The effect of Smog-Ozone warnings and a vanpool program on traffic volume in york county of south carolina

Giovanis, Eleftherios (2015) The effect of Smog-Ozone warnings and a vanpool program on traffic volume in york county of south carolina. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 42 (2). pp. 195-220. ISSN 0265-8135

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Abstract

Ground-level ozone is a critical criteria pollutant that is significantly generated by transportation patterns. We study the effect of smog–ozone warnings, triggered by the Environmental Protection Agency, on traffic volume in York County, South Carolina during the period 2006–10. In addition, the subperiods 2006–07 and 2008–10, where the ozone smog-alert thresholds 0.080 parts per million (ppm) and 0.075 ppm, respectively, are examined. The approach followed in this paper is a differences-in-differences (DID) regression. Additionally, a regression discontinuity design in the DID framework is applied. We find a negative and significant decrease in weekday peak-hour traffic volume in the treatment group during 2008–10.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2018 10:22
Publisher:	Sage
Additional Information:	This article was originally published in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, published by and copyright Sage.
Divisions:	Faculties > Business and Law
Subject terms:	Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, air quality, differences-in-differences, ground-level ozone, regression discontinuity, smog alerts, traffic, REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGNS, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, PARTICULATE AIR-POLLUTION, HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, MORTALITY, CHILDREN, CALIFORNIA, PM10, SUSCEPTIBILITY, air quality, differences-in-differences, ground-level ozone, regression discontinuity, smog alerts, traffic, 1203 Design Practice And Management, 1205 Urban And Regional Planning, 1201 Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/620961
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1068/b130018p
ISSN	0265-8135

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