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The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The League of American Bicyclists

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

Bicycling is on the rise across the U.S. Adults are capitalizing on the health and economic benefits of active transportation, while an increasing number of young people are forgoing drivers' licenses to save money and embrace more walkable, bikeable lifestyles. The new majority that...

Roadmap to Equitable Community Transportation: Best Practices for Conducting Mobility Needs Assessments

Type Roadmap

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Clean and equitable transportation initiatives must address the gaps, barriers, and needs of underserved communities. This roadmap highlights community assessments as a tool to better include historically marginalized communities and provides best practices for equitable transportation....

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...

New Tools for Shaping Transportation Behavior

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Transportation & Mobility

As cities invest in multimodal transportation and expanded public transportation, the question is if they are built, will people use these options. Evaluation methods for these programs have not evolved enough, missing opportunities to improve efficiency and help transportation authorities...

A Fare Framework: How Transit Agencies Can Set Fare Policy Based on Strategic Goals

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

By setting goals for fare policy, transit agencies can ensure that their fare pricing and enforcement strategies are consistent with their mission of providing good, affordable service to the public. This report outlines a balanced, goal-driven approach to fare policy: discounts for...

An Active Roadmap: Best Practices in Rural Mobility

Type Roadmap

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Smart Growth America

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Multimodal transportation systems will increase access to jobs and economic opportunities in small towns and rural communities. This report assesses multimodal transportation and land use conditions in rural America to provide best practices for promoting growth. Strategies include...

All-Ages Access: Making Transit Work for Everyone in America’s Rapidly Aging Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology

Transit can be especially important for older individuals, who “age out” of driving as their mobility, vision, and hearing decline. However, public transit can be difficult for older people to navigate, and is unreliable or insufficient for many trips in most U.S. cities. To address...

Toward Universal Access: A Case Study in the Los Angeles and Puget Sound Regions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California, Washington

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility

Mobility on demand (MOD) refers to transportation services that can be hailed in real-time for an impending trip. The largest MOD project funded by the Federal Transit Administration is a two-region partnership between Los Angeles and the Puget Sound Region that provides first/last...

Access Denied: Making the MTA Subway System Accessible to All New Yorkers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Thousands of New Yorkers require elevators to access the subway every day: people with disabilities, parents pushing strollers, travelers carrying luggage, and residents suffering from an injury. However, only 23% of the city’s subway stations have elevators. These elevators break...

TOD and Carsharing: A Natural Marriage

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...

Minimum Width and Buffer Requirements for Sidewalks

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Sustainable Development Code

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Local governments should update zoning codes to mandate sidewalk vegetation buffer zones that separate pedestrians from vehicles. This policy memo highlights how these buffers improve pedestrian mobility and safety, reduce stormwater management costs, increase access to public transportation,...

Personal Safety and Transit: Paths, Environments, Stops, and Stations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2002

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Center for Transportation Studies

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

In 2002, as the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area embarked on a project to improve transit service, it was critical to establish priorities in the process. The top priority established was the safety of transit users as new services are added and old services are changed. The recommendation...

Prospering in Place

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development, Economic Justice

Connecting public transit to employment hubs is an important tool for improving transportation efficiency and local economic development. This report recommends Chicago invest in transit-oriented development (TOD) and cargo-oriented development COD). It also outlines how affordable...

How Ohio Funds Public Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This report highlights the inadequate funding and strains faced by public transit in Ohio, emphasizing the need for increased support from the state. More funding must be needed to ensure the city's ability to maintain services and expand to meet growing demands. The report proposes...

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...

Policing + Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

Many transit agencies apply an overly punitive approach to minor transgressions. For example, this report argues that current methods of fare enforcement are too harsh. Fare evasion should be decriminalized, and the penalties should be made proportional to the severity of offense....

Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility

Transit projects in the United States suffer from high costs and take longer to complete than they do abroad. After conducting 117 interviews with key stakeholders, this report finds that institutional structure and decision-making, procurement specifications, utility relocation,...

The Data Transit Riders Want: A Shared Agenda for Public Agencies and Transit Application Developers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology

High quality transit IT provides real-time displays schedules, route networks, vehicle locations, fare structures, and ridership patterns makes life easier for transit riders, public agencies, and application developers. Oftentimes, however, agencies release low-quality data that...

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...

Leading With Transit: How City Leadership on Transit Can Create More Equitable, Sustainable, and Economically Vibrant Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

This brief focuses on what cities can do to create equitable and efficient transit that benefits everyone. An equitable transit system must be safe, convenient, affordable, and accessible; responsive to community needs; and integrated with other policy areas. Moreover, it outlines...

Minnesota's best practices for pedestrian and bicycle safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level County, State

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minnesota Department of Transportation

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Pedestrian and bicycle safety, especially on suburban arterial roads, is a growing concern due to increasing rates of crashes. This guide presents a range of strategies to mitigate risk including: retrofitting crosswalks and sidewalks, restructuring traffic signals and adding boulevards....

Clean Mobility Equity: A Playbook - Lessons from California’s Clean Transportation Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Energy, Transportation & Mobility

Mobility equity programs help fight climate change, improve mobility in underserved communities, and reduce automobile dependence. This report examines innovative clean mobility programs in California and provides best practices for moving towards green transportation. Recommendations...

Reconnecting Fort Wayne: Transportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Indiana

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Economic Justice, Education

This report discusses the potential of a UPASS system for reducing congestion, increasing accessibility and affordability, and promoting public transportation in Fort Wayne in areas around the many universities. UPASS systems are areas or regions that offer unlimited access to all...

Increasing Access to Essential Health Functions: The Role of Transportation in Improving America’s Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Health, Transportation & Mobility

This paper outlines the ways in which transportation, health, and healthcare are interrelated. In particular, it describes how a lack of access to transportation can cause poor health outcomes and high healthcare costs. To mitigate this challenge, this report calls on public agencies...

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