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51 Tool Proposal: Sustainability + Return on Investment (S+ROI) Tool Overview The provisionally named Sustainability + Return on Investment (S+ROI)
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52 Tools for a Sustainable Transit Agency to use with the data that is likely to be available to practitioners, we will focus on those benefits that can be calculated based on transit ridership -- including current ridership or the increase in ridership due to new or improved service. These benefits include: • Vehicle miles traveled reduced • Fuel saved • Greenhouse gas emissions reduced • Criteria pollutant emissions reduced • User transportation cost savings • Reduced obesity rates • Reduced injuries and fatalities from collisions The steps in the calculation for this portion of the Tool will likely include: 1.
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Proposals for Tools Developed 53 2. The user inputs current ridership or the estimated increase in ridership due to new and improved service.
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54 Tools for a Sustainable Transit Agency Work Plan Note: The following activities will be accomplished in Phase II of the TCRP H-53 project, within project Tasks 5–8. The activity descriptions here provide more detail about how we will develop the Tool during Phase II.
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Proposals for Tools Developed 55 to try using the Tool on their own to assess sustainability strategies that their transit agency is considering or has implemented in the past. At the end of the testing period, we will hold a group conversation to collect additional feedback about potential design or functionality changes.
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56 Tools for a Sustainable Transit Agency f. Leadership g.
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Proposals for Tools Developed 57 Moving forward, we propose to use one primary organizing framework along with two subordinate frameworks for cross-referencing, as follows: • Use Change Management as the primary organizing framework. Change management works well as a primary organizing framework, because learning about, understanding, and embracing change management principles is essential to a successful sustainability program.
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60 Tools for a Sustainable Transit Agency To further illustrate how the proposed organizing framework would feel to the user, the project team created sample landing pages for the Sustainability Roadmap. Landing Page – The first visual experience of the user upon opening the Tool.
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Proposals for Tools Developed 63 User testing: We will then test draft versions of the Tool with interested transit agency staff drawn from the user focus group that we have assembled for this project. We will circulate draft versions of the Tool to users.
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