Development of Full-Chain Transportation Emissions, Exposure, and Health Modeling Platform

This project developed an automated modeling system to assess the impact of changes in the transportation system on on-road energy consumption, emissions, pollutant dispersion, and asthma cases attributable to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP). The system employs well-established and, in many cases, regulatorily approved modeling components to ensure scientific rigor. Furthermore, the system uses cutting-edge technologies such as parallel computing to achieve rapid runtimes, reducing scenario analysis time from what traditionally would take months to less than 24 hours. Using the automated system, the project team demonstrated the impacts of various transportation strategies, such as micromobility, using El Paso, Texas, as a case study.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $100564
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747128

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Xu, Yanzhi

• Start Date: 20200101
• Expected Completion Date: 20220930
• Actual Completion Date: 20220930
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Diseases and medical conditions; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Health; Pollutants; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: El Paso (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01891771
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747128
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 28 2023 7:55PM