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NCHRP Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation Volume 2

February 2014

Major trends affecting the future of the United States and the world will dramatically reshape transportation priorities and needs.

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Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs

September 2015

TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs provides users of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model (MOVES) with tools to help estimate emissions from highway vehicles.

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Ask the Experts–Using MOVES, the EPA’s New Emissions Model

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September 14, 2012

How can my transportation agency use the EPA’s new emissions model, MOVES?

Ask the Experts–Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Supporting Energy Independence at the State and Regional Levels

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November 15, 2010

Government agencies at all levels are increasingly setting aggressive targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate the potential impact of climate change. These targets can range up to an 80 percent reduction in emissions levels by the year 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

Ask the Experts–Planning for Sustainable and Livable Communities

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June 08, 2010

Livability and sustainability are distinct concepts, although there is substantial overlap and they may be occasionally used interchangeably. Both notions are multifaceted, dynamic, flexible, and powerful.

Ask the Experts–Linking Performance Metrics to Livability and Sustainability Goals and Objectives

cporter
May 11, 2010

How can my transportation agency use performance metrics to support our livability and sustainability goals?
 

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