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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...

Livable Communities: Innovative, Inclusive and Equitable Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Livable communities that cultivate leadership, a sense of community, and embrace diversity are vital, but many of these characteristics are hard to measure. This report identifies the importance of incorporating innovative, equitable, and inclusive and provides recommendations from...

Reimagining a Legacy Transit System: Lessons from Wilmington, Delaware

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Delaware

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative (SSTI)

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility

Bus congestion and inefficiency create barriers to community development and environmental sustainability. Local elected officials should implement both immediate solutions and long-term strategic planning to improve air quality, support economic development, and enhance quality of...

Cargo-Oriented Development Gives TOD New Meaning in Older Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center For Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Building off a community's underutilized transit and freight assets is a development strategy that can offer a rich combination of paybacks: business and job growth, viable local small businesses, cost savings for the average household, and increased home ownership opportunities....

Losing Ground: The Struggle of Moderate-Income Households to Afford the Rising Costs of Housing and Transportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Housing

This new report analyzes the housing and transportation cost burdens of moderate-income households in the 25 largest metro areas at the end of the 2000s. Newly available data give us an opportunity to assess the impact on combined costs of the rapid rise and fall of home prices during...

Safe Routes to Healthy Food Report and Action Agenda

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Food

No one should have to risk their life or spend hundreds of hours a year traveling simply to access healthy food. In too many neighborhoods and communities, local stores do not sell fresh produce or other healthy options, and transportation obstacles make getting to healthy foods dangerous,...

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....

Improving access to destinations with TDM and 'Big Data' analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level County

State(s) Virginia

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Transportation & Mobility

Inefficient transportation systems limit accessibility and increase emissions. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies use big data analytics to help local elected officials reduce congestion, improve accessibility, and lead to more equitable economic development in their...

Parking Reform Made Easy

Type Article

Year 2013

Level City or Town, State

State(s) California

Source Richard Willson

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

Excessive and inefficient parking requirements in zoning ordinances have led to the overbuilding and underutilization of parking spaces, contributing to sprawling developments and wasted land. Localities should reform parking requirements by examining local planning characteristics,...

Racial Equity Framework for Transportation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility

Minneapolis' Transportation Action Plan identified the need to create a Racial Equity Framework (REF) due to historic harms and current transportation-related inequities. This fact sheet highlights the Racial Equity Framework and its benefits such as planning, designing, and maintaining...

Estimating Policy Effects on Reduced Vehicle Travel in Hawaii: A Technical Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level State

State(s) Hawaii

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This report compares estimates of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in Hawaii under current conditions versus VMT when policies are implemented to manage travel demand. These policies include transportation demand management (employer-based programs that encourage employees to carpool,...

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...

Housing + Transportation Affordability in Washington, DC

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

Incorporating location efficiency (measured here as the cost of transportation associated with places) into policy and affordability analysis exposes previously hidden financial burdens and time constraints for households, poor location decisions by developers, and missed and misplaced...

Quality of Life, Equality of Place

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

This guide argues for the benefits of fair and affordable transit-oriented development (TOD) in Chicago's northern suburbs. It highlights the crucial role of rail transit in anchoring neighborhoods throughout Chicago and the lack of mixed-income transit-oriented housing development...

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...

Contemporary Approaches to Parking Pricing: A Primer

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source U.S. Dept Of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

United States drivers were introduced to the concept of paid, on-street parking in 1935 when the first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. In the ensuing decades little was done to improve the basic tools or processes of parking pricing. Many cities arbitrarily set fixed...

White Street and Springfield Avenue Corridors Analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

This report examines opportunities to improve transit connectivity, economic development, and sustainability in the Urbana-Champaign region. It outlines planning procedures, zoning guidelines, transit-oriented development opportunities, and market analysis results for the White Street...

Penny Wise, Pound Fuelish: New Measures of Housing and Transportation Authority

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

Traditional measures of housing affordability exclude transportation costs. Using their Housing + Transportation index, CNT finds that the number of communities considered affordable drops dramatically when the definition of affordability shifts from a focus on housing costs alone...

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...

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...

2017 Sacramento Resolution 2017-0032 Vision Zero Goals

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Sacramento City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This resolution requires the City of Sacramento to adopt a “Vision Zero” goal. Vision Zero is a collaborative and data-driven effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Actions towards Vision Zero will be a comprehensive, collaborative, and equitable approach through...

Forward Downtown and River Action Plan

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...

Texas Sustainability Indicators

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source State Smart Transportation Initiative

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This fact sheet addresses transportation sustainability and infrastructure condition in Texas, including the high vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and CO2 emissions per capita. State-level policies should focus on improving transportation infrastructure through strategic planning and...

San Antonio Bicycle Safety Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of San Antonio

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This San Antonio ordinance supports the physical safety of cyclists and motorists. It requires the use of lights on both the front and rear of the vehicle during the early hours of the morning and nighttime to prompte San Antonio as a Bicycle Friendly Community. ...

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...

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