El Paso TIP and MTP 1995-2015 Conformity Analysis (1375-5)

This report documents the mobile source emissions estimation methodology used for the conformity analysis of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the metropolitan transportation plan (MTP) for El Paso. Included in the report is a brief overview of the emission estimation methodology and the 24-hour traffic assignments used in the analyses; the methods used to estimate the seasonally adjusted time-of-day vehicle miles of travel and associated operating speeds; the estimation of the emission rates using the EP's MOBILE5a program; and brief outlines of the method used to develop the emission estimates using the MOBILE5a emission rates and comparisons of the emission estimates for the Build and No-Build Options. An appendix presents the emission rates developed for conformity analysis.