Evaluating Public Transit as an Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Strategy - 22 April 2021

mailto:Info@vtpi.org Evaluating Public Transit as an Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Strategy Victoria Transport Policy Institute Introduction Public transit (also called public transportation and mass transit) includes various services that provide mobility to the general public in shared vehicles, including shuttle vans, local and intercity buses, and passenger ra. [...] Transit improvements and supportive policies can also reduce total vehicle travel and energy use by stimulating transit-oriented development and supporting other energy conservation strategies such as efficient road and parking pricing. [...] 7 Evaluating Public Transit as an Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Strategy Victoria Transport Policy Institute Evaluating Transit Benefits Public transit can provide a variety of economic, social and environmental benefits (Abley, Durdin and Douglass 2010; Litman 2011). [...] 13 Evaluating Public Transit as an Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Strategy Victoria Transport Policy Institute Table 7 Transit Criticisms (Litman 2011) Criticism Response Public transit carries too small a portion of High quality public transit and transit oriented development travel to provide significant impacts and can have a large leverage effect: each transit passenger- benefits. [...] Public transit improvements both support and are supported by other energy conservation and emission reduction strategies, including walking and cycling improvements, efficient road and parking pricing (including road tolls, parking fees, parking cash out and unbundling, distance-based vehicle insurance and registration fees, and increased fuel taxes), commute trip reduction programs, and smart.