TransitRenewal 2012-2017
March 26, 2012
More Resources:
Introduction
The 2011-2012 Sacramento Regional Transit Comprehensive Operational Analysis, commonly known as “TransitRenewal”, includes a review of existing market conditions and transit service and aims to position the RT network to sustainably meet future transit demand within the service area. Sustainability is the method of using a resource without depleting or damaging it for future use. Sustainable transit planning focuses on meeting transit needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet such needs1. TransitRenewal responds to changing economic circumstances and RT’s new financial realities. In 2010, RT implemented substantial service reductions which included discontinuing several bus routes, reducing service levels, and reducing spans. TransitRenewal responds to RT’s plan to regain previous FY 2010 service levels and intends to identify core areas of the RT system where investment will have a maximum benefit, and will guide RT to…
Sacramento Regional Transit: A Guide To Transit Oriented Development
April 19, 2009|Sacramento RT
More Resources:
Regional Transit, as part of the Transit Action Plan, is developing a guide to Transit Oriented Development to promote TOD as an important tool in delivering the goals of the Blueprint plan: to increase transit ridership; and widen transportation choice in the Sacramento region.
Traffic Generated by Mixed-Use Developments – A Six- Region Study Using Consistent Built Environmental Measures
January 1, 2009|EPA Development, Community and Environment Division
More Resources:
The purpose of this study was to develop new methodology for more accurately predicting the traffic impacts of mixed-use developments
The Causal Influence of Neighborhood Design on Physical Activity Within the Neighborhood: Evidence from Northern California
May 1, 2008|American Journal of Health Promotion May/June 2008, Vol. 22, No. 5
More Resources:
Using data collected from Northern California in 2003, this study explored the causal relationship between neighborhood design and physical activity. The combination of three key features provided a stronger assessment of causality than previous studies to date: a focus on the connection between built environment characteristics of the neighborhood and physical activity within the neighborhood, statistical control of preferences for physical activity and neighborhood design characteristics supportive of physical activity, and quasi-longitudinal measures of neighborhood design characteristics and physical activity.
Large Real Estate Developments, Spatial Uncertainty, and Integrated Land Use and Transportation Modeling
January 1, 2006|University of California Transportation Center
More Resources:
In the past ten years, integrated land use and transportation modeling has received considerable attention in the scholarly literature. This academic interest is slowly yielding practical applications. Many metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and state departments of transportation are beginning to implement these types of models for the first time. While many improvements have been made to these models, and the value of these improvements should not be understated, much work still remains. One of the most challenging problems in land use modeling is how floorspace (buildings) is built and occupied. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to draw attention to insufficiencies in the representation of floorspace developer behavior—particularly as it applies to large, urban-edge projects—within current integrated land use and transportation models and, second, to determine the necessity of explicitly accounting for such projects within these models.
City of Sacramento Light Rail Transit Land Use Policies and Guidelines
April 8, 2005|City of Sacramento
More Resources:
The purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive collection of planning goals, policies and recommendations prepared by the City of Sacramento, Regional Transit (RT) and public design workshops.
Parking Policy For Transit-Oriented Development: Lessons for Cities, Transit Agencies, And Developers
January 1, 2005|Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 8, No. 5, 2005
More Resources:
Parking policy is an important element of transit-oriented development (TOD). It shapes travel behavior, community design, and development economics; it can improve the performance of both rail transit and TOD. This article is based on the study of residential TODs, office TODs, and joint development of transit agency station parking in California. The research includes surveys of travel behavior, stationarea characteristics, parking supply, interviews with real estate developers, and studies of replacement parking issues at joint development sites. Research results show that TOD parking supply and pricing policy seldom are structured to support transit ridership goals. Policy recommendations for improving parking policy for TODs are offered to transit agencies, cities, and developers.
Capitalization of Transit Investments into Single-Family Home Prices: A Comparative Analysis of Five California Rail Transit Systems
January 1, 2004|University of California Transportation Center
More Resources:
This paper provides a comparative perspective on the relative economic benefits (as capitalized into nearby home values) of five California heavy and light rail transit systems
Travel Characteristics of Transit-Oriented Development in California
January 1, 2004|Caltrans Transportation Grant "Statewide Planning Studies"
More Resources:
This study provides a 2003 measurement of travel behavior in California TODs. It supports recent efforts to develop information and policy recommendations that enhance the effectiveness of TOD development. It builds upon previous studies conducted in the early 1990s, and examines a range of potential rail users—residents, office workers, hotel employees and patrons, and retail patrons. Survey sites are all located in non-CBD locations, are within walking distance of a transit station with rail service headways of 15 minutes or less, and were intentionally developed as TODs. Surveys were conducted along each of California’s major urban rail systems, including the San Diego Trolley, San Diego Coaster, Los Angeles Blue and Red Lines, Los Angeles Metrolink commuter rail, San Jose VTA light rail, Caltrain commuter rail, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and Sacramento Light Rail.
Statewide Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors for Success in California
January 1, 2002|California Department of Transportation
More Resources:
Provides a state-of-the-practice review of TOD and outlines strategies to encourage broader implementation
