ProGov21 Policy Library

Type Article

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source ACCESS Magazine, University of California Transportation Center

Policy Areas Community Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

The issue of increased traffic congestion in areas with Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) due to dense development and the need for parking despite higher transit use. The city should integrate carsharing options within TODs to reduce the necessity for personal vehicle ownership...

Complete Streets Local Policy Workbook

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Smart Growth America

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Public Safety

This workbook is a starting point for local leaders to begin mapping out a complete streets policy to foster safe and accessible roads for all road users in a community, including drivers, cyclists, pedestrians and other motorists. The workbook emphasizes the need for local leaders...

2017 Sacramento Resolution 2017-0032 Vision Zero Goals

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Sacramento City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This resolution requires the City of Sacramento to adopt a “Vision Zero” goal. Vision Zero is a collaborative and data-driven effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Actions towards Vision Zero will be a comprehensive, collaborative, and equitable approach through...

2021 Boston Ordinance Regulating Predatory Towing Practices

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance regulates the towing industry in Boston in order to prevent predatory towing practices that harm consumers. It establishes specific requirements for towing companies, including mandatory signage, reporting requirements, mandatory displaying of rates schedules, compensation...

2008 Los Angeles County Ordinance 08-01 Relieving Traffic and Expanding Rails

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

The Children's Amendment is Section 16.108 of the San Francisco City Charter: requires the Children's Fund to be used exclusively to provide services for children ages 0-17; establishes that eligible services for the Children's Fund are childcare, recreation, after-school, arts, health,...

Creating Traffic Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County

State(s) -

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Localities should pursue policies that improve traffic safety while decreasing the role of armed police officers in enforcing traffic violations. This policy memo outlines the shortcomings of current traffic safety approaches and highlights localities that have successfully improved...

SFpark: Putting Theory Into Practice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

As a federally-funded demonstration, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) purposefully and openly shares information about implementing the SFpark pilot project that other cities might find useful as they consider how to manage parking. This book summarizes the...

SFpark Pilot Project Evaluation Summary: A summary of the SFMTA's evaluation of the SFpark pilot project

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

SFpark was a federally-funded demonstration of a new approach to managing parking. It used better information, including real-time data where parking is available, and demand-responsive parking pricing to help make parking easier to find....

2011 Austin Ordinance 1006-053 Ordinance Establishing a Parking Benefit District

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance establishes a parking benefit district program. A parking benefit district is an area in which a percentage of the funds collected from a paid parking space is used to fund improvements that promote walking, cycling, and public transit within the district. This ordinance...

Estimating Parking Utilization in Multi-Family Residential Buildings in Washington, D.C.

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development, Public Spaces, Data & Technology

The District Department of Transportation and the District of Columbia Office of Planning led an effort to develop an empirical model for parking utilization in Washington, D.C, and to apply that model to an interactive, web-based tool utilizing the model named ParkRight DC, to support...

Accessibility in Practice: A Guide for Transportation and Land Use Decision Making

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report guides planning agencies and transportation decision makers in measuring accessibility and incorporating those metrics into decision making by outlining general concepts, data needs and availability, analysis tools, and other considerations in measuring accessibility....

Factors Affecting Residential Parking Occupancy in Madison, Wisconsin

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Wisconsin

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

To manage parking provisions and minimize the negative impacts of excess parking effectively, policy makers need a full understanding of how much existing parking is used and how factors affect its use. This paper presents a study of multi-family residential parking occupancy and...

RECONNECTING FORT WAYNE: Transportation Car Sharing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Indiana

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report evaluates Car Sharing programs, and the possibility of an Unlimited Transit Pass (UPASS) to reduce congestion and increase affordability. The report also includes strategies like institutional fleets, neighborhood car sharing programs, targeting accessibility to college,...

2014 Houston Ordinance 591 Establishing a Parking Benefit District

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance designates Houston's Washington Avenue Corridor as a parking benefit district. All fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in a parking benefit district shall be used to fund administrative costs of parking meters (i.e. signage, enforcement, maintenance)...

Congestion Pricing in the United States: Principles for Developing a Viable Program to Advance Sustainability and Equity Goals

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility

This report outlines principles that should be considered when creating congestion pricing programs, including establishing a clear and equitable vision for the program, creating a strong connection between revenue raised by the program and spending, establishing transportation options...

Muskegon Off-Street Parking Standards

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source City Of Muskegon

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

This document establishes vehicular and bicycle off-street parking standards. This code focuses heavily on incremental infill development, which will enable applicants and the City to strategically accommodate parking needs while not comprising the urban form desired within downtown...

Madison's Transportation Demand Management Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source SSTI

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Traditional methods of expanding road networks have led to increased vehicle use, traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.. In partnership with community organizations and experts, Madison developed this policy guide for implementing transit demand management (TDM). Strategies...

Driving Down Emissions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Smart Growth America

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

Many communities face increasing congestion and emissions due to a dependency on single-occupancy vehicles. Progressive land use policies integrate complete street standards into zoning laws and street design to improve efficiency, sustainability, and accessibility.This report proposes...

Designing for All Ages & Abilities: Contextual Guidance for High-Comfort Bicycle Facilities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Association of City Transportation Officials

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

To achieve growth in bicycling, bikeway design needs to meet the needs of a broader set of potential bicyclists. This report describes bikeway facilities (i.e. low-speed shared streets, protected bicycle lanes, and bicycle boulevards) that encourage safe bicycle-use for people of...

Squandering the Stimulus: An Analysis of Household Gas Spending, Economic Stimulus Checks, and the Need for Better Transportation Options

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

US dependence on oil for transportation is costly and harmful. As a result, Americans face financial strain, worsening traffic congestion, and increased global warming pollution. This outlines how the lack of transportation alternatives is evident because many families have spent...

2009 Bloomington Ordinance 40 Transportation Demand Management

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City Council of the City of Bloomington

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance creates a Transportation Demand Management program that promotes efficient utilization of existing transportation facilities, reduces traffic congestion and mobile source pollution, and ensures that new developments are designed in ways to maximize the potential for...

Cash-for-Clunkers Program: Better for Industry Than Environment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

On June 24, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 which gave up to $4,500 to owners of vehicles with poor fuel economy who trade them in for more efficient new vehicles. This "cash-for-clunkers" program was touted as meeting...

2007 Seattle Complete Streets Ordinance 122386

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Public Safety

This ordinance requires the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to design and construct all new City transportation improvement projects to provide appropriate accommodation for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and disabled persons while promoting the safe operation...

Estimating Policy Effects on Reduced Vehicle Travel in Hawaii: A Technical Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) Hawaii

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This report compares estimates of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in Hawaii under current conditions versus VMT when policies are implemented to manage travel demand. These policies include transportation demand management (employer-based programs that encourage employees to carpool,...

Contemporary Approaches to Parking Pricing: A Primer

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source U.S. Dept Of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

United States drivers were introduced to the concept of paid, on-street parking in 1935 when the first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. In the ensuing decades little was done to improve the basic tools or processes of parking pricing. Many cities arbitrarily set fixed...

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