connectivity challenge presentation: civic consulting alliance

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Transportation and

the Chicago Climate

Action Plan

Tom McKone

Civic Consulting Alliance


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Topics

About Civic Consulting Alliance Chicago Climate Action Plan overview Implementing the transportation

strategy


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The Civic Consulting Alliance helps Chicago's public and private sectors solve ourcity's biggest issues togetherWhat is Civic Consulting Alliance?

- A civic institution in Chicago for nearly 25 years (est. 1986)- An independent consulting partnership, building pro bono teams of our own

staff, business experts, and government leaders

- Together we figure out endurable and high-impact ways to make our city morelivable, affordable, and globally competitive.

- Current clients include: Mayor Richard M. Daley Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Commissioner of Environment Richard Rodriguez, President of Chicago Transit Authority

- Five current program areas: Environment & Transit Economic Development Workforce Development Public Education Public Safety


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Partners have donated more than $12 million in pro bonoservices to Chicago over each of the last 3 years

Notable contributing partners:

A.T. Kearney Bain & Company Booz & Company

McKinsey & Company, Inc. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)


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Topics


strategy


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Higher Emissions:

Lower Emissions:

Projected

number of 100-

degree days peryear in Chicago

31 days

8 days

Copyright 2010, City of Chicago


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Other

9%Transportation

21% Buildingsand OtherEnergy Uses

70%

Current Emissions: 34.6 MMTCO2e

MMT: Million Metric Tons

2000 Chicago Greenhouse Gas Emissions



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Current Emissions: 105.1 MMTCO2e

2000 6-County Greenhouse Gas Emissions

MMT: Million Metric Tons

Other

9%

Transportation

30%Buildings

& Other

Energy Uses

61%



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Chicago Greenhouse Gas

Emissions Reduction Goals:

25% reduction from 1990 levels by 2020 80% reduction from 1990 levels by 2050



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Chicago Climate Action Plan Partners

CCAP is a partnership that drives impact. From pro bono services, to community

partnerships, to local and national funding, CCAP engages a range of organizations to

make a difference.

City of Chicago

Richard M. Daley, Mayor


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FIVESTRATEGIES


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Topics


strategy


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Actions across all six transportation categories are expected tocontribute to the 3.6MMTCO2e 2020 GHG reduction goal

ImprovedTransportation

Options3.6MMTCO2e

2020 GHG reduction goal

Invest more in transit

1. Public transit

3. Fleet

Improve fleet efficiency

Achieve higher fuel

efficiency standards

Switch to cleaner fuels

4. Fuel efficiency

& standards

5. Intercity rail

Support intercity rail

6. Freight

Improve freight

movementExpand transit

incentives

Promote transit-

oriented

development

TOD

2. Private transportation

Make walking and

bicycling easier

Car share and

carpool

A set of implementable initiatives were defined to deliver

the GHG reductions across the six categories


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A portfolio of ~120 ideas was compiled across the 6strategic transportation categories

Near-terminitiatives

(less than 2years)

Medium-terminitiatives

(2+ to 5 years)

Long-terminitiatives

(5+ years)

Ongoingadvocacy Total

Public Transit

Ridership TOD 11 12 6 7 36

Private

Transportation 9 2 4 4 19

Fleet 9 5 5 3 22

Fuel Efficiency &

Standards 4 7 3 5 19

Intercity Rail 2 4 4 1 11

Freight 5 2 5 3 15

Total 40 32 27 23 122Transportation

Category

Transportation Category

1 2


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14 short-term initiatives are for the focus of Year 1 (I)

Public

Transit

(TOD)

Public

Transit

(Ridership)

Expedite license approval and reduce fees for TOD projects withinthe City

Differential fares during peak and off-peak times to smooth peakdemand and incentivize off-peak usage

Improve systems that provide riders with transit service information

(e.g. online tracker, at-stop displays)

Variety of methods to reduce bus travel time (e.g. bus lanes, busstop spacing)

Various technologies that give public transit priority over generaltraffic (e.g. early green, red truncation)

Description

Expedite developers'approval process

Implement peak/offpeak fare pricing

Improve rider

information

Bus Rapid Transit

Install transit signalpriority systems

InitiativeArea

Note: Analysis of all ideas assessed in depth available in, separate, back up materials

Annual recognition for outstanding TOD projects in Chicago;publicize award among city stakeholders

Various mechanisms to gain aldermen's support for TOD in their

wards (e.g. seminars, brochures)

Create TOD awards &project recognition

Increase aldermanic

awareness


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Private

Transportation

Require employers to offer a menu of options to employees to

reduce commute trips

Push forward 3rd generation program in Chicago: city built, vendoroperated; user fees, advertisement and city funded

Participants volunteer not to drive one day each week. Selfselecting program -- no tracking, fees or incentives

Develop employee

Commute TripReduction program

Develop and expandbike sharing network

Develop VoluntaryNo Driving Day

program

InitiativeArea

Note: Analysis of all ideas assessed in depth available in, separate, back up materials

Fuel

Efficiency &

Standards

Fleet

Match signal timing to current traffic patterns to optimize flow andreduce fuel consumption

Substitute diesel for biodiesel blends without exceeding thresholdthat would require vehicle changes

Utilize variety of driving techniques to increase fuel efficiency (e.g.avoid idling, maintain steady speed)

Convert fleet at will or when life cycle supports incremental cost

Implement trafficsignal retiming

program

Switch to biodieselblends

Implement eco-driving programs

Purchase hybridvehicles

Description

14 short-term initiatives are the focus of Year 1 (II)


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The CCAP Transportation Committee is implementing

the initiatives

Members include:

Active Transportation Alliance Argonne National Laboratory Boston Consulting Group Business Affairs and Consumer

Protection

Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago Department of Environment Chicago Department of Fleet

Management

Chicago Department of Transportation Chicago Metropolis 2020 Chicago Metropolitan Agency for

Planning

Chicago Transit Authority

Ford Motor Company iGo Mayors Office of City of Chicago Metra Metropolitan Planning Council Pace Regional Transportation Authority U.S. Equities

Zipcar


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In the past year, significant progress has been achieved


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In the past year, significant progress has been achieved


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The mode of

transportation that you

choose has a greater

effect on the environment

than any other decisionyou make as a consumer.

Union of Concerned Scientists


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Thank you.

Tom McKone

Civic Consulting Alliance

[email protected]

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