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... 51 S E C T I O N 7 The land use benefits quantified in this study can be used to estimate displaced emissions from transit for the purposes of a GHG inventory. APTA's Recommended Practice for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transit (2009)
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... 52 Quantifying Transit's Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use -- The Land Use Component follow expand on that information with more specific detail about using the calculator for GHG quantification. 7.2 Quantifying the Land Use Benefit Using a Pre-Defined Region Most regions can obtain an estimate of the land use benefit of public transportation in their area by using the calculator's pre-defined regions.
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... Recommended Practice for Quantifying GHG Emissions from Transit 53 7.3 Quantifying the Land Use Effect Using a Custom Region If no pre-defined region is a reasonable fit for the transit service area of interest, the user can define a custom region. Section 6.1.3 in the user guide provides more information about defining a custom region.

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