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Sustainable Transportation Practices: Can They Really Save Money?
APWA Sustainability in Public Works Conference
May 14, 2013
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Today’s Objectives
• Overview – FHWA, Sustainability, and Sustainable Transportation
• Describe FHWA Sustainability Cost Savings Research
FHWA, Sustainability, and Sustainable Transportation
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What is Sustainability?
Economic
SocialEnvironmental
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One Definition of Sustainability• The satisfaction of basic social and economic
needs, both present and future, and the responsible use of natural resources, all while maintaining or improving the well-being of the environment on which life depends
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What is a Sustainable Highway System?
• Integral part of sustainable development
• Satisfies functional requirements
› Fulfills transportation goals and needs
• Addresses development and economic growth
• Avoids, minimizes, reduces impacts
› Environment
› Consumption of resources
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INVEST – Background and Overview
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What is INVEST?
A web-based self-evaluation tool for assessing sustainability over the life cycle of a transportation project or program — from system and project planning through design and construction, to operations and maintenance
• Primary Users – State DOTs and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
• Implementation Phase Underway
• Research Needs Identified and Initiated
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Why INVEST?
• Fulfills a need in the profession
• Connects sustainability principles with action
• Measures sustainability specifically for transportation
• Challenges us all to go above and beyond
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Built for the Real World
• Voluntary – agencies may use it how and where they want
• Private - data belongs to user
• Free - no licenses, no limits
• Tangible & Practical - relates to things done everyday in transportation planning, development, operations, and maintenance
• VOLUNTARY and FREE!
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Supports the Entire Lifecycle
System Planning & Processes
Project Development
Operations & Maintenance
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INVEST Goals
• Encourage implementation of sustainable practices• Help agencies assess their level of sustainability
implementation and identify areas for internal improvement › Assess single or multiple projects› Prospective vs. retrospective› Planning or O&M programs and processes
• Provide a framework for communicating with stakeholders and decision makers about sustainability
• Establish a method for identifying sustainable best practices in highway systems, projects, programs
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Evolution of INVEST
Beta Test Version
• Released Fall 2010
• Over 700 comments from AASHTO, EPA, SMEs, others
Pilot Test Version
• Released Fall 2011
• Over 1200 comments from pilot test participants, SMEs, FTA, others
Version 1.0
• Released October 2012
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INVEST Pilot Sites
Montana DOT (4 projects)
City of Peoria, AZ
D.C. DOT
Maryland DOT
North Carolina DOT
Oregon DOT
Ohio DOT
Western Federal Lands
Western Federal Lands
Central Federal Lands
Monterey County, CA
Washoe County, NV
Utah DOT
Nashville Area MPO
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Puget Sound Regional Council
Georgia DOT
Pioneer ValleyPlanning Commission
Nevada DOT
Arizona DOT
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About INVEST 1.0
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Version 1 System Planning Criteria
SP-1 Integrated Planning: Economic Development and Land Use
SP-2 Integrated Planning: Natural Environment
SP-3 Integrated Planning: Social
SP-4 Integrated Planning: Bonus
SP-5 Access & Affordability
SP-6 Safety Planning
SP-7 Multimodal Transportation and Public Health
SP-8 Freight and Goods Movement
SP-9 Travel Demand Management
SP-10 Air Quality
SP-11 Energy and Fuels
SP-12 Financial Sustainability
SP-13 Analysis Methods
SP-14 Transportation Systems Management & Operations
SP-15 Linking Asset Management and Planning
SP-16 Infrastructure Resiliency
SP-17 Linking Planning and NEPA
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Version 1 Project Development Criteria
PD-1 Economic Analyses
PD-2 Lifecycle Cost Analysis
PD-3 Context Sensitive Project Development
PD-4 Highway and Traffic Safety
PD-5 Educational Outreach
PD-6 Tracking Environmental Commitments
PD-7 Habitat Restoration
PD-8 Stormwater
PD-9 Ecological Connectivity
PD-10 Pedestrian Access
PD-11 Bicycle Access
PD-12 Transit & HOV Access
PD-13 Freight Mobility
PD-14 ITS for System Operations
PD-15 Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Preservation
PD-16 Scenic, Natural, or Recreational Qualities
PD-17 Energy Efficiency
PD-18 Site Vegetation
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Version 1 Project Development Criteria
PD-19 Reduce and Reuse Materials
PD-20 Recycle Materials
PD-21 Earthwork Balance
PD-22 Long-Life Pavement Design
PD-23 Reduced Energy and Emissions in Pavement Materials
PD-24 Contractor Warranty
PD-25 Construction Environmental Training
PD-26 Construction Equipment Emission Reduction
PD-27 Construction Noise Mitigation
PD-28 Construction Quality Control Plan
PD-29 Construction Waste Management
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Version 1 Operations & MaintenanceCriteria
OM-1 Internal Sustainability Plan
OM-2 Electrical Energy Efficiency and Use
OM-3 Vehicle Fuel Efficiency and Use
OM-4 Reuse and Recycle
OM-5 Safety Management
OM-6 Environmental Commitments Tracking System
OM-7 Pavement Management System
OM-8 Bridge Management System
OM-9 Maintenance Management System
OM-10 Highway Infrastructure Preservation and Maintenance
OM-11 Traffic Control Infrastructure Maintenance
OM-12 Road Weather Management Program
OM-13 Transportation Management and Operations
OM-14 Work Zone Traffic Control
FHWA Sustainability and Cost Savings Research
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“Identifying Cost Savings from the Use of Sustainable Practices in Highway Development” - Goals
• Identify the “low hanging fruit” of the sustainable practices included in INVEST 1.0; i.e., those with comparatively high money-saving potential achievable within a short period of time
• Develop set of recommendations for State DOTs and MPOs to help in the selection and application of sustainable transportation practices for planning, development, operations, and maintenance
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“Identifying Cost Savings from the Use of Sustainable Practices in Highway Development” - Objectives
• Identify, analyze, and quantify those sustainable transportation practices that save money compared to standard transportation practices
• Document and quantify the costs savings that may be gained from the use or application of sustainable highway best practices
• To establish a “business case” for sustainable highway practices and the use of an evaluation tool, such as INVEST 1.0
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What We Hope To Learn/Accomplish
• Research results may be used to help transportation leaders communicate to stakeholders the short- and long-term benefits of incorporating sustainability within an agency’s plans, programs, and operations
• Results may be used to help transportation agencies achieve identified sustainability goals and objectives, and measure progress and performance
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What We Hope To Learn/Accomplish
• Results can encourage deployment, application, and even reliance on tools, such as INVEST, at the State and local level by helping transportation leaders identify and select practices that will improve sustainability within their organizations
• Sustainable Transportation Practices – Can They Really Save Money???
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Next Steps
• Proceed with cost savings research and share results
• Encourage transportation agencies and others to use INVEST
• Encourage participation in implementation program
` Assess the Sustainability of Your Transportation Plans, Projects or ProgramsThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed INVEST, to help make the nation’s transportation systems more sustainable – economically, socially and environmentally. INVEST was created specifically for transportation agencies to evaluate the sustainability of the full lifecycle of their highway and transportation projects and plans.
` A Free, Web-based Self-Evaluation ToolINVEST provides a collection of criteria and practices that allow transportation agencies to gauge their level of sustainability and systematically integrate sustainable practices into their actions. Using the INVEST tool is completely voluntary and free. The name INVEST came from Infrastructure Voluntary Evaluation Sustainability Tool.
` Quantify, Balance, and Communicate Sustainability Benefits and Trade-offsINVEST helps State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), local transportation agencies and others to identify, prioritize and communicate balanced choices between the different and sometimes competing goals of highway infrastructure programs.
With INVEST, users can balance the economic, social and environmental factors that define sustainability; identify and share sustainability best practices; and provide decision-makers with the information they need by systematically capturing criteria that affect a project’s sustainability performance over time.
INVEST provides a numeric means for measuring sustainability, assessing improvement options, and tracking continuous progress. INVEST’s approach unites internal groups and stakeholders around shared goals and needs and provides a collaborative platform to communicate performance.
` Sustainability in Transportation: Evaluate – Score – Improve• Evaluate – The collaborative process can be a very
important outcome.
• Score – The score provides recognition for implementing sustainability best practices and helps identify gaps.
• Improve – The process can lead to improvements in practice and identification of cost effective measures.
Econom
ic
Environmental
Social
The Sustainability Triple Bottom Line
“We used INVEST to measure the project’s sustainability and evaluate the planning, design and construction of the Innerbelt project from the beginning. INVEST told us that we went far beyond our projected sustainability goals.”
– Jocelynn Clemings, Public Information Officer, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
www.sustainablehighways.org
` Created with Extensive Feedback from Transportation Experts and Projects NationwideFHWA partnered with 19 organizations across the country to pilot test INVEST. Based on feedback from numerous experts in the transportation community on the pilot test version of the tool, FHWA included significant enhancements in INVEST 1.0 when it launched in October 2012. INVEST will continue to evolve as FHWA receives feedback on the tool and sustainability standards of practice change.
` Where INVEST Can Help INVEST includes three modules: system planning, project development, and operations and maintenance. Examples of how these can be used include:
SYSTEM PLANNING:• Inform the update of an MPO’s long range transportation
plan.
• Improve the statewide transportation planning process.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:• Assess and improve the sustainability of specific
transportation projects under development, or learn from projects already completed.
• Conduct a programmatic evaluation of agency construction practices and opportunities for sustainability improvements.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE:• Review operations and maintenance programs at the district
or statewide level.
` Why Use INVEST?• Evaluate your level of sustainability and pinpoint ways
to improve.
• Demonstrate to the public and stakeholders a commitment to sustainability and self-improvement.
• Save your agency money by identifying practices that both reduce costs and improve outcomes.
• Use INVEST as an objective and comprehensive framework for communicating internally and with stakeholders about sustainability.
• Use as a benchmark for continuous improvement.
To learn more about INVEST, contact:Michael Culp – 202-366-9229, [email protected]
To try the INVEST tool for yourself, visit www.sustainablehighways.org
“INVEST showed us where we were already sustainable and it also provided inexpensive ways to promote sustainability, to help us save money and the environment.”
– Rukhsana Lindsey, P.E., Deputy Maintenance Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)