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THE CITY OF CHICAGO EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (ETOD) POLICY PLAN

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

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

This report identifies inequitable transit-oriented development (TOD) in Chicago, which has exacerbated racial and economic disparities, as a critical concern. To address this, the City can adopt the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Policy Plan, designed to ensure that...

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...

Saving Lives: Ten Essential Actions Cities Can Take to Reduce Violence Now

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Council on Criminal Justice

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report argues that city leaders should aim for a 10% annual reduction in homicides and non-fatal shootings by identifying key individuals and locations driving violence and creating comprehensive citywide engagement plans. Solutions must include place-based policing, investments...

Hardships in America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2001

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education, Health, Housing, Children & Families

Many working families in the United States are living in poverty despite working full-time. A stronger social safety net, including universal programs for health care, child care, and housing, is necessary to support single parents, young workers, people from historically marginalized...

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,...

Parking Charity

Type Article

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California, Colorado, Washington

Source ACCESS Almanac

Policy Areas Community Development, Transportation & Mobility

A shortage of curb parking during the peak holiday shopping season is created by free parking policies, leading to increased traffic congestion and pollution. The city should donate all parking meter revenue in December to support the homeless population, rather than offering free...

Equity Lens for Decision Making

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, Other, Other Boards and Agencies, School Board, School District, State

State(s) All States

Source Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development

To combat structural inequities, policymakers must examine how policy decisions impact historically disadvantaged populations. This guide contains strategies for identifying potential impacts on structural inequality, including items such as identifying the groups affected by decisions...

Annual Report 2023

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level National, City or Town

State(s) All States, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Source High Road Strategy Center

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

Innovative, sustainable, and equitable development practices put communities on the high-road all across the country. Municipal development strategies should promote shared growth, environmental sustainability, and resilient democratic institutions. The High Road Strategy Center rebranded...

City Justice Policy Advisors Network

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

The City Justice Policy Advisors Network (CJPAN) offers a peer learning platform to support local leaders in reducing jail use, addressing racial disparities, and embedding equity in community institutions. By fostering collaboration, sharing expertise, and promoting equity-driven...

2023-24 Women's Policy Institute Cohort Annual Report

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Education, Health, Housing

Addressing inequalities in access to reproductive health, childcare, and housing for vulnerable populations requires state level policies that enhance childcare funding, address housing issues, and expand programming for younger women. ...

The State of Prison Food in New England

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Source Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Food, Health

The poor quality of prison food in New England is the result systemic forces such as exacerbating health disparities and socioeconomic inequalities within incarcerated populations. Existing policies often prioritize cost-cutting over nutritional adequacy, leading to widespread diet-related...

Making Federal Funding Work for Cities: Policy Proposals to Ensure Federal Transportation Funding Meets Local Needs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and Transportation for America

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

The federal transportation funding system is outdated, giving cities little control over funding and project decisions, despite their growing needs. To improve safety, equity, and sustainability, cities should have more authority to direct funds, approve projects, and access expedited...

Replicating Successful Projects: Leveraging the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Healthy Babies Initiative

Policy Areas Children & Families, Environment & Natural Resources, Health

Exposure to neurotoxins is damaging to children's brain development and particularly affects youth in urban areas. Localities should replicate successful projects that reduce air pollution, lead, or other neurotoxic exposures, leveraging bipartisan infrastructure law funds when possible....

Transportation Electrification 101: A Guide for Local Leaders

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, National

State(s) California, Maryland, Utah

Source National League of Cities

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

This report identifies the need to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and electrify the transportation sector to promote economic growth, environmental sustainability, and equity. It recommends implementing policies that support EV adoption, investing in charging infrastructure,...

Creating an Affordable Housing Ecosystem

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Tennessee

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

The housing burden, exacerbated by the expiration of pandemic-era relief measures and rising inflation, has made it difficult for local governments to keep people housed despite rapid new housing developments. Access to affordable housing in urban areas is limited, leading to economic...

Playing with Public Money in Milwaukee

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source COWS, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice

Public subsidies for sports stadiums, like Milwaukee's proposed Iron District, are often justified by promises of economic development, but decades of research show they rarely deliver significant local benefits. The report highlights how developers capitalize on public resources...

A Short Guide to Setting Up a City-Scale Retrofit Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California, New York, Washington

Source Green For All and Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS)

Policy Areas Community Development, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Municipalities can implement city-scale retrofit programs to improve energy efficiency in buildings, create jobs, and reduce energy costs, particularly targeting low-income communities. These programs should include financial mechanisms to make retrofits accessible for most residents,...

Racial Equity in Public Policy Message Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, School Board, School District

State(s) All States

Source Voices for Healthy Kids

Policy Areas -

Conversations about race and racism are often treated with difficulty, discomfort and even fear or avoidance from allies and critics alike, especially when those conversations are with powerful decisionmakers. This guide offers communications strategies that advocates can use with...

Parking Requirements and Housing Development: Regulation and Reform in Los Angeles

Type Article

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source ACCESS Magazine, Spring 2014, Number 44

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing, Transportation & Mobility

The cost of parking is being shifted to housing costs due to minimum parking requirements, which reduces the amount and variety of housing available. The city should remove parking requirements to encourage more and varied housing development. This policy change is related to urban...

Stopping Violence, Saving Lives

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee

Source Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction

Policy Areas Public Safety

Community gun violence, the leading cause of death for youth, underscores systemic inequities and a lack of coordinated prevention efforts. Cities must adopt evidence-based strategies and comprehensive plans led by mayors, emphasizing both enforcement and non-enforcement approaches...

TO TRACK OR NOT TO TRACK? Towards privacy-friendly and sustainable online advertising

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Panoptykon Foundation

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Democracy & Governance

Unethical practices in online advertising like real-time bidding and surveillance-driven models put people at risk and violates their privacy. Localities should create incentives for privacy-friendly advertising in the ePrivacy regulation, limit platform power through the Digital...

Party Time: Creating a New Party

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 1990

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Daniel Cantor & Joel Rogers

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

The current U.S. political system is dominated by business interests, leading to low voter participation, significant income inequality, and inefficient government policies. This brief argues for building a 'New Party' (NP) within the existing Democratic Party, which would cross-endorse...

Electronic Prisons: The Operation of Ankle Monitoring in the Criminal Legal System

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States, District of Columbia

Source George Washington University Law School

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Electronic monitoring in the criminal legal system is increasingly criticized for being invasive, punitive, and disproportionately harmful to marginalized communities. It restricts movement, undermines privacy, burdens families, and perpetuates racial and class-based inequities while...

Clean Diesel: Overcoming Noxious Fumes

Type Article

Year 2001

Level National, State

State(s) California

Source ACCESS Magazine, University of California, Davis

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Transportation & Mobility

Diesel engines, known for powering most heavy-duty trucks and transit buses, have long been a source of pollution, contributing to air quality and public health problems through nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter emissions. To address these issues, states implement stringent...

Salt Lake City Food Equity Recommendations for Future Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Utah

Source Salt Lake City Department of Sustainability

Policy Areas Community Development, Food

Food inequity in Salt Lake City, especially affecting marginalized communities, is a pressing issue. To address this, the city should create multiple pathways for underserved individuals to access fresh, healthy food. This includes continuing the Resident Food Equity Advisor Program,...

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