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Lighting a SPARCC Under Equitable Transit-Oriented Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source SPARCC

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Transportation & Mobility

This publication by SPARCC offers a definition of equitable Transit-Oriented Development (eTOD) and spotlights work underway in various US cities. Successful eTOD requires planning not just for transit but coordinating how this type of investment will advance larger community needs...

2005 HCD Model Universal Design Local Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source California Department Of Housing And Community Development

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This model establishes accessibility requirements for new construction and substantial rehabilitations for individuals with physical disabilities; and provides for exemptions from compliance where it would result in undue hardship, where the construction is a result of a natural disaster,...

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...

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...

New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture and Design

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent - and persistent - position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly calling on state agencies to support economic growth. It's not just economic and workforce development agencies that governors want...

Re-Thinking the Urban Freeway: Options for Rebuilding, Replacing, Altering or Otherwise Addressing Aging Freeways

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

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

Urban freeways create barriers to movement within cities, institutionalize social inequities, contribute to environmental degradation, and encourage suburban sprawl. As urban freeways approach the end of their useful lives, decisions on the fate of an individual freeway will be place...

City of Houston Parking Benefit District Ordinance

Type Ordinance

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City Of Houston

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

In December of 2010, the Washington Avenue Corridor was designated as a pilot parking benefit district by the passage of Ordinance No. 2012. Following the end of the pilot period, the ARA and the Committee have made recommendations regarding the modification of the parking benefit...

The Impact of the Built Environment on Mental Wellness

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Urban Habitat

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Transportation & Mobility

The physical landscapes of places and the sociocultural context in which people live and build communities have direct and indirect effects on mental wellness. This report looks at how factors related to the built environment, such as exclusionary land use practices, green spaces,...

Muskegon Off-street Parking Standards

Type Ordinance

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. in a manner consistent with the regulating plan of this Form Based Code. This code focuses heavily on incremental infill development, which will enable applicants and the City to strategically accommodate...

The Value of Green Infrastructure A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Community Development

The guide aims to inform decision-makers and planners about the multiple benefits green infrastructure (GI) delivers to communities and to guide communities in valuing the benefits of potential green infrastructure investments. This guide distills key considerations involved in assessing...

2011 Chicago Ordinance 5547

Type Ordinance

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Finance & Procurement, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance requires an owner of a vacant building to register the building with the city within thirty days of the building becoming vacant. The owner must renew this registration every six months until the building is no longer vacant. The registration includes a fee, but the...

2005 Austin Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance

Type Ordinance

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

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

This ordinance amends municipal zoning codes to create a special transit-oriented development (TOD) district. It expands on traditional TOD templates by creating a variety of place-types that may be applied to any municipally-approved TOD district. These place-types include Downtown...

2006 Alameda County Ordinance 18

Type Ordinance

Year 2006

Level County

State(s) California

Source Alameda County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance requires proposed large retail developments to undergo a community impact review and obtain a conditional use permit. The cost of all independent studies and investigations required to complete the review are to be paid by the developer....

A Roadmap for Resilience: Investing in Resilience, Reinvesting in Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Re:Focus Partners

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

Cities and communities around the world are struggling to finance and replace aging, failing, or inadequate infrastructure systems. This report offers a new framework for bridging the gap between the growing consensus that it is necessary to build resilient infrastructure and the...

Memphis Fast Forward Program

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Tennessee

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Finance & Procurement, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

Suffering from years of disinvestment and persistently high rates of poverty, this case study shows how Memphis city officials joined forces with the private and nonprofit sectors to have a collective impact on some of the city's most pressing social issues....

Waste Reduction Program Assessment and Analysis for Massachusetts

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2002

Level State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Tellus Institute

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

In December 2000, Massachusetts’ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued the Beyond 2000 Solid Waste Master Plan — A Policy Framework, its plan and vision for managing solid waste over the coming decade. This report outlines necessary steps DEP needs to take in order to...

Open Space Development Model Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2007

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

This ordinance applies to all residential zones with a density less than or equal to eight dwelling units per acre; requires the minimum size of an open space development to be five acres; provides that open space is a by-right form of development, and does not require a special exception...

How to Issue a Green Muni Bond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Green City Bonds Coalition

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

Municipal bonds are one financing tool well suited to close the U.S. infrastructure investment gap. The U.S. municipal bond market has funded large-scale, long-term capital-intensive projects in states and cities, as well as their operational expenses, since the beginning of the 1900s....

2000 Santa Cruz California Zoning Provisions

Type Ordinance

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Santa Cruz City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces

An ordinance requiring new retail stores over 16,000 square feet to obtain a special permit, with approval hinging on whether they add to a balanced and diverse mix of downtown businesses. Specifically, a new store must demonstrate that it 1) adds a desired type of business, 2) contributes...

How Local Leadership Can Drive Prosperity for All

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source SPARCC

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Health, Transportation & Mobility, Children & Families

This document looks through polling data ranging from the perception of the poor to public funds used for economic opportunity to the promotion of equity. The data collected and reported on in this document highlight the overwhelming support in public opinion for financing equity-driven...

Availability Payments in Public-Private Partnerships: Issues and Implications

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Community Development, Finance & Procurement

Public-private partnerships (P3s) to build infrastructure, are increasingly structured around “availability payments,” which advocates argue are a better alternative than more traditional revenue-risk contracts. However, availability payments are long-term financial commitments that...

2012 Seattle Ordinance 123939

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance establishes a variety of guidelines regarding the demolition of housing, location of accessory dwelling units, home occupations, and yards. In particular, no demolition permit for a structure containing a dwelling unit shall be issues unless certain requirements are...

2010 El Paso Ordinance 017466

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source El Paso City Council

Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

The ordinance requires the operator of a motor vehicle to create a safe environment for a Vulnerable Road User, including pedestrians, a person on horseback, and persons operating equipment other than a motor vehicle, by giving them space on the road and yielding the right of way....

Equitable Bike Share Means Building Better Places for People to Ride

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Association of City Transportation Officials

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

In cities that are building protected bike lane networks, cycling is increasing and the risk of injury or death is decreasing. Pairing appropriately-scaled bike share with protected bike lanes increases ridership and is essential to equity and mobility efforts....

New York's New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use, Infrastructure

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

As required by a 2014 state statute, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued official sea level rise projections effective February 22. They reflect a range of possible scenarios; at the high end, sea level in the New York City area could rise 75 inches...

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