Distance, Dispersion and Poverty Make Difficult Choices for Public Transit
April 24, 2012
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The Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas is located in the very southernmost region of the continental U.S. This area is composed of three counties with 3,643 square miles which contains a population of over 1.2 million inhabitants.1 This land area is larger in square miles than two states (DE and RI), and has a population larger than eight states (WY, VT, ND, AK, SD, DE, MT, RI). If the distances weren’t enough of a problem for transit providers, there is the dispersion of the population over those 3,600 square miles. Dispersion occurs as a result of small, very poor housing communities called colonias.
San Francisco's Reduced Residential Parking Requirements
May 23, 2011
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(Note: This is another in our series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts and advocates are doing in the field. Alyssa Sherman researched residential parking policy as a student in San Jose State University’s Master of Urban Planning Program, and completed her Master’s Thesis on this topic in May of 2010.)
Green Your City's Blueprint: A Toolkit to Make Planning Easier
May 17, 2011|Greenbelt Alliance
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(Note: This is another in our series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts and advocates are doing in the field. Today we have Jennifer Gennari, Communications Director at Greenbelt Alliance)
The Economic Impact of Affordable Housing Along Transit Corridors in Metro Denver
June 23, 2010
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[This is another in our series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field. This article by Kim Calomino of the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver and Josh Burdick of the Urban Land Conservancy summarizes the work of Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, Senior Economist of the National Association of Home Builders, surrounding the economic impact of LIHTC development along transit corridors.]
Helping Rural Residents Use Google Transit
May 20, 2010
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[This is another in our series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field. This article is written by Sue Crowe, project lead for the Northern California Internet Transit Trip Planning Study, which utilizes Google Maps/Transit to provide transit trip planning features for rural and small-urban operators in a nine-county region.]
Federal law mandates coordination of human transportation services. From 2007 through 2009, regional agencies throughout the United States prepared locally developed coordinated, public transit-human services transportation plans. Many of California’s plans identified the need for mobility management tools such as online trip planners. Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation (DMT) set statewide goals to improve information dissemination on transit trip planning and connectivity throughout California. Google Maps/Transit is a global online trip planner that is used predominantly in large urban…
Federal law mandates coordination of human transportation services. From 2007 through 2009, regional agencies throughout the United States prepared locally developed coordinated, public transit-human services transportation plans. Many of California’s plans identified the need for mobility management tools such as online trip planners. Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation (DMT) set statewide goals to improve information dissemination on transit trip planning and connectivity throughout California. Google Maps/Transit is a global online trip planner that is used predominantly in large urban…
Profiles in Planning Vision: Elizabeth Avenue Business Corridor Project
May 7, 2010
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[This is another in our series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field. This is written by Jeffrey Wood, Reconnecting America's New Media Director/Chief Cartographer, and Tom Russell, Senior Project Manager in the Engineering and Property Management department at the City of Charlotte.]
Policy and Urban Design: How to Complete Bicycle Supportive Cities
April 16, 2010
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[This is the final of four-part expert blog post by Mike Lydon, the founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative. Lydon's posts are part of a series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field.]
At the Station - Bicycle Parking
March 1, 2010
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[This is the third of four-part expert blog post by Mike Lydon, the founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative. Lydon's posts are part of a series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field.]
The Bikeway Network
February 12, 2010
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[This is the second of four-part expert blog post by Mike Lydon, the founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative. Lydon's posts are part of a series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field.]
The Role of the Bicycle In Transit Oriented-Development
February 3, 2010
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[This is the first of four-part expert blog post by Mike Lydon, the founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative. Lydon's posts are part of a series of expert blogs on TOD highlighting work and research that experts are doing in the field.]
