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Type Letter

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Energy, Transportation & Mobility, Housing

A review of the city by city commitments reveals an overwhelming concern with the energy efficiency of buildings; in a few cases, particularly where the local energy utility is municipally owned, there’s a major focus on green power; all cities are committed to “lead by example”...

Autonomous Vehicle Heaven or Hell? Creating a Transportation Revolution That Benefits All

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Three transportation revolutions—electrification, vehicle sharing, and autonomous (self-driving) vehicles—are poised to transform our entire transportation system, impacting everything from how people move and the shape of our communities to the livelihoods of millions now employed...

Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Utah

Source United States Environmental Protection Agency

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

While transit-oriented development (TOD) can offer a community a variety of different advantages, it demands costly investment in infrastructure and community facilities. To address this barrier, this report provides local governments with a comprehensive overview of existing tools...

Implementing Equitable Transit-Oriented Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source SPARCC

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

Viewing transit-oriented development (TOD) through an equity lens through every step along the process is essential. eTOD elevates and prioritizes community voice whether in efforts to avoid or stop displacement of community residents, local businesses, and culture or to ensure that...

Transportation Access and Equity in San Francisco Unified School District: A Route to Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C Berkeley Center for Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Transportation & Mobility, Education

In 2010, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) approved a General Education Transportation Policy to help facilitate racial diversity within schools and to support equitable access to city-wide schools and programs. This report evaluates the implementation of transportation...

Measuring Accessibility: A Guide for Transportation and Land Use Practitioners

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Developing and tracking accessibility metrics has many practical advantages, such as measuring how readily commuters can meet their needs and providing a common measure for assessing various transportation modes and modal investments. This guide addresses the need for accessibility...

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Housing

The Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Housing and Transportation (H+T) Affordability Index provides a more comprehensive way of thinking about the cost of housing and true affordability. The Index examines the impact that transportation costs associated with location have on...

Who Participates in What Processes?: From Groupthink to Democracy in Bicycle Policy Advocacy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The League of American Bicyclists

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

When setting the national bike advocacy agenda, the League of American Bicyclists believes that it is important to include a range of different perspectives, particularly from youth voices; not only does this empower younger participants, but it is a necessary first step toward championing...

Connecting Sacramento: A Trip-Making and Accessibility Study

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) California

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

As opposed to conventional data and metrics, this report uses newer data sources and more advanced analytic tools to study Sacramento’s transportation system. In particular, this report utilizes accessibility metrics to identify locations with poor connections to existing transit,...

Mobility Equity Framework: How to Make Transportation Work for People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report outlines a framework for mobility equity, or a transportation system that increases access to high quality mobility options, reduces air pollution, and enhances economic opportunity in low-income communities of color. Decades of local, regional, and state transportation...

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...

Kindergarten to College: Local Innovation, National Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Sallie Mae Fund

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Designed to promote savings and economic mobility, Children's Savings Accounts (CSAs) are universal, longterm, asset-building accounts established for children with public seed money and that grow over time with additional deposits and earnings. San Francisco's Kindergarten to College...

Imagining Newark's Green Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source Apollo Alliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

In 2007, Apollo Alliance launched a project to "make Newark a national showcase for clean and efficient energy use, green economic development and job creation, and equitable environmental opportunity." The project focused on convening a summit of Newark's community leaders to develop...

Remarks by Jacky Grimshaw at Capital Bill Signing

Type Ordinance

Year 2009

Level State

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Energy, Health, Transportation & Mobility, Food, Community Development, Public Spaces

Remarks by Jacky Grimshaw at the state capital bill signing by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn laying out five critical areas where public investment would help achieve a sustainable future: clean energy, clean water, toxic waste clean up, open space, and transportation....

Integrating Equity in Bike Advocacy: An Interim Report on the Internal Equity Assessment at the League of American Bicyclists

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The League of American Bicyclists

Policy Areas Community Development, Health, Transportation & Mobility

The League of American Bicyclists is a national membership organization that champions bicycling through policy and movement building. Firmly committed to equity, the League believes that bike equity can be achieved through the inclusion of diverse community voices in creating streets...

Educational Alignment for Young Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level School District, City or Town

State(s) California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington

Source National League Of Cities

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Based on a review of the most advanced city efforts to align education for young children from birth through third grade, the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families (YEF Institute) identified 10 common elements of effective systems alignment. This...

Early Childhood Education is a Top Priority for Voters

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source First Five Years Fund

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The bipartisan research team of Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research recently completed a survey of 800 voters throughout the United States. It revealed overwhelming support for ensuring that children gain the knowledge and skills necessary to start kindergarten off on the...

Equity & Smart Mobility

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This study examines equity and smart mobility in ten U.S. counties and their central cities to understand the extent that smart mobility services and assets are equitably available, and impact accessibility, employability, livability, and mobility. For this study, “equitable smart...

Access Across America: Transit 2019

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Transportation Studies

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Transportation accessibility, or the ease and feasibility of reaching destinations, can be measured for a wide array of transportation modes, to different types of destinations, and at different times of the day. However, the most transparent and directly comparable metric is the...

Downtowns, Greenfields and Places In Between: Promoting Development Near Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

This report is a follow-up to a previous study by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD), Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns Along Three Recently Constructed Rail Lines. It revisits the three regions explored in Rails to Real Estate to take a closer look at where...

HOT for Transit? Transit's Experience of High-Occupancy Toll Lanes

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

As more and more regions seek to implement high-occupancy toll or HOT lanes, more and more transit agencies seek knowledge to take advantage of this new infrastructure opportunity. Unfortunately, as is often the case with the rapid diffusion of a new technology, little information...

The New Real Estate Mantra: Location Near Public Transportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

Moving beyond the traditional arguments that good schools and neighborhood amenities impact housing prices, emerging research has indicated that urban form and transportation options have played a key role in the ability of residential properties to maintain their value since the...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chicago: Emissions Inventories and Reduction Strategies for Chicago and its Metropolitan Region

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

This report compiles 33 potential emissions reduction strategies that, when implemented together, can help Chicago meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The area with the largest potential for reduction is energy use in buildings...

Parking: A Major Barrier to Equitably Oriented Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source SPARCC

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Parking policies are an integral part of implementing equitable transit-oriented development (eTOD). Policies such as “free parking” (which increases housing and consumer costs), zoning and land use regulations that require an overabundancce of parking, and the application of suburban...

How Circular Economies Will Drive a New Urban Metabolism

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Meeting Of The Minds

Policy Areas Energy, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

Although the traditional linear economy brought much prosperity, it has functioned by taking primary resources, turning them into products, and disposing of the waste. In the face of the global climate change crisis, cities need to transit to circular economy. In a city with a circular...

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