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Impacts of commuting efficiency on congestion and emissions: case of the Hamilton CMA, Canada

Abstract

This study uses IMULATE (Integrated Model of Urban LAnd use, Transportation, energy and Emissions) to examine the impacts of commuting efficiency on congestion and automobile emissions—specifically, non-methane hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides—in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Estimates of these externalities are compared for two commuting scenarios: a base scenario of estimated commuting flows for 1991 and an optimal …

Authors

Scott DM; Kanaroglou PS; Anderson WP

Journal

Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 245–257

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

December 1997

DOI

10.1016/s1361-9209(97)00015-1

ISSN

1361-9209