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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...

Generating and Prioritizing Funding for Active Transportation

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

Transportation plays a critical role in the health and economic development of a metropolitan area. When people have the ability to walk, bike, or take transit safely to a destination, the whole region benefits from healthier people, better air quality, and reduced traffic fatalities....

Northern Arizona Council of Governments Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2020-2025

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Arizona

Source Northern Arizona Council of Governments

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

This report outlines the Northern Arizona Council of Governments' role in economic and workforce development which includes fiscal operations and contract management, collaborating with public and private sectors to address workforce issues and coordinating regional transit policies....

Value Capture for Transportation Finance: Report to the Minnesota Legislature

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Minnesota

Source University of Minnesota

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

This report identifies and analyzes value capture policies including land value taxes, tax increment financing, special assessments, transportation utility fees, development impact fees, negotiated exactions, joint development, and air rights. It finds that these policies can generate...

Silver Line/Dulles Metrorail – Special Tax District

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, District of Columbia, Virginia

Source Center for Innovative Finance Support

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

This report outlines how commercial tax districts, tolls, and grants were used to fund the Silver Line Metrorail expansion project. Most notably, through the use of special tax districts, Fairfax Country was able to raise $400 million from commercial and industrial properties located...

Changing Direction: Transportation Choices for 2030

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2002

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

This report discusses transportation research conducted in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, and outlines strategies for expanding transit options in the region. It recommends that the city increase rail transit options, improve bus service, promote transit-oriented development,...

Metropolitan Planning Organization Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for State Innovation

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

This report finds that most Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) could benefit from reforms that give them sufficient authority to guide regional planning, establish elected board members or population-based appointments, and implement state-approved performance standards. It...

Harnessing Value for Transportation Investment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Center for Transportation Studies

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development, Public Spaces

Large public investments in transportation infrastructure-such as a new freeway interchange or transit station-can increase the value of adjacent private land, sometimes substantially. Capturing the value of this benefit through various tools is gaining interest as a finance mechanism...

2022 Madison Ordinance 68632 Authorizing Shared Service Agreements

Type Ordinance

Year 2022

Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance authorizes the Madison city government to establish cost-sharing agreements with partnering municipalities, organizations, and institutions that benefit from city transit services. It also outlines how payment responsibilities will be determined and establishes a contract...

2014 Houston Ordinance 591 Establishing a Parking Benefit District

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance designates Houston's Washington Avenue Corridor as a parking benefit district. All fees and revenues generated from the use of parking meters in a parking benefit district shall be used to fund administrative costs of parking meters (i.e. signage, enforcement, maintenance)...

Two-Way Street: Is There a Better Way to Distribute Local Road Aid in Wisconsin?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility

Although local governments have jurisdiction over most of the road in Wisconsin, the state provides aid to local governments to help them pay for their construction and upkeep. The state's General Transportation Aids (GTA) program is the primary vehicle for delivering road aid. This...

What We Learned from the Stimulus; And How to Use What We Learned to Speed Job Creation in the 2010 Jobs Bill

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Economic Justice

This report analyzes data from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Finds that investing in public transportation created twice as many jobs as investing in roads. It presents other benefits of public transportation investment and features examples of progressive transit...

Northeastern Illinois Plan of Action for Regional Transit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

This report recommends the city unify payment methods and fare system administration, provide free or discounted interagency transfers, aligning fare structures across agencies, and integrating with other transit modes and systems. For each recommendation it outlines implementation...

Committing to Commuters: Transit and Ohio's New Energy Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

This report outlines the benefits of investing in public transportation, examines the current failures of Ohio's public transit, and analyzes the results of a state-wide transit-accessibility survey. It recommends local lawmakers establish a dedicated source of funding for public...

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...

Destinations Matter: Building Transit Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Transportation & Mobility

This report examines the potential benefits of connecting major cities with transit service by aggregating ridership data from 24 light rail lines around the country and analyzing the associated costs and workforce opportunities. It establishes that rail ridership is generally increasing,...

Driving: A Hard Bargain

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

This report outlines barriers to transit accessibility in the Chicago area and the financial impacts of transportation burden. It also recommends that municipalities adopt housing and transportation affordability benchmarks, mandate transit-oriented development within 0.5 miles of...

Greening New York State: 11th Progress Report on Agency Sustainability

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, State

State(s) New York

Source New York

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

This report provides an overview of actions local governments have taken across the state to improve sustainability and identifies successful case studies. It highlights investments that have had significantly positive environmental impacts including incorporating electric vehicles...

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