ProGov21 Policy Library

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source City of Grand Rapids

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

The GR Forward plan is a community engagement initiative to promote equitable economic growth and shared benefits across the Grand Rapids community. The brief outlines the city's plans for promoting transit-oriented development, increasing recreation opportunities, improving job quality...

Smart Enough Cities: Governments That Seek Mobility Data Must Respect Individual Privacy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for Democracy & Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Data & Technology

The rise of shared mobility services, including rideshare and micro-mobility options such as bicycles and electric scooters, poses new challenges for cities and states. They must manage new kinds of traffic, keep streets and sidewalks safe and accessible, and ensure that transportation...

COG Board Explores Opportunities for Regional Infrastructure Investments

Type Article

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

Source Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

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

This article outlines how the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments is collaborating to optimize federal and regional funding for transportation improvements. It highlights the Union Station redevelopment project and how it will expand commuter rail service while meeting...

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...

Rx for a Prosperous Region: Reconnecting Transit Deserts Improves a Region's Vitality

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report outlines the needs and future benefits of connecting more Cook County residents to jobs and amenities to which they have limited access through the current hub-and-spoke transit system....

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...

Transit Oriented Development and The Potential for VMT-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Reduction

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

Report examining the greenhouse gas reduction potential of transit oriented development (TOD). This report calculates potential reductions in carbon emissions associated with household vehicle travel and offers growth strategies for planners attending to urban form and access to transit...

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...

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...

STALLED OUT: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

The Problem with Parking Minimums, analysis of parking in Chicago region, and policy toolkit. EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS SOME PARKING, BUT WITH THE RIGHT SIZE OF SUPPLY, NEIGHBORHOODS CAN TILT THE SCALES TO DEDICATE MORE SPACE TO PEOPLE THAN TO CARS. THIS IN TURN WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE...

Income, Location Efficiency, and VMT: Affordable Housing as a Climate Strategy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

Planning policies aimed at reducing vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) combined with growing consumer demand for walkable, transit-rich neighborhoods have led to increased development interest in location-efficient neighborhood - i.e., those places associated with the lowest transportation...

Transit-Oriented Development and Joint Development in the United States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2002

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transportation Research Board Of The National Academies

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

This report reviews Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Joint Development (JD) in the United States. It covers topics such as the history of TOD and JD, the benefits and challenges associated with them, and best practices for their implementation. The review concludes that TOD...

The City of Chicago Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Since 2013, the City of Chicago has been encouraging compact, mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) near CTA and Metra rail stations, and more recently along several bus routes. This development model can create additional community benefits such as increased transit ridership...

SW Corridor Equitable Housing Strategy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Oregon

Source Portland City Clerk Office

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

In 2016 the Portland City Council directed the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) to develop a housing strategy in anticipation of potential investment in a new light rail line from Downtown Portland to Bridgeport Village. The City of Tigard joined the partnership to help...

Chicago Connected Communities Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

Policy Areas Housing, Transportation & Mobility

The Connected Communities Ordinance is designed to stimulate equitable development near public transit, create jobs by encouraging investment near transit, make streets safer for pedestrians, and promotes affordable housing options near transit. This ordinance extends transit-oriented...

Transit Deserts in Cook County

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report identifies and contextualizes the individual and larger effects of transit deserts in Cook County, where communities lack mobility options and access to high quality transit despite having a high demand for transit options....

Searching for Economic Development Equity: An Overview of Leading Economic Development Entities in Atlanta, Detroit, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Memphis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee

Source Good Jobs First

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

Memphis is experiencing unequal growth; while some neighborhoods are benefitting from new development, increased investments and an increase in high-paying jobs, others are experiencing decline or lagging in growth. This paper examines how economic development activities are structured,...

Regional Operations: One Approach to Improving Traffic Signal Timing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Texas

Source Texas A&M

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This report outlines different regional traffic signal operations programs (RTSOPs) which coordinate signal times, increase access to regional improvement funding and provide training and workforce opportunities. These programs can also reduce travel times and delays, provide a mechanism...

Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns Along Three New Transit Lines

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

This report documents real estate development patterns along three recently constructed light rail transit lines in the United States: the Hiawatha Line in Minnesota, the Southeast Corridor in Colorado, and the Blue Line in North Carolina. Specifically, this report aims to give regions...

Transit Revitalization Investment Districts: Opportunities and Challenges for Implementation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Through the examination of case studies, this report provides an evaluation of planning and implementation efforts developing out of the Pennsylvania Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Act. Since its passage in 2004, this law has been cited as a model for fostering...

Transit and Regional Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

Transit is a powerful force for facilitating employment density and therefore, reaping the benefits of firms and people clustering together in cities. In order to counter the rising trend towards job sprawl (which holds important equity implications), policy makers at the local and...

Land Use Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

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

Land use policy impacts every aspect of a citizen's life, from their economic opportunity to their health. ProGov21's Land Use Roadmap describes how zoning policies can be used to expand affordable housing, create safer streets, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. It also...

RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan for Riverdale, IL: A Citizen's Guide to a RainReady Riverdale

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

A RainReady Riverdale would be a community where all residents and businesses benefit from flood relief in a way that also brings neighborhood beautification, retail activity, jobs, recreation, and habitat conservation. This report serves as a guide to reduce flooding in Riverdale,...

CHICAGO'S SOUTH SUBURBS: Smart Growth in Older Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

Model for redevelopment around historic freight and commuter rail assets...

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