HR: 08:45h
AN: A31D-04    [Abstracts]
TI: Quantifying the Benefits of Transportation Controls in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
AU: * Rojas-Bracho, L
EM: lrojas@ine.gob.mx
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AU: Fern ndez-Bremauntz, A
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AU: Zuk, M
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AU: Garibay, V
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AU: Iniestra, R
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AU: Franco, P
AF: Director General de Investigaci¢n Sobre la Contaminaci¢n Urbana Regional y Global, Instituto Nacional de Ecolog¡a, Av. Perif‚rico Sur No. 5000 4o. piso, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegaci¢n Coyoac n, Mexico City, 04530 Mexico
AB: Similar to most large cities, the transportation sector in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) constitutes the largest source of air pollution emissions, which result in significant impacts on human health. Although the majority of MCMA residents use public transportation, the share of trips in private vehicles is rising and these vehicles have become the largest contributor to mobile emissions. To reduce these emissions, there is an urgent need to improve the current fleet, improve the quality of fuels, and modify the paradigm of private car use, by providing clean, safe, efficient and comfortable public transportation options. Here we present the potential human health benefits of a set of five mobile source control measures that span public and private transportation options: Taxi fleet renovation, Hybrid buses, Metro Expansion, and the introduction of low sulfur gasoline and Tier II vehicles. We also discuss the methodology and preliminary results of the analysis of the implementation of the project for a Bus Rapid Transit system in Mexico City, in terms of its impacts on personal exposures, emissions, and public health.
DE: 6304 Benefit-cost analysis
DE: 6334 Regional planning
DE: 0345 Pollution--urban and regional (0305)
DE: 0368 Troposphere--constituent transport and chemistry
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting