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1. US 40 Carbon Neutral Corridor

   NCAMPO Conference May 3, 2012 David Jackson, AICP
2. Presentation Agenda Carbon Neutral Corridor – Concept Overview Corridor Trends Strategy & Scenario Development Stakeholder Coordination Comprehensive Scenario Key Findings
3. Carbon Neutral CorridorConcept GOAL – Through a strategic coalition building process, develop a comprehensive corridor vision that results in attaining smart growth, conservation, transportation, and energy goals where the net carbon emissions from the corridor are significantly reduced. 3
4. Carbon Neutral CorridorConcept Why the Carbon Neutral Corridor concept? Create a real world setting to design, implement, measure and modify new and existing strategies, actions, and off set programs that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions Provide the ability to build broad coalitions of support by gauging and measuring the acceptance of strategies and leveraging actions that reduce carbon emissions Provide the opportunity to understand and document the institutional issues associated with multiagency and multidisciplinary initiatives Document the co-benefits including sustainable infrastructure, energy efficiency, and strategic conservation programs
5. Carbon Neutral CorridorCorridor Location
6. Carbon Neutral CorridorCorridor Trends – Transportation PM Peak Period VMT by Level of Service – US 40 Corridor Transit Mode Share – US 40 Corridor
7. Carbon Neutral CorridorCorridor Trends – Land Use Existing Corridor Land Use – In and Out of Priority Funding Areas (PFAs) Non-PFA Land Use US 40 Corridor PFA Land Use
8. Carbon Neutral CorridorCorridor Trends – Economic Growth Corridor Forecast Employment Growth Greater than 97% of growth is forecast to occur in PFAs Job growth outpaces household and workforce growth (2 to 1) Corridor jobs to workers ratio increases from 0.9 in 2000 to 1.2 by 2035
9. Carbon Neutral CorridorCorridor Trends – Energy Change in corridor housing from 1990 to 2000 result in virtually no change in average annual household energy consumption (10,691 kwh to 10,699 kwh)
10. Carbon Neutral CorridorStrategy and Scenario Development US 40 CNC – GHG Emissions Scenario Approach Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4 Land Use Land Use Land Use Transportation Transportation Transportation Energy Energy Energy LRP LRP LRP Conservation / Sequestration Conservation / Sequestration Conservation / Sequestration LRP = Baltimore region 2035 LRTP Scenario 2 = Infrastructure, programs, policies, and technology with supportive land use Scenario 3 = Smart growth and development with supportive transportation and land conservation strategies Scenario 4 = Multi-sector energy consumption and supply with conservation and carbon sequestration strategies
11. Carbon Neutral CorridorStakeholder Coordination Interagency Steering Committee Partners included State, Regional (BMC), Local agencies and Univ. of Maryland Provided overall study guidance and review Met monthly/bimonthly over 12 month study process Corridor Stakeholder Group Chambers of Commerce, community/business organizations, U.S. Army/Aberdeen Proving Ground, CSX Transportation, Constellation Energy, General Motors, special interest organizations (Chesapeake Bay), elected officials Participated in interviews and surveys
12. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioSystems Approach Other Sectors Land Use & Development Conservation & Restoration Transportation Balance of economic growth and transportation alternatives Balance of economic growth and natural lands/resource preservation Balance of economic growth and energy consumption
13. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioSystems Approach US 40 CNC – GHG Emissions System Approach Energy Supply Transportation Land Use Protect / Restore Energy Efficient Sequest-ration Fuels Renew-ables Price Signal Tech. Smart Growth Land Use Interact Transportation Solar Design Transit Vehicles Travel Activity Heating Wind Retrofit Electric Infrastructure Bicycle Land Conservation Industry Management Geothermal Pedestrian Agriculture Point Sources (Industry, Power Plants, Landfills, Wastewater Treatment) Education TDM Jobs/workers balance Connections and interactions between land use, energy consumption, conservation and transportation provide significant energy conservation and sequestration benefits
14. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioCorridor Map
15. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Land Use & Development – Smart Growth Reorient corridor growth into town centers to maximize implementation of Smart Growth concepts and to conserve agricultural and natural land Land Use & Development – Conservation Town Center Conservation Programs (green infrastructure and urban tree canopy, green roof programs) Conservation and Protection Strategies (support for land trusts, transfer/purchase of development rights, impact fees, tax credits, other financing mechanisms aimed to protect agricultural lands and open space)
16. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Land Use & Development – Energy Consumption New Construction: Programs and standards to reduce energy consumption of all new commercial and residential buildings Retrofits/Weatherization: Establish incentive programs including subsidies for low income households and small businesses Energy Use Management: Education programs, incentives for new technology for residents and business owners Appliances and Lighting: Incentives for replacement
17. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Multimodal & Energy Efficient Transportation Transit: Penn Line Commuter Rail (MARC) level-of-service enhancements US 40 Bus Rapid Transit, Commuter buses, local bus/town center circulators Travel demand management: Bike and pedestrian networks Commuter incentive programs Pricing and system management: Existing and planned I-95 express toll lanes Expansion of incident management and corridor ITS
18. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Multimodal & Energy Efficient Transportation Vehicle Technology: Agency and commercial vehicle fleet replacement programs Electric vehicle charging infrastructure and truck APU incentives Combination of existing and proposed federal, regional, and state programs reduce average grams of CO2 emissions per mile for light duty vehicles: The 2006 light duty vehicle (LDV) fleet average is 433 g/mi The 2035 LDV fleet average with standards through 2025 is 223 g/mi The 2035 LDV fleet average with new technology beyond 2025 is 160 g/mi The 2035 LDV fleet average, assuming the share of VMT by electric vehicles increases from a forecast of 6%* to 20%, is 150 g/mi
19. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Energy Supply Renewable Portfolio Standard: Propose 35% of energy from renewable sources by 2035 Distributed Generation: Offset costs of installing solar and geothermal systems by providing new incentives and credits Transportation Fuels: EPA Renewable Fuel Standard, low-carbon fuel standard Other: Industrial/Manufacturing Wastewater: Implement projects to harvest and generate usable energy from wastewater gas emissions Landfills: Implement projects to harvest and generate usable energy from landfill gas emissions
20. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioComponent Review Restoration and Sequestration Expand existing state and local programs and implement best practices to maximize carbon sequestration potential Forest, wetland, riparian buffer, and agricultural management programs Protection and restoration programs to mitigate consumption and degradation of natural land
21. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioResults Summary –Household Savings Savings from land use and transportation strategies translate to a 32 percent reduction in household energy consumption associated with travel The combined effect on the cost of owning and operating a vehicle is estimated at $400 annually per household Savings from household based energy consumption strategies result in a 59 percent improvement in residential energy efficiency Reduced electricity demand and household energy cost savings on the order of $800 annually per household
22. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioResults Summary – Environmental Savings Indirect benefits and costs are impacts not already paid for by drivers and property owners Air pollution – Include costs associated with public health, building and material damage, and environmental resource damage including lost agricultural and forest productivity The Comprehensive Scenario reduces all pollutant emissions associated with the burning of fossil fuels Surface environmental impacts – Environmental resource costs include water and soil pollution, and ecosystem/habitat loss and fragmentation The Comprehensive Scenario includes minimum roadway expansion and low-density development leading to preservation of natural resources in the corridor (30 percent less agricultural and natural lands are developed by 2035)
23. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioResults Summary – Community Savings Co-benefits refer to other benefits of implementing CNC strategies Economic growth Lower energy consumption leads to reduced imports Improved transportation operations and land use location efficiency reduces delay and logistics costs Household location efficiency and diversity Better access to jobs and services, more housing options Improved transportation system safety, access, and mobility Benefits for special populations Reduced transportation costs Improved quality of life and public health
24. V. Final Comprehensive ScenarioResults Summary –GHG Emissions Comp Scenario reduces 2035 total corridor emissions by 43% compared to 2006
25. VI. US 40 Carbon Neutral CorridorKey Findings Implementing programs from a multi-sector approach, while maintaining a focus on energy consumption and supply efficiency as the primary programmatic objectives, can result in significant emission reductions. Capitalizing on opportunities provided by “cross-sector” programs will help achieve more significant emission benefits than simply planning and accounting for the singular benefits by sector or major grouping (land use, transportation, conservation, energy supply and consumption).
26. VI. US 40 Carbon Neutral CorridorKey Findings Long-term, sustainable emissions and energy savings require a mix of short and long term strategies. All strategies can provide benefits – some more quickly and more cost efficient than others. The nexus between transportation, land use and development, and housing provides significant potential emission benefits at the corridor scale and tangible benefits to corridor businesses and households. This is magnified when matching higher density and mixed-use development with energy efficient transportation and housing choices.
27. VI. US 40 Carbon Neutral CorridorKey Findings Smart Growth concepts can benefit land conservation and sequestration opportunities, particularly when they are implemented to minimize greenfield development. When Smart Growth design concepts account for urban land conservation through maintaining parklands and options for sequestering carbon, additional benefits are recognized. Vehicle technology and fuel advancements are the major contributor to emission reductions from the transportation sector. Renewable energy sources can have a significant impact on emissions based on availability, distribution systems, and technology advances.
28. VI. US 40 Carbon Neutral CorridorKey Findings The Carbon Neutral Corridor highlights the benefits of establishing common goals among agencies: State and local agencies execute annual and long term programs based on agency charters, priorities, political environment By establishing and working towards a common goal like energy efficiency and conservation, many benefits can be achieved across numerous priorities The CNC study highlights the energy benefits that can realized when these functional areas and agency priorities are aligned around a topic like energy conservation and climate change