Ep. 24: 7 Inputs to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Analyses

Episode Summary:  Listen to national experts and certified planners, Keli Kemp and Kirsten Mote, both with Modern Mobility Partners, talk about what planners can do to analyze the emissions reductions for state and regions. Listeners will learn the following in Episode 24:

• Need for understanding 7 Inputs to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Analyses.


• How to use the AASHTO’s tool for calculating the emissions reductions.


• Key inputs for the tool and sources for inputs.


• How to support the regional level analyses using the tool and region-specific inputs.

Links:

• Guide to Effective Methods for Setting Transportation Performance Targets - https://doi.org/10.17226/26764.https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26764/guide-to-effective-methods-for-setting-transportation-performance-targets


• 2022 GHG NPRM Schedule - https://www.tpm-portal.com/document/2022-ghg-nprm-schedule/


• GHG Performance Calculator from AASHTO- https://www.tpm-portal.com/tool/ghg-performance-calculator-draft/


• Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States - https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-report-shows-disproportionate-impacts-climate-change-socially-vulnerable


• Highway Vehicle Miles travelled compiled by Federal Highway Administration - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm


• Federal Highway Administration’s Policy Information: Motor Fuel Reports - https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuelhwy_trustfund.cfm


• EPA’s MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) - https://www.epa.gov/moves

Co-Hosts:

• Keli Kemp, AICP, PTP has 25 years of experience in transportation planning and consulting and co-founded Modern Mobility Partners in early 2018 with Jennifer Zhan. Keli holds a M.S. degree in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University.


• Kirsten Mote, AICP has over 14 years of experience in transportation planning and is certified by MIT Media Lab’s Beyond Smart Cities program. Kirsten is an Associate Vice President and Director of Smart Mobility Planning with Modern Mobility Partners. Kirsten holds a M.S. degree in City Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Guest Speaker:

• Sai Gazula has eight years of experience as a transportation modeler, specializing in performance-based planning and data-driven decision making. Sai is a Project Manager and Senior Transportation Modeler with Modern Mobility Partners. Sai has a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Modern Mobility Partners is an Atlanta-based women and minority-owned transportation planning and traffic engineering consulting firm.  Service areas include smart mobility and transportation planning, demand modeling and traffic engineering, and data analytics and visualization.

If you are interested in learning more about Modern Mobility Partners, please visit www.modernmobilitypartners.com. 

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