitudinal study from Vancouver, Canada

VD Ngo, LD Frank, AY Bigazzi - Transportation research part D: Transport …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urgent action on global climate change is necessary to avoid its most dangerous effects on
human settlements and natural ecosystems within the next century. Multiple levels of …

Assessing the potential for reducing life-cycle environmental impacts through transit-oriented development infill along existing light rail in Phoenix

M Kimball, M Chester, C Gino… - Journal of Planning …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
There is significant interest in reducing urban growth impacts yet little information exists to
comprehensively estimate the energy and air quality tradeoffs. An integrated transportation …

[PDF][PDF] Community impact & economic analysis of light rail transit

P Topalovic, D Tobey, L Lotimer - 2008 - researchgate.net
Hamilton's historical roots as an electric, industrial and transportation-oriented city make a
region well suited for rapid transit, especially when coupled with its growing population …

Does rail transit save energy or reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

R O'Toole - Cato policy analysis, 2008 - papers.ssrn.com
Far from protecting the environment, most rail transit lines use more energy per passenger
mile, and many generate more greenhouse gases, than the average passenger automobile …

Tradeoffs between costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the design of urban transit systems

JB Griswold, S Madanat, A Horvath - Environmental Research …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent investments in the transit sector to address greenhouse gas emissions have
concentrated on purchasing efficient replacement vehicles and inducing mode shift from the …

Unintended greenhouse gas consequences of lowering level of service in urban transit systems

JB Griswold, H Cheng, S Madanat… - Environmental …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Public transit is often touted as a'green'transportation option and a way for users to reduce
their environmental footprint by avoiding automobile emissions, but that may not be the case …

An economic analysis of United States public transit carbon emissions dynamics

R Huang, ME Kahn - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
During a time of rising concern about climate change, the urban public transit sector has not
significantly reduced its carbon footprint. Using data from the nation's transit agencies over …

Environmentally sustainable and affordable housing near transit in Los Angeles

M Boarnet - 2017 - pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu
Providing affordable housing and reducing greenhouse gases are common goals in cities
worldwide. Transit-oriented development (TOD) can provide an opportunity to make …

Transit leverage assessment and climate change mitigation pathway for urbanised areas

MT Kashifi, U Mansoor… - International Journal of …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
This study investigated the effect of transit leverage on vehicle kilometres of travel, energy
consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions for seven major Saudi Arabia cities with at …