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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change Other Related Titles TCRP Synthesis 84: Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit (2010) Transit Cooperative Research Program Synthesis Program (TCRPSYNTH) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Gallivan, Frank, Grant, Michael, Transportation Research Board. "ABBREVIATIONS." TCRP Synthesis 84: Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010. Please select a format: Page 56   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 56 Front Matter (R1-R10) Summary (1-4) Research Methodology (5-5) Report Organization (6-6) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Travel (7-9) Travel Mode Shift (10-11) Compact Development (12-12) Emissions from Agency Operations (13-14) Net Impact of U.S. Transit on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15-16) CHAPTER FOUR - Transit Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17-17) Expanding Transit Service (18-18) Increasing Vehicle Passenger Loads (19-21) Strategies to Mitigate Congestion (22-22) Strategies to Promote Compact Development (23-23) Vehicle Emission Reduction Strategies (24-27) Strategies to Reduce Emissions from Construction and Maintenance (28-29) Other Energy-Efficiency and Renewable Energy Measures (30-30) Effectiveness of Transit Strategies (31-33) CHAPTER FIVE - Estimating Greenhouse Gas Savings from Transit (34-34) Travel Mode Shift (35-35) Congestion Mitigation (36-36) Compact Development (37-37) Emissions from Agency Operations (38-38) Analyses Conducted by Survey Respondents (39-41) Emissions Inventories and Reporting (42-42) Cost Analyses (43-45) State and Federal Greenhouse Gas Policies (46-46) Policy and Planning at Transit Agencies (47-50) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (51-51) Los Angeles Metro (52-52) Lynx (Orlando, Florida) (53-53) CHAPTER EIGHT - Conclusions and Future Study Needs (54-55) ABBREVIATIONS (56-57) REFERENCES (58-60) APPENDIX A - Survey (61-73) APPENDIX B - Survey Participants (74-75) APPENDIX C - GreenHouse Gas Emissions Savings from Selected Transit Agencies (76-80)

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56 ABBREVIATIONS AB Assembly Bill LEED Leadership in Environmental Design APC automatic passenger counting (system) LNG liquefied natural gas AVLCautomatic vehicle location and control LPG liquefied petroleum gas (system) LRT light rail transit BARTSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District LYNXCentral Florida Regional Transportation Authority (Orlando, Florida) BRT bus rapid transit MPO metropolitan planning organization CALPIRG California's Public Interest Research Group MSIP Metro Sustainability Implementation Plan CARB California Air Resources Board MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority CARTAChattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority MMtCO2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide CBA cost-benefit analysis MMtCO2emillion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent CEC California Energy Commission N2O nitrous oxide CH4 methane NTD National Transit Database CMAQ Congestion Mitigation Air Quality NYMTANew York Metropolitan Transportation CNG compressed natural gas Authority CO2 carbon dioxide PFC perfluorocarbon CO2e carbon dioxide equivalents PMT passenger miles traveled DOT Department of Transportation RIP Research in Progress EPA Environmental Protection Agency RTD Denver Regional Transportation District GHG greenhouse gas SB Senate Bill GPS global positioning system SAIC Science Applications International Corporation GWP global warming potential SEM structural equations modeling HB House Bill SF6 sulfur hexafluoride HFC hydrofluorocarbon SFMTASan Francisco Municipal Transportation IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Agency Change SOV single-occupancy vehicle LACMTALos Angeles County Metropolitan Trans- portation Authority SUV sport utility vehicle

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57 TOD transit-oriented development VTA Valley Transportation Authority TTI Texas Transportation Institute WMATAWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ULSD ultra-low-sulfur diesel WSDOTWashington State Department of VMT vehicle-miles traveled Transportation