Transcript Linking People to Places

Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Transportation &
Climate Change
AASHTO Annual Meeting
Agenda
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Profile of Ontario
2.
Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change
3.
Climate Change and the Transportation Sector
4.
Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: Ontario
Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) Response to
Climate Change
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Profile of Ontario
 In 2007, Ontario’s population totalled 12,794,000, representing 38.9%
of Canada’s population. The Greater Toronto Area has a population of
5.5 million and is Canada’s largest city.
 In 2007, Ontario–U.S. trade represented
56% of Canada–U.S. trade, and Ontario
accounted for 52% of Canada’s
international trade
 Canada-United States trade in 2007
was $576 billion (CAD). In the same year
Ontario-US trade totalled $321 billion.
 There are approximately 10.6 million registered
vehicles, 8.9 million licensed drivers and
85,000 bus and truck companies actively operating on our roads.
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Ontario’s Response to Climate Change
Climate Change Action Plan
 The Ontario government has a responsibility to develop an emission
reduction plan, and to help people and communities adapt to climate
change.
 In August 2007 the Ontario government released the Climate
Change Action Plan detailing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission
reduction targets for the province of Ontario.
 On May 27, 2009, the province introduced
legislation that, if passed, would create the
government authority to set up a greenhouse
gas emissions trading system within Ontario.
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Ontario’s Response to Climate Change
Climate Change Action Plan
The reduction targets are the following:
 6% below 1990 levels by 2014
(a reduction of 61 megatonnes relative to business-as-usual)
 15% below 1990 levels by 2020
(a reduction of 99 megatonnes relative to business-as-usual)
 80% below 1990 levels by 2050
 The original Ontario Climate Change Action
Plan contained over 70 individual initiatives
spread across 11 ministries and 2 agencies.
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Climate Change and Transportation
The transportation sector is one of the fastest growing contributors to
GHG emissions.
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The Transportation Challenge
Provincial GHG reduction targets as they apply to
transportation:
 6% below 1990 levels by 2014 means:
 5% from passenger vehicles and transit
 5% from freight sector
 15% below 1990 levels by 2020 means:
 13% from passenger vehicles
and transit
 6% from freight sector
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Meeting the Transportation Challenge
How MTO is responding to Climate Change
Managing Demand
Supply
Green Operations
Adaptation
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Managing Demand & Supply
Clean Fuel/Electric Vehicles
MTO is involved in an Ontario government initiative to accelerate the consumer
adoption of electric vehicles in the province that will put Ontarians into cleaner, more
efficient vehicles, and expand the electric vehicle market for manufacturers.
The Ontario government aims to have one out of every 20 vehicles
driven in Ontario to be electrically powered by 2020.
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Managing Demand and Supply
Investing in and Supporting Transit
Since 2003, the Province has invested $8.9 billion in public transit
across the province.
Since 2003, $3.7 billion has been invested
in the Government of Ontario’s
regional transportation system
(GO Transit).
Ontario has created Metrolinx – a regional
transportation authority for the Greater
Toronto and Hamilton Area.
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Managing Demand and Supply
The Regional Transportation Plan
The Big Move, the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), is a blueprint
for a more sustainable transportation future in the Greater Toronto and
Hamilton Area.
The Big Move sets out a 25-year plan to integrate new and
existing local and regional transit.
Metrolinx estimates that full implementation of The Big
Move would reduce annual GHG emissions from
passenger transportation by 0.5 tonnes per person.
The Province’s MoveOntario 2020 $11.5 Billion
commitment forms the foundation investment for this plan.
We are moving forward with over $9 Billion for priority
transit projects identified by Metrolinx in 2009.
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Managing Demand and Supply
The Big Move 25-Year Plan
Managing Demand
Integrated Public Transit Fare Card
 PRESTO is a centrally-operated public transit e-fare system
based on smart-card technology that will have the following
benefits:
 No line-ups for fares
 Cards loaded in person, over phone, or via the
internet
 Automatically calculates the best fare
 Protection for lost or stolen cards
 Autoload sign-up
 Seamless service across all transit providers
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Managing Supply
Green Commercial Vehicle Program
MTO is helping businesses do their part to fight climate change with an
enhanced program to 'green' commercial fleets.
The GCVP has the potential to reduce GHG emissions by 40,000 tonnes.
This would be the equivalent to taking 8,000 cars off the road each year.
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Managing Supply
Speed Limiter Legislation
MTO has used legislative options to combat climate change with speed
limiter legislation being a recent example.
Starting January 1, 2009, most large trucks
driven in Ontario are required to use
electronic speed limiters that cap their speed
at a maximum of 105 kilometres per hour
(~65 mph).
Speed Limiters have the potential to reduce
280,000 tonnes in greenhouse gas
emissions annually.
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Green Operations
Green Infrastructure
Recycling
 A North American leader recognized for its success in recycling
asphalt pavements in place.
Innovation
 Accelerated Bridge Construction replaces bridges in under 24 hours.
Air Quality
 Adopted water borne pavement markings to reduce volatile organic
compounds released into the atmosphere.
Energy Savings
 Retrofit of all 547 ministry owned traffic signals to LED lamps reducing
energy consumption by 80%.
Alternative Energy
 Retrofitting of truck inspection stations and remote airports.
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Green Operations
Ontario Public Service Vehicle Fleet
MTO maintains the Ontario Public Service vehicle fleet and is in the
process of ‘greening’ the fleet.
A Green Fleet Target has been set
to reduce 10% of the GHG emissions
from the Ontario Public Service fleet
over a 5 year period, ending in 2012.
Twenty per cent of eligible new Ontario
Public Sector passenger vehicle fleet
purchases will be electric by 2020.
Green Operations
Ongoing Initiatives
The following are some further examples of how MTO is integrating green
practices into our operations.
Service Centre Redevelopment
Encouraging measures like anti-idling devices.
Transit Environmental Assessment (EA) Regulation
Developed an accelerated EA process to facilitate public transit initiatives.
Continental Gateway
The provinces of Ontario and Quebec and the Canadian federal government are
developing an infrastructure strategy for a sustainable multimodal transportation
system.
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Adaptation
 Groundwater recharge with pervious pavement
structures.
 Reduces runoff, the potential for flooding, and
the need for storm water management and treatment.
 Good weather data is the key to unlocking the
future of design changes due to climate change.
 MTO is updating all the rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves to reflect
the latest available rainfall data. This will ensure highway drainage
infrastructure will be designed based on the latest available data.
 MTO has installed 25 rainfall gauging stations in Northern Ontario to enhance
the rainfall monitoring network. This will improve the modelling of climate
change impacts.
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Necessary Partnerships
Success will require the Province to form partnerships with all levels of
government and learn from the experiences of other jurisdictions.
Federal
 Aggressive new vehicle fuel efficiency standards at the federal level will be
a determining factor in whether Ontario will be able to reach its
transportation targets.
Provincial
 Work to develop consistent tools/methodology to effectively measure GHG
emission reduction savings for MTO initiatives.
Municipal
 Municipal transportation decisions can have a significant impact on the
attractiveness of alternative forms of transportation like cycling, walking and
public transit.
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Conclusion
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The Government of Ontario recognizes its responsibility to show leadership on
actions to fight climate change.
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Through the action plan, Ontario has been laying the foundations to continue
reducing GHG emissions and adapting to the effects of climate change
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The province’s actions to date represent critical steps in meeting our emission
reduction targets for 2014, 2020 and 2050 – and in charting the path to a low
carbon future.
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The Ontario government is committed to making further investments in the
research, development and use of cleaner, more sustainable technologies.
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This commitment will help position Ontario as a leading participant in the low
carbon economy that lies ahead.
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