Effects of Transit-Oriented Development on Affordable Housing, Job...
AbstractThe premise of this study is that an understanding of catalysts and impacts of social and economic change in the Los Angeles Metro Green Line study corridor and an analysis of current planning...
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IntroductionTwo goals in Translink’s Transport 2040 strategy are to have most trips in the region occur by walking, cycling and transit and to have the majority of jobs and housing in the region...
View ArticleTransit Passenger Facility Design Guidelines
IntroductionTransLink operates an integrated regional network of transit services that includes automated rail rapid transit, commuter rail, passenger ferry, highway coach, bus, trolley bus,...
View ArticleTransit-Oriented Communities: A Primer On Key Concepts
IntroductionCreating communities that are more “ transit-oriented” is one of the key goals of most land use and transportation plans in Metro Vancouver. Transit-oriented communities are not only more...
View ArticleTransit-Oriented Communities Design Guidelines: Creating More Livable Places...
IntroductionTransit-oriented communities are places that, by their design, allow people to drive less and walk, cycle, and take transit more. In practice, this means they concentrate higher-density,...
View ArticleSmart Growth: A Guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas...
Local Government Climate and Energy Strategy Series Executive SummaryDeveloping and Implementing Community Planning and Design ProgramsCommunity design—including factors such as physical layout;...
View ArticleNature Appropriation and Associations with Population Health in Canada’s...
AbstractEarth is a finite system with a limited supply of resources. As the human population grows, so does the appropriation of Earth’s natural capital, thereby exacerbating environmental concerns...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cost Effectiveness Study
Executive SummaryAs a leader in environmental responsibility, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is pursuing a variety of sustainability strategies to maximize...
View ArticleCacharros: The Persistence Of Vintage Automobiles In Cuba
IntroductionCuba has been called the world’s largest open-air antique car museum. To anyone who visits Cuba, it is all but impossible to miss the pre-1960s American-made cars that daily ply the roads...
View ArticleCityscape: A Journal Of Policy Development and Research
Symposium Organization and ContentThe symposium in this issue of Cityscape is organized in four topical sections: (1) the expectations and achievements of mixing policies; (2) the realities of...
View ArticleLos Angeles Department of City Planning Summary of Policy Planning...
This paper documents all the Los Angeles Station Area planning programs and projects that are currently happening.
View ArticleAchieving System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance: Perspectives...
Report websiteExecutive SummaryTransitways in the Twin Cities metropolitan area continue to expand, with a network of 14 transitways planned by 2030. To promote sustainable regional growth, transitways...
View ArticleLinking Land Use, Transportation and Travel Behavior in Ohio
IntroductionLinks between travel demand, transportation system characteristics, urban form and distribution of population and employment have been the focus of several studies in the literature (Badoe...
View ArticleTools for Estimating VMT Reductions from Built Environment Changes
IntroductionThe transport sector accounts for nearly half the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Washington State (WSDOT 2009). Addressing transport sector GHG emissions is a priority for mitigating the...
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Moving To Work In The Bay Area
Low-income workers face multiple barriers to advancementMoving to Work examines the critical role of transit - as well as development clustered around transit (TOD) - in linking low-income communities...
View ArticleImproving Our Understanding of How Highway Congestion and Pricing Affect...
(Report website)ForewordDriver response to congestion and road pricing is an essential element to forecasting the future use of roadway systems and estimating the effect that pricing has on demand and...
View ArticleMore Development For Your Transit Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American...
Executive SummaryIn the wake of the 2008 economic downturn, Cleveland, Ohio, along with other former industrial US cites, faced severe financial difficulties. While a tough regional economy and...
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Making It Happen: Opportunities and Strategies for Transit-Oriented...
Executive SummaryThe Knowledge Corridor is experiencing more than $1.5 billion in construction that is underway in three new transit and transportation investments:In 2015—CTfastrak, a 9.4 mile new bus...
View ArticleTravel Mode and Physical Activity at Sydney University
IntroductionWorkplace travel plans have the potential to promote physical activity through active travel options (walking, cycling, public transport and combinations of these modes of travel) and at...
View ArticleLos Angeles Equity Atlas
With a $40 billion voter-approved transit investment being deployed over the next 20 years, the Los Angeles County transit system expansion will add 102 miles of rail transit and almost 100 new...
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