Best Practices of walkability
August 10, 2009
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The Aug. 4, 2009, draft report "Effects of Walkability on Property Values and Investment Returns" has been added to the Best Practices.
Best Practices for TOD and communities
August 7, 2009
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A trio of reports dealing with measuring transit-oriented development performance, parking and TOD and the Ahwahnee Principles for Resource-Efficient Communities have been added to the Best Practices section.
Learning Lessons From Portland's Embrace Of Streetcars
August 6, 2009
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"If there’s a model for smart growth building principles and practices, Portland, Oregon is it. It’s development/re-development with transit connectivity or, more precisely, transit-station connectivity," writes examiner.com stringer Alan Kandel.
And if there's a single place to find out more about Portland's transformation into a smart-growth, transit-oriented development Mecca, it's Reconnecting America's " Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century." (The second edition of the book is available here.)
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Downtown Circulator Service Economic Impact Assessment
July 7, 2009
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A 2006 economic impact assestment of the Austin, TX, streetcar has been added to Best Practices.
Commuter Rail and Land Use: A Network-Based Analysis
July 7, 2009
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"Commuter Rail and Land Use: A Network-Based Analysis," research by Eric Beaton, Master of Urban Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, has been added to the Best Practices.
Using The Internet To Envision Neighborhoods With TOD Potential
July 7, 2009
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The 2002 study "Using The Internet To Envision Neighborhoods With Transit-Oriented Development Potential" has been added to the Best Practices.
A Brief Look At Restoration
July 6, 2009
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The new town of Restoration will create a mixed-use, transit oriented, sustainable new town near Interstate 95 on lands that were previously neglected and significantly altered from their original ecological state.
Streetcar Carbon Footprint Benefits Modeling
June 30, 2009
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A 2008 memorandum for the City of Portland that explores the climate change benefits of street cars has been added to the Best Practices.
Discussion Paper On The Evaluation Of Economic Development
June 30, 2009
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The Federal Transit Administration is considering possible rules to evaluate the potential economic development value of transit projects as part of the New Starts funding process. A discussion paper presenting one possible methor for evaluating econommic development impacts of projects has been added to the Best Practices section.
Urban Design to Reduce Automobile Dependence
June 18, 2009
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An article exploring how urban design can reduce automobile dependance has been added to the Best Practices.
