Sustainable Mass Transit
Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation
- 2nd Edition - May 25, 2023
- Author: Thomas Abdallah
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 2 7 1 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 2 7 2 - 6
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation, Second Edition highlights the many sustainability solutions and alternatives to fossil fuel usage including renewable energy and efficiency in mass transit, as well as the conservation of materials, water, and air and the overall health of communities. This new edition will update the reader on developments in the field since 2017 and advancements in sustainability solutions. It explores how Environmental Management System frameworks improve environmental performance in the operations, maintenance, design, rehabilitation, and expansion of a mass transportation system.
The book covers the numerous types of mass transit systems, looking closely at all their key functions, including operations, maintenance, development, design, building, and retrofitting. It explores the mitigation measures that reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts, including green infrastructure, materials conservation, ecological conservation, and more. It covers energy, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic pollution and other significant environmental impacts, recycling, and more. It also examines organizational best practices and environmental regulatory constraints and life cycle assessments, describing which sustainable elements can be added while rehabilitating or expanding a mass transportation infrastructure or ancillary facility. The book concludes with a look at forthcoming sustainable initiatives that will enhance mass transit systems.
- Contains case studies from around the world, including several new case studies from the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia
- Thoroughly updated with four new chapters on The Sustainable Mass Transit Revolution, Relevance of Mass Transit, Environmental Professionals in Transportation, and Reimagining Sustainable Mass Transit
- Includes a new companion website with assessment questions for educators, image files and video presentations
- Shows how teams from different fields, entities, agencies and cities can work together to solve complex sustainability challenges
Graduate and undergraduate students in Transportation and Urban Planning, and Sustainability Management, designers, engineers, planners, architects, and environmental scientists in Transportation, Urban Planning, and Sustainability, government employees in agencies involved in transportation, including state DOTs, municipal governments, local transit agencies, airports, state and private port facilities, the Federal Transit Agency or the Federal Highway Administration, Entry level or mid-level professionals involved in sustainability in transportation or numerous industries, e.g. training courses for professional development
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Chapter 1. The sustainable mass transit revolution
- Introduction
- Mass transit
- Regenerative braking
- Wayside energy storage
- Reversible substations
- Onboard energy storage
- Public bus networks
- Momentous sustainability success of historic reduction
- Electric buses
- Heavy rail, light rail and bus rapid transit
- Countdown clock and apps
- Transit-oriented development
- Bike lanes and bike sharing
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2. Relevance of mass transit
- Introduction
- Mass transit's critical role in society
- Heroes moving heroes
- Masks
- Ventilation
- Cleaning up
- Operations
- Effect of telecommuting on mass transit
- Why mass transit still matters
- Car traffic has returned
- Public safety
- Equitable distribution
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3. Environmental sustainability professionals
- Introduction
- The chief responsibility of an environmental sustainability professional
- The environmental sustainability professional's important role
- The due diligence of an environmental sustainability professional
- Environmental regulations
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Energy
- The greenhouse gas effect and global warming
- Climate adaptation
- Green infrastructure, stormwater management, and wetlands
- Recycling
- Health and safety
- Hazardous waste
- Light emitting diodes
- Zero emission vehicles
- Education of an environmental professional
- Environmental training
- Professional accreditation and continuous education
- Leadership in energy and environmental design
- Envision
- Sustainability champions
- The mentor
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Mass transit infrastructure, facilities, and vehicles
- Introduction
- History of mass transit
- Train infrastructure
- Track and electrified power
- Stations and terminals
- Signals
- Line equipment
- Facilities
- Train cars
- Light rail systems
- Bus service
- Bus depots
- Bus rapid transit
- Materials
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Energy use in mass transit
- Introduction
- Fossil fuels
- Power generating plants
- Electricity generation
- Electrical power for train service
- Diesel fuel and the internal combustion engine
- Greenhouse gas effect
- Global warming potential and carbon dioxide equivalents
- Renewable energy
- Hydroelectric power
- Solar energy
- Wind turbines
- Financial aspect of energy in mass transit
- Green energy for sale
- Alternative fuels
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. Environmental impacts of mass transit operations
- Introduction
- The history of impacts on the environment
- Noise and vibration impacts
- Noise pollution
- Water impacts
- Storm water runoff
- Challenging material and equipment
- Lead-based paint
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- Mercury arc rectifiers
- Asbestos
- Refuse removal and disposal
- Maintenance shop impacts
- Bus operation environmental impacts
- Air pollution and the Clean Air Act
- Bus depot impacts
- Underground storage tanks
- Oil water separators
- Visual impacts of mass transit infrastructure
- Light pollution
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7. Sustainable elements in train systems
- Introduction
- Electrical consumption reduction in train operations
- Regenerative braking system
- Batteries and capacitors
- Lithium-ion battery
- Wayside energy storage
- On board energy storage
- Lighting
- Natural lighting
- Natural ventilation
- Solar energy
- Solar thermal
- Noise and vibration mitigation
- Vibration control
- Railroad ties
- Customer trash recycling
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8. Sustainable elements of bus networks
- Introduction
- Ultra-low sulfur diesel
- Compressed natural gas buses
- Hybrid buses
- All-electric buses
- Alternative fuel buses
- Nitrogen tires
- EPA emission standards
- Bus depots
- Heat recovery units
- Green roofs
- Rainwater collection systems
- Bus washer system
- Potable water
- Energy and water
- Strategic initiatives
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9. Pilot sustainability initiatives in mass transit
- Introduction
- Sustainability assessment
- Electrical energy storage
- Vertical axis wind turbines
- Dedicated renewable energy
- Groundwater usage
- Beneficial use of dewatering
- Geothermal
- Green infrastructure
- Climate adaptation of the mass transit infrastructure
- White roofs and the heat island effect
- Solar heating wall
- Combinations
- Energy saving devices in the mass transit infrastructure
- Sensors, timers, and monitors
- Building management systems
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Environmental mitigation of mass transit construction projects
- Introduction
- Environmental review
- Environmental impacts of construction projects
- Demolition phase of construction
- Asbestos removal and disposal
- Lead-based paint disturbance
- Hazardous waste
- Hazardous waste facilities
- Wetland impact mitigation
- Recycling
- Beneficial reuse of excavated soils
- Landfills
- Construction material with a recycled content
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Environmental management systems in mass transit
- Introduction
- Environmental management systems
- Environmental policy
- Aspects and impacts
- Significant environmental aspects in mass transit
- Environmental benefit programs
- Objectives and targets
- Monitoring and measuring
- Legal and other requirements
- ISO 14001 environmental management system standard
- Federal Transit Administration ISO 14001 EMS assistance program
- The EMS fence line in mass transit
- EMS team
- Benefits of an EMS
- Conclusion
- Chapter 12. Challenges and opportunities for continuous sustainability in mass transit
- Introduction
- The implementation of sustainability in mass transit
- Heavy rail, light rail, or bus rapid transit
- The task of operating mass transit as a business
- Energy and mass transit
- Social role of mass transit
- Physical challenges to overcome
- Real estate needs for mass transit infrastructure
- Opportunities for sustainability
- Opportunities to learn in the mass transit industry
- American public transportation association (APTA)
- UITP (The International Association of Public Transport)
- The Transportation Research Board (TRB)
- The sustainability professional in mass transit
- Challenges and opportunities in urban public transportation
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Reimagining sustainable mass transit
- Introduction
- Convincing people to use mass transit
- Congestion pricing
- Congestions prevention
- Free mass transit
- Car and mass transit free days
- Public safety reimagined
- The mass transit infrastructure advantage
- Taking trucks off the road
- Zero emission mass transit vehicles
- Artificial intelligence and selfdriving vehicles
- Dedicated transit infrastructure
- Transit-oriented design
- Energy challenges
- The reimagining of sustainable mass transit
- The science of sustainability
- Sustainable mass transit
- Epilogue
- Case studies
- Appendix A. Glossary of terms
- Appendix B. Environmental acronyms
- Index
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: May 25, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443152719
- eBook ISBN: 9780443152726
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Thomas Abdallah
Thomas Abdallah, P.E. LEED AP, is Vice President Design Services and Chief Environmental Engineer for the New York City MTA’s Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency. Thomas holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University. He is responsible to provide expert environmental engineering services for all MTA capital projects and has over 35 years of experience as an environmental engineer. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in the Sustainability Management graduate program. He has appeared on Discovery Channel, PBS, NPR and appeared in an episode of History Channel’s Modern Marvels – Moving America.
Affiliations and expertise
Deputy Vice President and Chief Environmental Engineer, New York City Transit and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University’s Sustainability Management graduate program, Brooklyn, NY, USARead Sustainable Mass Transit on ScienceDirect