Adaptation and Climate Change. Taking the Car out of Carbon. Boston Green Ribbon Commission

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1 Taking the Car out of Carbon Boston Green Ribbon Commission February 11, 2013 Projjal K. Dutta, AIA, LEED AP Director, Sustainability Initiatives (212) Adaptation and Climate Change

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4 Most-Most Flood-prone Subway locations 8

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7 13 19 raised pads 770 gratings paved-over 813 raised gratings 14 mechanical closing devices in 4 locations: 36 th Street, 65 th Street, Sutphin Blvd., Parsons Blvd =$33.6 million 14

8 X 2 = 20 Subway Cars 15 X 3 = 60 Buses 16

9 Energy Consumption & Sustainability: Macroview 17

10 Energy Consumption by Sector, 2005 India China Germany USA Source: World Resources Institute Total Energy Consumption per Capita, 2005 USA 340 MBTUs Germany 178 MBTUs India 14 MBTUs China 31 MBTUs Source: Energy Information Administration

11 Total Energy Consumption per Capita, 2007 New York 209 MBTUs NYC 88.5 MBTUs California 233 MBTUs Texas 496 MBTUs Source: Energy Information Administration Energy Consumption & Sustainability: Microview

12 Energy Consumption: Tall Urban Building vs. Low-Rise Office Park Energy Consumption: Tall Urban Building vs. Low-Rise Office Park x1 Number of buildings High-Rise: 1 Low-Rise: 10 x10 Average floor size Area of roof Area of ext. wall Area for parking 30,612 sf 88,000 sf 343,000 sf 0 sf 36,000 sf 375,000 sf 385,000 sf 1,837,500 sf 24

13 Energy Consumption: Tall Urban Building vs. Low-Rise Office Park Energy Consumption: Tall Urban Building vs. Low-Rise Office Park Commute: 210,000 BTU/sq ft-yr 30 mi. round trip Private Car, 15 mpg, 1 passenger 300 sq.ft. per person, 252 days per year Commute: 41,000 BTU/sq ft-yr BTUs (1,000,000) mi. round trip Diesel Bus, 4 mpg, 20 passengers 300 sq.ft. per person, 252 days per year Hi-Rise Urban Lo-Rise Suburban

14 GHG Per Person: Kg CO2E (Carbon dioxide equivalent) pa. 8,637 Transportation Building Operations Materials 3,341 High Density Transit-Oriented Low Density Auto-Oriented Source: Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Norman, March 2006 Public Transportation and Public Health

15 Vehicle Miles Traveled trend-lines 29

16 Obesity Trend-lines Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1990 No Data <10% 10% 14% (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person)

17 Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 1999 No Data <10% 10% 14% 14% 15% 19 19% 20% (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person) Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 2008 No Data <10% 10% 14% 15% 19% 20% 24% 25% 29% 30% (*BMI 30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5 4 person)

18 Inverse Correlation Do Cars Make Us Fat? 60% 45% 30% National Obesity Rate Walking, Cycling, Bus, Subway 15% 0% United States Canada United Kingdom France Italy Germany Sweden Austria Netherlands Switzerland Denmark Source: Professor John Pucher/Rutgers University CalorieLab.com What is it worth?

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20 39 Transit GHG Emissions Typology APTA Climate Change Standards Working Group

21 Total: 2.1 million metric tons Non-Revenue Fleet -Traction Electricity - Non-traction Transit Effect Multiplier = 8.24 Electricity-Traction For every unit of GHG that the MTA emits Heating - Non-traction It helps avoid 8.24 units In the net it helps avoid about 17million metric $30 / ton ~ 500 million Currently un-recognized and un-compensated Revenue Fleet Fuel -Traction MTA GHG Emissions, 2009

22 Does not anywhere but New York

23 Is Transit for Everywhere? Cincinnati s Close Brush Is Transit for Everywhere? Cincinnati s Close Brush

24 Is Transit for Everywhere? Cincinnati s Close Brush Is Transit for Everywhere? What happened in NYC?

25 Is Transit for Everywhere? What happened in NYC? Is Transit for Everywhere? Can LA become a Transit City?

26 Is Transit for Everywhere? Can LA become a Transit City?

27 Summary As societies develop/industrialize, their energy needs rise. Transportation emerges as a major consumer of energy. Automobile-based paradigm with corollary suburban sprawl is wasteful and unsustainable It negates the good effects of green building methods and technologies Sustainable urban growth has to embrace mass-transit and support density Designing the right carbonconstrained system can make this happen

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30 Taking the Car out of Carbon Boston Green Ribbon Commission February 11, 2013 Projjal K. Dutta, AIA, LEED AP Director, Sustainability Initiatives (212)