Quote of the Day
September 23, 2009
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Next American City
Ironically, Torino long ago modeled its single-industry economy after Detroit and the success of Henry Ford; today it offers Detroit a lesson in post-industrial prosperity....
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Security means strong transit services
September 23, 2009
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The Environment America Research and Policy Center released a report this month detailing the relationship between transportation and America's oil dependence. "Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership Increases Energy Independence" was written by Rob McCulloch, Philip Faustmann and Jessica Darmawan of the Environment America Research and Policy Center and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation.
Phoenix's example and the lessons of Tempe and Mesa
September 23, 2009
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Phoenix's light rail line is proving to be a boon for advocates of improved transit opportunities and transit-oriented development in particular.
The Livable Communities Act: Section-by-Section Analysis
September 15, 2009
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This is suppliemental info for the article The Livable Communities Act: Creating Better And More Affordable Places To Live, Work And Raise Families by Mariia Zimmerman
International model of sustainable transit finance and urbanism
September 15, 2009
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Hong Kong’s principal rail operator's "Rail+Property" development program has advanced the practice of transit value capture more than any public‐transport organization worldwide, according to Robert Cervero and Jin Murakami, the authors of the May 2008 working paper, "Rail + Property Development: A model of sustainable transit finance and urbanism."
Using TOD to fight sprawl in China
September 14, 2009
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China's rapid modernization since introducing economic reforms in 1978 has prompted the suburbanization of Chinese cities, many of which are mimicking the automobile-centric patterns of post-World War II United States. Robert Cervero and Jennifer Day studied Shanghai's experience and make the case that transit-oriented development can help stem the centrifugal movement of people and jobs out of central cities.
The network that moves people
September 11, 2009
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Forbes has a transcript of New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan explaining the transformation transportation policy into an organic network vision with a global perspective.
Paul Weyrich: Pro-Transit Conservative
September 10, 2009
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Alan Ehrenhalt, the editor of Governing magazine, has a long commentary discussing "Paul Weyrich's Soft Spot for Public Transit." The column is prompted by "Moving Minds: Conservatives And Public Transportation," a collection of writings by Weyrich and William Lind published jointly by Reconnecting America and the Free Congress Foundation. (Order the book here.)
Measuring mixed-use development traffic generation
September 8, 2009
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Do current methods of traffic impact analysis based the Institute of Transportation Engineers' criteria understate the traffic benefits of mixed-use developments, leading to higher impact fees, exactions and negotiated payments and thus discourage desirable projects? That is the central question the Transportation Research Board report, "Traffic Generated by Mixed-Use Developments – A Six- Region Study Using Consistent Built Environmental Measures."
Driving The Built Environment: Going Compact
September 2, 2009
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Increasing population and employment density in metropolitan areas could reduce vehicle travel, energy use, and CO2 emissions, according to a report from the National Research Council. If higher density were paired with more concentrated employment and commercial locations, and combined with improvements to public transit and other strategies to reduce automobile travel, household driving could be lowered by as much as 25 percent.
