Assessment of a technology and policy action plan for a paradigm shift towards transit solutions in light of global warming and fossil energy dependence
YGNACE ; DAPZOL ; DEAKIN ; FRICK ; TAL
Type de document
RAPPORT DE RECHERCHE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
YGNACE ; DAPZOL ; DEAKIN ; FRICK ; TAL
Résumé / Abstract
California and France are concerned that global warming is a major threat for their future. Action plans are being developed in both places to mitigate the problems with targeting more energy efficient homes and cars as a first step to achieve a consistent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The surface transportation sector represents an important contributor to the carbon emissions in both places. Mode shifts towards more energy efficient systems, e.g. from car to transit is a challenging issue. The teams from U.C Berkeley and INRETS with a private French transit operator will analyze through selected case studies in both places situations where a modal shift has occurred. They will evaluate and measure the technical, economical and policies parameters which have influenced such shifts. They will act as facilitators through seminars organized in both countries with decision makers in order to go beyond cultural contexts and establish a full set of viable policies to deploy.The ultimate output of the work is to help to design and conduct a large field experiment with significant changes in the manner to address the mobility needs trough transit deployment. The mechanisms of implementation will be defined during the research phase and the Sacramento metropolitan area can be targeted as a possible experimental site. The project aims at bringing a new phase of cooperation between Caltrans and the French DOT in the field of transit research through the CalFrance RFP. The domain has been neglected till now and the questions raised here are quite important to guide new transportation policies in both countries., RAPPORT DE CONTRAT
Editeur
INRETS