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Presentation-Climate Impact of Driving to School-06.09.2021 Climate Impact of Driving to School Dino Sakkas c„.„...,.,: Climate Impact of Driving to School Nair • Did you know that 50% of middle and high school students are still driven to school alone in a single car? • A recent study indicated that these trips consume / generate approximately: • 160,000 gallons of gasoline • 4,000,000 lbs of Carbon Dioxide ! ! ! • For Comparison the Average Home in Cupertino emits 16000 lbs in a an entire year ! Impact ��k_�i��Detaits of the Carbon Estimate mom • The analysis is meant for illustrative purposes only • The inputs were derived from the • Walk-Bike Cupertino website • Surveys conducted by the Safe Routes to School Organization • other public sources • Methodology: • A representative distance to school was selected for each neighborhood • Google maps was used to calculate the travel distance and time for a car and bike • The number of gallons of gasoline required to drive to and from school was estimated, including time in congested roadways • The analysis includes an estimate of the % of electric and hybrid vehicles owned by Cupertino residents and % of students driven in a carpool Mapof Number of Studentsper HS MS . ..7 ( mapcourtesy of Walk Bike Cupertino ) MAP LEGEND ACRES - THE 0 This map wan created by a user.Learn how to create your own. BIRDLAND::: HIGHLANDS �y�,� NEIGHBORS... K. �1 Iiti�FCi titr! Cupertino Meddle School Clara Medical I " �I n An10 1110 E West Valley Chinese rthpoint HOA u•/ Language Schaal GS • Schoo LBoundery.CM el0 Seas ssra �. Apple Park9 Montayista:59 CO 172 Psur MontaVista:114 ® ©Ga1e of Heaven MontaVista:174 77 `�' T 2aIrlot Cemetery • Montaviseli81 • • 111 Lawson:117 Va Shopping Mall _ •• • - ® .MontaVista:30 •� • ' Kennedy:122 . Lawson:15D Cupertino:128 Cupertino:115 0 Mo9Vesta26 Kenned 712 y.MontaVista:55 . .-.•.- .re�r n���-fff��YYY,,, .. l _ ■ asCyLge ®School BouItlaryc Lawson I . Kesdy:1a9 MontaVista:54 MontaVista:53 I • C- t .� ICGpe" O7153�(Cupertino:144 € Kennedy:129 MontaVista:140 a d_ . Cupertino:195 Kennedy:1r .Ket�edyaa4 Kennedy:45 .•'. Lawson:104 I . / `lr 7'.N� Permanentsc\s.\\\:/ L 0 lMontaVista92 � �„„_,�Ke;;nnedy:115 Cupertino:162 MaryM 11�. . p��� f 1ITT • ®� Cu ertino:59 J e CII oIf COIJrSe Cupertino:73p Cu ertino.t26 9MontaVista:79 / PMontaVista:169 Mon[aVista:175 H e Middle School ID John F Kennedy:Idle... 0o�''O9erAd'. Kennedy:l0d 1 Vista:62 Kennedy:274 Il ANMontaas[a 145 I ' JOAQUIN MILLER %e_ Sle•de ly Creek l Kennedy:y4 Counly Park � � 1 MontaVista92 MoetaSista:122 9 WEST S A N J O Lynbrook High School on`l6- Raintro, 4,, C O U N 21 Stevens Creek Quarry4 Montadista94 ^i • .q MontuVisa:122 , 0KVALE RAINBOW chetti WInery9 - HANTEL WESTBROOK Prvspeet Rd Westgate[ MontaVista:BO f9 Piccheltl .+ • REI Ranch' - Fre O;cicr Preserve g. MnntaVista:108_ �� GO IeMyMaps BLUE HILL SARATOGA g 1Ptd WOODS Man data:c:7C`.71 C'nnn. 1,ii; •'rn fi, , 'ti A AR SO`Z .,.,.,.,�... -- .w 0- https://waikbikecupertino.org/index.php/maps-data/student-mapping/ Pn8 no Assumptions Spreadsheet Example eka. .A.,..... ,.. Assumptions Results Avg Wait(min) 15 % Driven to School 50% School Days 180 allons/Year 160,372 Avg yearly emissions per cupertino resident 8 :ons cot/yr Auto Mileage/Gal 22 %Electric/Hybrid 14% %Car Pool 17% tons cot/yr 2,157.00 Amount due to School Drop Off Only 0.62 CO2/Gallon (Ibs) 26.9 Idling Gas(Gal/hr) 0.7 #kids in CP 2 % Reduction Possible 7.7% #trips/car 4.0 Neighborhood Middle High School Total Number of Number of Students Number of Dist to Drive Bike Dist to Drive Bike Gallons/ tons School Students Driven to School Students in Carpool MS Time to Time to HS Time to time to Year cot/yr Middle High School MS HS MS HS School Greenleaf Lawson MontaVista 150 174 75.0 87.0 25.5 29.6 1.1 5 6 1.3 6 14 26979.7 362.88 3 Oaks Kennedy MontaVista 44 122 22.0 61.0 7.5 20.7 1.8 6 10 1.8 6 8 15442.6 207.70 The analysis can easilybe adjusted to set an y � appropriate ro riate baseline and track CO2 Emission Reductions