ITAG (Illinois TrAnsit GHG): A User-Friendly Tool to Estimate and Compare Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit Operations in Illinois
In 2022, the transportation sector was responsible for 29% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. Within that sector, public transportation is responsible for a significant share of GHG emissions. The State of Illinois is committed to lowering its GHG emission footprint to meet the goal of 46% GHG emissions reduction from 2005 to 2030 set by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. The main research objective of this project is to develop ITAG (Illinois TrAnsit GHG), a user-friendly, Excel-based tool to help transit agencies in Illinois estimate the following items: (1) current GHG emissions from transit operations; (2) potential GHG emission savings of transitioning to a cleaner fleet (e.g., electric or hydrogen); (3) GHG benefits from incentivizing drivers to switch to transit; (4) carbon footprint from transit operations; and (5) comparison of the carbon footprint between agencies across Illinois.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $300000
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Contract Numbers:
R27-273
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Sponsor Organizations:
Illinois Department of Transportation
Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
126 East Ash Street
Springfield, IL United States 62704-4766 -
Managing Organizations:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Illinois Center for Transportation
1611 Titan Drive
Rantoul, IL United States 61866 -
Principal Investigators:
Derrible, Sybil
- Start Date: 20240816
- Expected Completion Date: 20270815
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Estimating; Greenhouse gases; Public transit; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: Illinois
- Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01927453
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: R27-273
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 16 2024 12:02PM