The Impacts of Mixed-Use Development (MXD) on Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and GHG Emissions.

To help reach goals of improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recent legislation in California has required that the impacts of new developments are measured in vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Existing planning tools are focused on pre-existing targets, principally level of service. The proposed research will address this mismatch between requirements and existing methods by establishing a predictive model of VMT for mixed-use developments (MXDs). The analysis will be based on an expanded dataset of MXDs from 38 metropolitan regions. Model parameters will be used to create tools for use by planners and engineers, facilitating the assessment of development impacts, and providing a base to accelerate the adoption of these standard in other regions.

• Record URL:
  https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-climate-smart-transportation/research-the-impact-of-mixed-use-development

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $161449
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348325

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Center for Climate-Smart Transportation

  615 N Wolfe St
  Baltimore, Maryland  United States  21205
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Climate-Smart Transportation

  615 N Wolfe St
  Baltimore, Maryland  United States  21205
• Project Managers:

  Kline, Robin

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Utah, Salt Lake City

  City & Metropolitan Planning
  201 South Presidents Circle
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84112

  Center for Climate-Smart Transportation

  615 N Wolfe St
  Baltimore, Maryland  United States  21205

  California Air Resources Board

  1001 I St
  Sacramento, California  United States  95814
• Principal Investigators:

  Brewer, Simon

  Ewing, Reid

• Start Date: 20231001
• Expected Completion Date: 20240930
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gases; Mixed use development; Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01911595
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Climate-Smart Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348325
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 11 2024 9:25PM