Transportation and the Effects of Climate Change.
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Sustainability at MoDOT<br />
Gayle Unruh<br />
Environmental <strong>and</strong><br />
Historic Preservation<br />
Manager<br />
__________<br />
2011 TEAM Conference<br />
March 17, 2011
MoDOT’s Introduction to<br />
Sustainability<br />
• National transportation emissions data<br />
<strong>and</strong> strategies<br />
• Strategies in energy <strong>and</strong> resource use<br />
reduction that MoDOT is adopting<br />
• MoDOT tracking to improve its<br />
performance
Sustainabililty<br />
MoDOT is committed to a sustainable environment<br />
for all Missourians <strong>and</strong> using innovative tools <strong>and</strong><br />
methods to provide affordable, diverse, convenient,<br />
livable, <strong>and</strong> eco-friendly transportation system, while<br />
creating jobs, providing better options for travel <strong>and</strong><br />
improving <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> life in Missouri.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by<br />
Sector (EPA, 2008)<br />
Agriculture<br />
8%<br />
Industry<br />
20%<br />
<strong>Transportation</strong><br />
28%<br />
Commercial<br />
6%<br />
Residential<br />
5%<br />
Electric<br />
Generation<br />
33%
Sources <strong>of</strong> US <strong>Transportation</strong><br />
Emissions (EPA, 2008)<br />
Passenger cars <strong>and</strong> light duty<br />
trucks 59%<br />
Buses <strong>and</strong> motorcycles 1%<br />
Freight trucks 19%<br />
Commercial Aircraft 8%<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r (non-road) 13%
<strong>Transportation</strong> Energy Reduction<br />
Vehicle technology<br />
Fuels<br />
Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)<br />
Systems Operations
What is Happening Around The<br />
Nation<br />
• Waxman-Markey – HR 2454 – American Clean<br />
Energy <strong>and</strong> Security Act <strong>of</strong> 2009<br />
• California SB 375 – l<strong>and</strong> use planning <strong>and</strong><br />
energy reduction goals<br />
• Oregon – Sun Highway<br />
• Cap-<strong>and</strong>-Trade consortiums<br />
• Carbon sequestration in highway right-<strong>of</strong>ways
Where Does Missouri St<strong>and</strong>?<br />
• Missouri does not have an adopted<br />
sustainability or climate action plan<br />
• <strong>Climate</strong> change predictions indicate<br />
Missouri will not see imminent effects<br />
• Many Missourians are skeptical about<br />
human-induced climate change
Missouri Commuting Pr<strong>of</strong>ile from<br />
1990 & 2000 Census Data<br />
1990 / 2000 Census Data 1990 2000<br />
Drive alone to work 77.4% 80.5%<br />
Carpool 13.3% 11.6%<br />
Public Transit or Taxi 2.0% 1.5%<br />
Cycle or Walk to Work 3.1% 2.3%<br />
Work at Home 3.6% 3.5%
What Transit Addresses Best<br />
• Alternative to driving in congestion<br />
• Desire for personal travel cost savings<br />
• Provides travel for those who do not drive<br />
• Provides travel for those without a car
Looking Beyond Transit<br />
Seven times (7x) more<br />
Missourians carpool to<br />
work than use transit to<br />
get to work.<br />
More than twice (2x) <strong>the</strong><br />
number <strong>of</strong> Missourians<br />
work at home than use<br />
transit to get to work.
Cost Factors - Transit<br />
• Annual “All Funds” Cost - $300 M<br />
• 10% Share <strong>of</strong> Mobility - $2 B annually
Cost Factors –<br />
Carpools<br />
• Labor donated:<br />
60%/70% transit<br />
cost<br />
• Insurance –<br />
donated; in transit<br />
cost<br />
• Maintenance –<br />
donated; in transit<br />
cost<br />
• Replacement –<br />
donated; in transit
What MoDOT Promotes<br />
• Car <strong>and</strong> van pools<br />
• Public transit options<br />
• Telecommuting<br />
• Eco-driving<br />
• Tire pressure checks
What MoDOT Implements<br />
• A fuel efficient fleet for its operations<br />
• Alternative fuels<br />
• Anti-idling policies <strong>and</strong> facilities<br />
• Timber sales <strong>and</strong> mulching
What MoDOT Implements<br />
• Telecommuting <strong>and</strong> video conferencing<br />
• Hybrid transit vehicles in rural areas<br />
• Specifications for reclaimed asphalt <strong>and</strong><br />
concrete for aggregate
What MoDOT<br />
Implements<br />
• Highway lighting<br />
options<br />
• Use <strong>of</strong> alternative<br />
energy power where<br />
feasible<br />
• Use <strong>of</strong> street<br />
sweepings in edge<br />
rut repair.<br />
• Green credits for<br />
recycled projects in<br />
construction
What MoDOT Tracks<br />
• Tons <strong>of</strong> Carbon Emission from fuel used<br />
in Missouri<br />
• CO 2 generated from MoDOT activities<br />
• Tons <strong>of</strong> recycled materials<br />
• Number <strong>of</strong> gallons <strong>of</strong> fuel consumed<br />
• Cost <strong>and</strong> usage <strong>of</strong> utilities for facilities<br />
• Traffic signal timing
Tons<br />
(In Millions)<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> Carbon Emission from Fuel<br />
Used in Missouri<br />
35<br />
28<br />
32.1 31.9 32.0 31.5<br />
Gasoline<br />
21<br />
Diesel<br />
14<br />
7<br />
12.2 12.2 12.6<br />
11.0<br />
0<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009<br />
Fiscal Year
(in thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> CO 2 Generated from MoDOT<br />
Activities<br />
250<br />
200<br />
247.1<br />
2009<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
32.8 22.6<br />
82.0<br />
109.7<br />
0<br />
Utilities Traffic Fleet Fuel Construction Total<br />
Calendar Year
MoDOT is among <strong>the</strong> first state<br />
agencies in <strong>the</strong> nation to recycle<br />
shingles to resurface or rebuild<br />
highways.
Tons in thous<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> Recycled/Waste Materials<br />
Used in Roadway Projects<br />
1,000<br />
750<br />
902<br />
732<br />
642<br />
931<br />
667<br />
Hot Mix Asphalt<br />
Concrete<br />
Steel/Aluminum<br />
500<br />
355<br />
Timber<br />
250<br />
61 70<br />
228<br />
133<br />
0<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />
Calendar Year
Tons<br />
Tons <strong>of</strong> Waste Material Recycled by<br />
MoDOT<br />
3,500<br />
2,800<br />
3,105<br />
3,242<br />
Waste<br />
Material<br />
2,100<br />
1,400<br />
1,734<br />
700<br />
0<br />
272 333<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />
Fiscal Year
Gallons<br />
(in millions)<br />
Gallons <strong>of</strong> Fuel Consumed<br />
10<br />
8<br />
8.254<br />
2.287<br />
8.727 8.866<br />
2.273 2.399<br />
8.266<br />
2.494<br />
8.909<br />
2.577<br />
Gasoline<br />
& E85<br />
Diesel<br />
Biodiesel<br />
6<br />
3.140<br />
3.534 4.103<br />
3.278<br />
4.219<br />
4<br />
2<br />
2.827 2.920<br />
2.364 2.494<br />
2.113<br />
0<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />
Fiscal Year
Signal optimization <strong>and</strong> alternative<br />
intersections.
Dollars<br />
Cost <strong>of</strong> Utilities for Facilities<br />
1.25<br />
Per Square Foot <strong>of</strong> Buildings<br />
1.00<br />
0.75<br />
0.97 0.96<br />
1.02 1.04<br />
0.96<br />
0.50<br />
0.25<br />
0.00<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010<br />
Fiscal Year
What Sustainability can do for your<br />
• Make you aware<br />
Agency<br />
– National trends <strong>and</strong> innovations<br />
– Institutional inefficiencies<br />
• Decrease your impacts on <strong>the</strong><br />
environment<br />
• Save money to put toward agency core<br />
mission
Where to get additional information<br />
• Share <strong>the</strong> Ride Statewide – car <strong>and</strong> van<br />
pooling options <strong>and</strong> commuter lot<br />
information<br />
• Being Green – describes MoDOT efforts<br />
• Tracker – documents performance on<br />
transportation services<br />
• All can be found at www.modot.mo.gov
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