Appendix E: Greenhouse Gas Transportation Report

Submitted to the State Transportation Commission, Pursuant to Code of Colorado Regulations 2 CCR 601-22, December 2024 for the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan, by the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, 15 S. 7^th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80905.

Prepared in cooperation with, or financed in part through grants from:

• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Transit Administration
• Colorado Department of Transportation
• Colorado Department of Health and the Environment
• Local Member Government Contributions

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
   1. Key Highlights
   2. Results
2. Introduction
   1. Purpose
   2. Background
   3. Planning Area
   4. GHG Modeling Procedure
3. Plan Development
   1. The 2045 LRTP and Model
   2. The 2050 LRTP Land Use Forecast
   3. The 2050 LRTP Travel Demand Model
      1. New Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZs)
      2. New Population Synthesizer
      3. Added Pedestrian and Bicycle Mode Choice
      4. Account for Remote Work
      5. Simulation Based Assignment
   4. 2050 LRTP Project Mix
      1. Project Funding
      2. Project Types
4. GHG Results
   1. Considerations for Reducing GHG
      1. Regional Transit Plan
      2. Transit Connections Study
      3. State Multimodal and Transit Initiatives
      4. Modeling the Mode Choice Changes
      5. New Baseline Model
   2. GHG Target Reporting
5. Appendices
   1. Acronyms and Abbreviations
   2. TDM Calibration and Validation Report
   3. MOVES Emissions Model Methodology