• 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

Gallivan, Frank, Grant, Michael, Transportation Research Board " REFERENCES ." TCRP Synthesis 84: Current Practices in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Savings from Transit . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010 .

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