Investigating the relationships among rising fuel prices, increased transit ridership, and CO2 emissions

Authors

Praveen Maghelal

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2011

Subject Area

policy - sustainable, policy - environment, place - north america

Keywords

Transit ridership, Carbon emissions, Fuel price, Built-environment

Abstract

The increase in US transit ridership in 2008 has been attributed to the increase in fuel price. This study investigates the extent to which the increase in fuel price influenced the use of transit and whether this in turn influenced the reduction in CO2 emissions. The results indicate that the number of transit trips in an urban area increases significantly with increase in fuel price. Change in fuel cost also has a negative association with emissions although changes in transit trips do not have significant association with CO2 emissions.

Rights

Permission to publish this abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

Comments

Transportation Research Part D Home Page: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Recommended Citation

Maghelal, P. (2011). Investigating the relationships among rising fuel prices, increased transit ridership, and CO2 emissions. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 16, (3), Pp. 232-235.