Integrating the Mobility Energy Productivity Metric into the CDOT Statewide Model

Technical Report · 01 February 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2440273· OSTI ID:2440273

Hoehne, Christopher ^[1]; Garikapati, Venu ^[1]; Huang, Yantao ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) metric measures the quality of mobility at a specific location and can be used to evaluate how changes to transportation systems impact the mobility of that location over time, such as through infrastructure investments. The objective of this study is to demonstrate integration of the MEP metric into CDOT's transportation planning process by leveraging data from their statewide travel demand model. We evaluate the MEP metric in 2015 as well as 2030 baselines and projected impacts in 2030 for two different regions in Colorado under multiple scenarios across multiple modes (driving, walking, biking, and transit). It was found that increasing development (increasing population density, jobs, and opportunities) had a significant impact on MEP, independent of any specific alternatives. For drive mode, there was a trade- off of increasing congestion on the road network and increasing job and opportunity access. Impacts to bike, walk, and transit MEP were also demonstrated in both regions. This report shows how MEP can be used as a tool to support evaluating the impacts of various transportation projects across the state. With projections of significant growth across the state of Colorado, access to the increasing opportunities and jobs will be important to understand through the context of energy efficiency. MEP could support future project evaluation and decision-making by enabling the unique and important dimension of energy- efficient accessibility of a transportation system.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); Colorado Department of Transportation
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 2440273
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--5400-88393; CDOT-2024-01; MainId:89170; UUID:934d48a5-0395-47ba-82a9-077ecdea7199; MainAdminId:73572
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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