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Colorado Sustainability Indicators and Decision-Making Policies

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Colorado

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This fact sheet addresses transportation sustainability and infrastructure condition in Colorado, including the Carbon Reduction Strategy and greenhouse gas emissions targets. State-level policies should focus on improving transportation infrastructure through strategic planning and...

Hoboken Street Design Guide: Complete Streets Design and Implementation Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

The City of Hoboken Street Design Guide is a leading example of Complete Streets design standards guidance for other government agencies, consultants, developers, and community groups. The guide outlines street typologies and offers specific recommendations for bicycle, pedestrian,...

Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Recovery

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report examines the fiscal crises facing many U.S. cities, and how city leaders approach economic recovery. It finds that while deteriorating financial conditions frequently lead to service cutbacks and layoffs, some city officials are pursuing fiscal stability by rebalancing...

The Limits of Microtransit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

Microtransit involves running on-demand services with smaller vehicles that people can summon without walking to a fixed location like a bus stop. This brief argues that microtransit is incapable of serving the same scale of ridership as fixed-route buses and trains. Microtransit...

Maryland Sustainability Indicators

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Maryland

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This fact sheet addresses transportation sustainability and infrastructure condition in Maryland. State-level policies should aim to improve environmental sustainability and urban planning. Strategies include improving road and bridge conditions, reducing CO2 emissions, and enhancing...

Live-Near-Your-Work Policies

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Policy Matters Ohio

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

Live-near-your work programs are public-private partnerships with cities and employers to help employees buy homes in the community where they work. Live-near-your-work policies benefit all stakeholders: shorter commute times and lowered housing costs save time and money for employees;...

Electric Carsharing In Underserved Communities: Considerations For Program Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility

The U.S. has seen tremendous growth in shared-use mobility services over the past decade. This expansion, however, has not reached underserved communities. Low-income households could greatly benefit from the cost-savings of sharing otherwise underused assets, as these communities...

Rural and Mountain Community Vanpools

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Colorado

Source Colorado Department of Transportation

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

The issue of job-housing imbalance in Colorado's rural and mountain communities was identified, leading to long commutes and limited parking. State agencies should promote vanpooling as a cost-effective transportation alternative to alleviate commuting challenges. Vanpooling initiatives...

Shared Micromobility in the U.S. and Canada: 2023

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level Country

State(s) All States

Source NACTO Data Snapshot, July 2024

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Financial constraints and rising user costs threaten the affordability and accessibility of shared micromobility services. This report outlines the need for public funding, subsidies, and the elimination of sales tax on these services to ensure their stability and affordability. Integrating...

Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region Efficient and Resilient Communities for the 21st Century

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report provides an overview of transit-oriented development in the Chicago region from 2000-2010. It finds that mixed-use centers anchored by public transit are essential to the triple bottom line, or the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the Chicago Region....

Breaking the Cycle: Reevaluating Bike Laws that Prevent Safe & Inclusive Biking

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Association of City Transportation Officials

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility

Cities that have been systematically disenfranchised lack protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe crossing points. This report identifies the biased enforcement of bicycling laws and provides guidance on decriminalizing biking in cities. Best practices include working with local...

The Road Less Traveled

Type Article

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source ACCESS

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

The lack of safe biking infrastructure in Los Angeles deters people from commuting by bicycle due to safety concerns. This article outlines best practices for developing a network of bike lanes separated from traffic to encourage more people to incentivize biking and better manage...

A Transit Agenda for the COVID-19 Emergency

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Public Safety, Health, Transportation & Mobility

The effects of COVID-19 pose serious challenges for safe and reliable transit service. This report summarizes current epidemiological knowledge about COVID-19 and transit, and explores how city dwellers feel about utilizing public transportation again. Using this information, the...

At the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Safe Routes to School

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Safe Routes to School National Partnership

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

In California, communities with populations that are predominantly Latinx and low-income suffer the greatest burden of pollution and bad air quality, in addition to lacking infrastructure that makes streets safe for walking and biking. Yet for many residents, walking or taking transit...

From Clean to Clunker: The Economics of Emissions Control

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

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

The Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program led to a reduction in diesel emissions. This report compiles data from port drivers, mechanics, air regulators and freight carriers on the financial cost and responsibility required to properly maintain a successful Clean Truck Program....

Industrial Ecodistricts Primer

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

There are nearly 950,000 more manufacturing jobs in the U.S. today than in 2010. This resurgence presents a major opportunity for communities. As a rejection of inefficient sprawling industrial parks and overseas production, there is growing demand for urban manufacturing locations....

City of Minneapolis 2040 Plan Executive Summary

Type Policy Brief or Report, Act or Session Law

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City Of Minneapolis

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

This is the executive summary of Minneapolis 2040 regional development plan. Critically, this plan rezoned the entire city of Minneapolis eliminating single-family zoning. They did this to address the affordable-housing crisis and confront a history of racist housing practices....

Bull E-Bike Pilot Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) North Carolina

Source City of Durham Transportation Department, Bloomberg Philanthropies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), University of North Carolina Department of City and Regional Planning

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

Low-income hospitality workers in Durham face significant barriers due to limited transportation access and high commuting costs. The Bull E-Bike Pilot Program provided e-bikes for commuting and personal use, reducing carbon emissions, improving mobility, and offering economic relief....

Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Health 101

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

This report provides an introduction to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) for those who want to influence regional planning to benefit health, active transportation, and equity. The report details the structure of MPOs, the relationship between MPOs and other agencies and...

Expanding Access to Electric Vehicles in California’s Low-Income Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) California

Source Journal of Science Policy & Governance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Energy, Transportation & Mobility

Following the 2020 executive order from California to have all new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035, the paper outlines the ways to expand access to electric vehicles (EV) to low-income Californians. For the state to meet its clean energy goals, it must include these communities...

Making Equity Real in Mobility Pilots Toolkit

Type -

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

Equitable mobility pilot projects should center the voices usually left out of decision-making through a community-driven process. Equitable mobility pilot projects must also address entrenched injustices by providing the following benefits to low-income communities of color in a...

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...

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...

Broadening Urban Investment to Leverage Transit (BUILT) in Cleveland

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

Greater Cleveland is at a turning point. Unemployment in the region has remained above 9 percent since 2009. Declines in automobile manufacturing have sent shockwaves of job loss rippling through the region’s suppliers and producers. Facing unemployment, rising gas costs, and economic...

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...

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