Updated and Expanded H+T Index
February 27, 2012
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The Center for Neighborhood Technology will hold a webinar Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. CST to discuss the latest updates to the Housing + Transportion Affordability Index.
The effects of street connectivity on walkability and access to transit
February 24, 2012
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A 2010 doctoral dissertation on the effects of street connectivity on walkability and access to transit has been added to the Resource Center best practices. "Walking to the station: The effects of street connectivity on walkability and access to transit" was written by Ayse N. Ozbil for his Doctor of Philosophy degree in the College of Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lessons for Increasing Choice Ridership While Maintaining Transit Dependent Ridership
February 23, 2012
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A report from the Mineta Transportation Institute at the San José State University College of Business has been added to the Resource Center best practices database. "Lessons for Increasing Choice Ridership While Maintaining Transit Dependent Ridership" examines the Atlanta transit system in an effort to identify what types of policies would expand the use of transit by choice riders while at the least not hurting transit-dependent riders.
Some Facts To Counter The Myths About Higher Density
February 22, 2012
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A 2005 report "Some Facts To Counter The Myths About Higher Density," authored by the Urban Land Institute along with the National Multi Housing Council, Sierra Club and the American Institute of Architects, has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
FTA To Hold Applicant Webinars For State Of Good Repair, Bus Livability And Clean Fuels Grant Opportunities
February 22, 2012
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FTA will conduct informational webinars on February 29th and March 1st for applicants to the Fiscal Year 2012 State of Good Repair Initiative, Bus Livability Initiative and Clean Fuels Grant Program funding opportunities. The webinars will provide an introduction to the programs, information on applicant and project eligibility, and a review of the criteria that will be used to select projects. Participants will also receive step-by-step instructions for completing the required forms and submitting their application in www.grants.gov.
District of Columbia Streetcar Land Use Study, Phase One
February 17, 2012
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The phase one land use study for the proposed District of Columbia streetcar system has been added to the Resource Center best practices database.
A Framework For Transit Oriented Development In Florida
February 16, 2012|A Framework For Transit Oriented Development In Florida
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The Florida Department of Transportation's "A Framework For Transit Oriented Development In Florida" has been added to the Resource Center best practices.
Joint Development Webinar Resource Materials Added To Resource Center
February 15, 2012
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A pair of reports provided as background documents for the Center for Transit-Oriented Development webinar "Making Joint Development Work: the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Perspective" have been added to the Resource Center Best Practices.
Economic Value of Walkability
February 14, 2012
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The Victoria Transport Policy Institute's "Economic Value of Walkablilty" has been added to the Best Practices in the Resource Center.
Adding To The Resource Center's Best Practices Database
February 13, 2012
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We have piles of documents our researchers have come across that merit inclusion in our Best Practices database. For the next week or so we'll be adding at least one a day. After each report is uploaded, we'll post a short explanation here.
