| Title | AERIS - applications for the environment : real-time information synthesis : low emissions zone (LEZ) operational scenario modeling report. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 54931 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Yelchuru, Balaji; Fitzgerel, Sean; Murari, Sudeeksha; Pendyala, Ram M.; Zhou, Xuesong; Garikapati, Venu; You, Daehyun |
| Corporate Creator | Arizona State University. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Publication Date | 20150100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report describes the analysis and modeling effort that was conducted to simulate the potential impacts of a Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) strategy. LEZs are designated areas within a metropolitan region where special measures are implemented with a view to modifying traveler behavior and choices so that the energy and emissions footprint of travel associated with the designated area becomes smaller. Within the LEZ modeling effort undertaken in this project, the effects of incentive-based policies where travelers receive a monetary or other benefit for using clean vehicles (low emission vehicles) in the context of travel to the designated LEZ are simulated. The modeling effort involved the use of a novel continuous-time integrated model system that included both an activity-based microsimulation model system of travel demand and a computationally efficient dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) model. The report describes the scenarios considered, the case study area, and the modeling and simulation methodology employed in the project. The report presents detailed results of the simulation study for the specific scenarios considered, and identifies opportunities and directions for further research and analysis. Within the context of the specific scenarios considered in this report, the simulation results suggest that energy and emissions benefits of 3 percent to 5 percent may be achieved with even very modest penetration of ecovehicles in the market. Coupled with enhanced transit (ET) services, benefits in the range of 15 percent to 20 percent may be achieved, indicating the presence of a strong synergistic effect when ET services are coupled with LEZ strategies. |
| Rosap ID | dot:3538 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3538 |
| TRT Terms | Environment; Environmental quality; Environmental impacts; Data collection; Intelligent transportation systems; Air pollution; Fuel consumption; Real time data processing; Real time information; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signal priority; Signalized intersections |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-06-D-00006 |
| Report Number | FHWA-JPO-14-187 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/54000/54900/54931/Low_Emissions_Zones_Modeling_Report_-_Final_508_-_012715.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |