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Green National Accounting And Sustainability Karl-Gustaf Löfgren , Chuan-Zhong Li Edited by Karl-Gustaf Löfgren, Professor of Economics, Umeå University, Sweden and Chuan-Zhong Li, Professor of Economics, Uppsala University, Sweden 2011 768 pp Hardback 978 1 84844 691 5 Hardback £245.00 on-line price £220.50 Qty Series: The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series Description Concerns about natural resource scarcity, together with the increased awareness of environmental problems, has led to widespread interest in green accounting, which attempts to extend the standard national accounts to include the yields from natural and environmental resources. For this volume, Professors Löfgren and Li have selected the classic articles in this rapidly growing area, with particular reference to sustainability. They have also written an authoritative new introduction which offers a comprehensive overview of the literature both from a historical and a formal theoretical perspective. Contents 36 articles, dating from 1906 to 2003 Contributors include: G. Chilchilnisky, P. Dasgupta, J.M. Hartwick, J.R Hicks, K.-G. Mäler, W.D. Nordhaus, P.A. Samuelson, J.E. Stiglitz, M.L. Weitzman Further information Concerns about natural resource scarcity, together with the increased awareness of environmental problems, has led to widespread interest in green accounting, which attempts to extend the standard national accounts to include the yields from natural and environmental resources. For this volume, Professors Löfgren and Li have selected the classic articles in this rapidly growing area, with particular reference to sustainability. They have also written an authoritative new introduction which offers a comprehensive overview of the literature both from a historical and a formal theoretical perspective. This volume will be an invaluable reference source for scholars and practitioners seeking an in-depth understanding of the main issues in this import

Maryland & Virginia Telework How can municipal and regional governments best promote telework? This case study highlights the telework program that originated in the Washington DC area in 1996, and the state-wide program that was subsequently established in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The later offers cost reimbursement (up to $35,000 per business), free personal assistance, and promotional "Telework Days." Both programs help overcome key policy and adoption barriers, and both have impressive impact data. Background This case study focuses on telework initiatives in the region of Washington, DC, which covers the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions (counties and cities within Maryland and Virginia). In 2010, the region had about 2.8 million workers and the regional forecast is to add 1.2 million new jobs to the region by 2030. Such growth forecasts will impact the region's transportation infrastructure. Commuter Connections, a regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), started in 1974 to provide mobility solutions in the region. The network is administered through the Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, part of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)   Setting Objectives The Commonwealth set a goal of having 20% of its eligible workforce [approximately 105,000 employees) teleworking by 2010. Getting Informed "Dating back to the late 1980s, the TPB conducted a series of reviews of telecommuting pilot programs, which were in operation in Los Angeles and in Arlington County, Virginia," explained Nicholas Ramfos, Commuter Connection's Alternative Commute Programs Director. "These programs were primarily started at the local government level with the idea that lessons learned could be shared with the rest of the businesses in those jurisdictions and beyond." The TPB also reviewed the federal government's Flexiplace progr

Spotlight on Pedestrian Safety by Tamara Redmon, Dan Gelinne, Leah Walton, and Jeff Miller FHWA's aggressive approach to reducing the fatality rate in 13 States and 5 municipalities is showing promising results. Focus cities have installed high-visibility crosswalks, such as this one in Montclair, NJ, in a number of locations to improve pedestrian safety. For the past 7.5 years, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been trying to aggressively reduce pedestrian deaths by focusing extra resources on the States and cities with the highest numbers or rates of pedestrian fatalities. In recent years, 13 States experienced pedestrian fatalities above 150 per year and above the national rate of 2.5 per 100,000 population. In 2003 those States were Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas. An increase in Nevada's rate later added it to the list, while Michigan dropped off in 2007. In addition, five cities had the highest number of fatalities per year: Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; and Phoenix, AZ. Washington, DC, later went on the list, and Detroit dropped off (only to rejoin in 2011). To address this challenge, FHWA's Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety project began with a memorandum dated May 2004 outlining the goal of reducing pedestrian fatalities by 10 percent by the year 2008 (goal later changed to 2011). To address this performance goal, FHWA encouraged the affected States and cities to develop and implement pedestrian safety action plans. A previous article in Public Roads documented the early implementation of the Focused Approach to Pedestrian Safety (see "In Step With Safety" in the September/October 2006 issue). "The focused approach to pedestrian safety has changed the way road owners and operators view pedestrians," says Elizabeth Alicandri, FHWA director of the Office of Safety Programs. "One of the reasons it has bee

Resources for Practitioners Urban Quick Links ecoMOBILITY MOST UTSP Information Network Policy This section provides resources that support the implementation of green transportation initiatives. This information is targeted at transportation professionals and decision makers. Active Transportation in Canada: A resource and planning guide This guide is a resource tool for transportation planners and related professionals to accommodate, promote, and support active transportation in current and long-range planning and development. [ More... ] Bicycle End-of-Trip Facilities This guide is primarily addressed to municipal agencies responsible for promoting bicycle use and providing bicycle facilities. It will help municipalities and employers create appropriate and attractive bicycle parking and related facilities that will encourage bicycle use. The guide provides guidance on how to determine where, how much, and what type of bicycle parking and related facilities to provide, and how to best design them. [ More... ] Bike Sharing Guide This guide is intended to help planners and decision makers determine whether public bicycle sharing is viable in their community and, if so, how to design, implement, and operate a successful system. The material presented in this guide is drawn primarily from recent European experiences, with the information being assessed in terms of relevance to the Canadian context, where appropriate. [ More... ] Canadian Guidelines for the Measurement of Transportation Demand Management Initiatives User's Guide These guidelines will help organizations that are conducting TDM initiatives to measure the impacts of those initiatives and, over time, effectively evaluate progress toward established goals. The guidelines are applicable to a range of TDM initiatives and offer a step-by-step framework, providing the practitioner with the information from which to choose the impact measurement technique that suits the specific application, local cond

Bicycle Related Sites This page lists bicycle related web sites. Our focus is to provide information on bicycling as a mode of transportation. The sites listed below do not represent the views of the Department. They are for informational purposes only and the Department cannot be held liable for misinformation from any of these sites. Every effort has been made to review each site for content, however should a site grossly misstate facts or sources please send an e-mail to Ann Mahaney and the link will be removed. National Organizations: National Bicycle Safety Network - Contains safety and other information concerning bikes. Bicycle and Pedestrian Information Organization - Contains technical information on bicycles and walking. The League of American Bicyclists - ...for a bicycle friendly America, the national organization of bicyclists. Bicycle Federation of America - an electronic information center for bicycle and pedestrian advocates, practitioners, public officials and interested citizens. State Organizations: California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) - A non-profit organization that advocates increased bicycle use, access, safety and education, by promoting the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Smart Traveler - the single place on the internet to get information on all of your transportation options in California. California Association of Bicycling Organization (CABO) - California's bicycle clubs organized into a state federation in 1972 to protect bicyclists' interests state-wide and to encourage, maintain, and improve bicycling conditions. Local Organizations: LADOT Bicycle Services - The purpose of the LADOT Bicycle Homepage is to provide bicycle information to the constituents of the City of Los Angeles. Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) - MORCA is an organized voice for responsible mountain biking in Monterey County. SLO County Bicycle Coalition - Transforming San Luis Obispo County into a safer and more livable

Getting people walking will help build support for creation of more walkable places, decrease air pollution and traffic congestion, improve physical health, and other benefits. Research reveals that creating places for walking (such as walking trails) and other forms of physical activity may be associated with increased physical activity. Below is a list of ideas that a walking coalition or partnership may select from to get going. If there is not yet an established coalition in your community, then find out more about how to build a coalition. The ideas below can be used to inspire and motivate people to get out of their cars and walk. 1. Make walking part of the business: walk at work programs Partner with large employers to design and publicize routes to walk on the business campus, give time for walking during the day or foster walking groups. One example is Berkeley's walking groups for employees. Some employers also offer incentives for physical activity through their insurance provider. For example, Blue Cross/Blue Shield members in North Carolina's State Health Plan can earn free gifts like backpacks, water bottles, blankets and tents as they log their activity. American Heart Association provides support to business-based walking programs through incentive items, printable material and recognition. 2. Offer incentives and buddies: mileage clubs Use online and community-based programs that encourage walking and provide incentives for reaching mileage goals either individually or in groups. See the America on the Move program or a "Walk Across a State" program sponsored by cooperative extensions. For older adults, there is AARP's Get Fit on Route 66 online mileage club. 3. Provide a guide: walking maps Provide maps of local attractions as well as locations of practical amenities such as restrooms. For inspiration, see examples from Feet First and Walk Arlington. Add walking routes to the Trails web site and invite community members to view them. Walkin

Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Livable communities are a high priority of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Obama Administration. A livable community is one that provides safe and convenient transportation choices to all citizens, whether it's by walking, bicycling, transit, or driving. Each year, unfortunately, pedestrian fatalities comprise about 12 percent of all traffic fatalities and there are approximately 4,000 pedestrian deaths. Another 59,000 pedestrians are injured in roadway crashes annually. The numbers are improving, but we still have a ways to go. Pedestrian safety improvements depend on an integrated approach that involves the 4 E's: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Services. The FHWA's Office of Safety develops projects, programs and materials for use in reducing pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities. Pedestrian Safety Strategic Plan Pedestrian Safety Focus States and Cities Crash Facts Tools to Diagnose and Solve the Problem Education and Outreach Pedestrians and Transit Pedestrian Safety in Communities Hispanic Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety [En Español] Legislation and Guidelines Research Order Copies of CD's, Reports, and Other Resources Webinar Information Related Websites Consideration and Implementation of Proven Crash Countermeasures Medians and Pedestrian Refuge Areas in Urban and Suburban Areas Curbed medians provide a pedestrian refuge area both at intersections and midblock locations. While the length of the crossing is important in the pedestrian being able to cross the street during one cycle, it is the median that gives them a refuge if they can not. This is very important especially in midblock locations as that is where over 70% of pedestrian fatalities occur. Also it is where vehicle travel speed are higher which contributes to the injury and fatality rate at this location. Over 80% of pedestrians die when hit by vehicles traveling at 40 mph or faster while less than 20% die when hit at 20 mph.

Transguide is a website that collects and disseminates information about transport research. Transguide covers all modes and disciplines of transport. Subjects are primarily traffic, road users, vehicles, transport and infrastructure and various aspects of these such as economics, environment, psychology, politics, planning, safety and technology. Transguide was introduced 1991 and is continually being developed to give those interested in transport research an all-round forum for information on literature, research, conferences and much more. The Library and Information Centre at the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) - the largest transport research environment in Sweden - produces and maintains the databases and the website. The most important and most used resource is the National transport library catalogue. In the beginning - mid 70's - the online catalogue was called Roadline since the main VTI focus then was on road materials, construction and mainteance issues. During the years this changed; VTI became more of a multimodal, multisubject research institute and the Library and Information Centre (BIC) followed. The name of the catalogue changed to TRAX. Now, 15 years later, we change name to the National Transport Library Catalogue in order to reflect the explicit responsibility given to us by the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication.

CALL FOR PAPERS RETHINKING URBAN INCLUSION: SPACES, MOBILISATIONS, INTERVENTIONS to be held in Coimbra, Portugal, 28-30 June 2012 With almost half the world's population living in cities, questioning the urban dimension of social inclusion and exclusion is imperative. Urban inclusion is increasingly influenced - and often constrained - by intertwined processes of economic globalization, state re-articulation, polarization and diversification of (local) populations and the political practices they add to the city. Educational, health and environmental inequalities, segregation, unemployment, lack of political participation, discrimination and the inability to deal with different forms of participation are all phenomena of exclusion with a local dimension but a multi-scalar nature. At the same time, acting towards social inclusion is developed around ideas, knowledge(s), experiences, resources and capacities which are (dis)located across an array of arenas and distributed among different actors. While traditional concepts and practices of urban inclusion centered on institutions and top-down decision-making seem inadequate to tackle this complexity, new ones are often in their infancy and may be in tension with more established policies. Contesting the centrality of the state and market pervasiveness, a new variety of counter-hegemonic positions and projects, and alternative visions of urban democracy and justice that inform bottom-up and participatory approaches to urban inclusion, have become popular in the Global South, while their transposition to cities in the Global North have met resistance or hardly gone beyond theorization.  The Conference aims to understand and ultimately rethink social inclusion at the urban scale, as the product of broader dynamics and the interaction of different actors and languages. How can we trace, define, and challenge the new subtle forms of social and territorial exclusion, trying to reinvent urban in

Throughout Europe, we are witnessing massive transfers of resources from the public to the private sphere. The political responses to the crises are defined by austerity measures and by cuts to social spending, driving Europe further into recession. >From Greece to Spain, from London to Rome, European people are increasingly aware of the need for a different model of globalisation. From those resisting the privatisation of resources (for example in Italy with the water referendum, and currently in Romania) to the recent occupations of public spaces against neoliberalism (for example in the UK and Spain), this is the moment to construct and alternative Europe which is not a product of neoliberal politics, but the political expression of European citizens. Within this context, over forty organisations, networks and social movements from eight European countries will meet in the 600-seat Valle Theatre in Rome to organise a common front to construct an alternative European model. This three-day forum will focus on the construction of common transnational campaigns on the thematics of the commons and guaranteed minimum income as well as the battle against precarity, also utilising the new method provided with the European citizens? initiative. The event will be a true opportunity to build European networks and campaigns that will take concrete forms in follow-up meetings in Spain, the UK, Romania, Bulgaria and France in the following months to continue the work begun in Rome. The emphasis on concrete campaigns will be the starting point to engage in a reflection on the revision of the EU Treaties, to propose an alternative vision of Europe. The Rome forum is organised by European Alternatives, the International University College Turin, Teatro Valle, Centro Studi per l'Alternativa Comune, Municipality of Naples, ARCI, Il Manifesto, Basic Income Network, Tilt, Rete della Conoscenza, Cilap-eapn, Altramente, Osservatorio Europa, MFE. ---- FORUM PROGR

Transport Safety Research Centre About usKey interestsPeoplePublicationsLinks About us The objectives of the Transport Safety Research Centre are to reduce traffic casualties and mitigate the broader impact of transport on society by conducting world-leading basic and applied research. Previously called the Vehicle Safety Research Centre it was renamed in 2010 to reflect the greater diversity of its research in the field of traffic safety and transport technologies. The TSRC is a multi-disciplinary team conducting research into all aspects of road and vehicle safety and road user behaviour. With a team of over 35 staff and post-graduate researchers the Centre bases its research on real-world accident studies, naturalistic studies of driver behaviour and statistical analysis of accident, health and mobility data. We conduct research on behalf of Government and Industry and our work impacts directly on the road and vehicle safety policies and the performance requirements of new vehicles. In 2007 The Centre was recognised by the award to the University of the Queens Anniversary Prize. What we do We conduct research into the causes of road accidents and injuries, we measure the effectiveness of safety and mobility technologies and we provide the evidence base for policy development. Our research is both applied and basic and is published widely as reports and papers - we strive for research excellence. The results of our work are used by governments to improve road safety policies and by industry to improve transport products and services. The Centre was formed in 1982 in order to study vehicle crashworthiness and car occupant protection conducting in-depth crash investigations and injury analyses. Accident investigation has continued uninterrupted since then and the team is now responsible for all UK in-depth accident research. Over this time the research has broadened and the Centre now conducts a wide range of research into the performance of vehicle safety

WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT DATE : 1O APRIL 2012 VENUE : SEMINAR ROOM LEVEL(1), PTAR (1) UiTM, SHAH ALAM What is AHP? Saaty is a professor who developed AHP in the eighties. AHP's advantage is its ability to solve complex problems involving multiple criteria. It is a popular and widely used method for multi-criteria decision making. The framework of AHP is based on working rationally by accommodating the knowledge and experience of decision makers. AHP's application can ensure that decisions are credible especially in a group's decision making process. AHP allows qualitative as well as quantitative information to be used in the decision making process. What is the area of AHP's application? According to Forman and Gass (2011), the broad area where AHP has been successfully employed includes: Choice - The selection of one alternative from a given set of alternatives, usually where there are multiple decision criteria involved. Ranking - Putting a set of alternatives in order from the most to the least desirable Prioritisation - Determining the relative merit if members of a set of alternatives, as opposed to made selecting a single one or merely ranking them. Resource allocation - Apportioning resources among a set of alternatives. Benchmarking - Comparing the processes in one's own organisation with those of other best-of-breed organisations. Quality management - Dealing with the multidimensional aspects of quality and quality improvement. Conflict resolution - Settling disputes between parties with apparently incompatible goals or positions.   Why is AHP applicable to supply chain management? Successful supply chain management involves making many decisions relating to the management of the flow of information, products, and funds. Complexity in supply chain management requires an appropriate method of management. AHP is a suitable method to solve various problems in the challenging supply chain

he Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System is intended to provide practitioners with the latest information available for improving the safety and mobility of those who walk. The online tools provide the user with a list of possible engineering, education, or enforcement treatments to improve pedestrian safety and/or mobility based on user input about a specific location. [read more] - understand what is needed to create a viable pedestrian system. - learn about the factors related to the pedestrian crash problem. - learn how crash typing can lead to the selection of the most appropriate countermeasures. - learn how selected treatments may address many requested improvements to the pedestrian environment. - read about the necessary components for implementing pedestrian treatments. - access additional information through a variety of resources. - access print versions of the guide and other relevant materials. - find appropriate countermeasures on the basis of desired objectives and specific location information. - view the countermeasures associated with crash types and performance objectives. - read descriptions of the 49 engineering, education, and enforcement treatments. - review real-world examples of implemented treatments. Project sponsored by: site map This site is best viewed in Mozilla 1.4+, Netscape 7.0+, or Internet Explorer 6.0+ browsers.    

Bicycles riders (cyclists) on public streets have the same rights and responsibilities as automobile drivers and are subject to the same rules and regulations as any other vehicle on the road. Each year in California, over one hundred people are killed, and hundreds of thousands more are injured in bicycle collisions. The keys to safe bicycling include being predictable, visible and communicating your intentions to motorists. The following links provide valuable information on Bicycle Rules and Safety, as well as some helpful hints and general bicycle information. Bicycle Rules and SafetySafety Tips for Bicyclists and Motorists (FFDL 37)DMV Driver's Handbook-Bicycle SectionSafety Guidelines and Bike TipsTips for Safe Bicycle RidingBicycle Safety Links10 Smart Routes to Bicycle SafetyGeneral Bicycle InformationCaltrans Bicycle InformationCalifornia Air Resources Board-Bicycle Awareness ProgramBicycle Related SitesCalifornia Vehicle Code Sections for BicyclesVehicle Code 21200 Series-Operation of BicyclesVehicle Code 39000 Series-Registration and LicensingFor information on Motorized Bicycles and Motorcycles check DMV's Motorcycle Driver Handbook.Motorcycle Driver Handbook (PDF)  Everyone should be aware of Bicycle Safety   

Transport And Ethics Ethics and the Evaluation of Transport Policies and Projects Bert van Wee Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 2011 272 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 964 1 Hardback $115.00 on-line price $103.50 Qty Series: Transport Economics, Management and Policy series This book is also available as an ebook  978 1 84980 965 8 from - www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description 'Transport impacts on all aspects of our lives and businesses, but the inclusion of ethics is not seen as a central concern. This book fills a major gap in the literature, through its understanding of the many important dimensions of ethics and its treatment of a range of situations in transport, through asking about the why, what and how as it relates to ethics. The clear conclusion is reached that ethics should feature much more prominently in all transport decisions, but that it is also context specific in both time and space. The approach adopted is transparent and informative, and the author guides the reader through the main conceptual and theoretical issues, using examples to illustrate the range of important ethical choices raised in the evaluation of transport policies and practices.' - David Banister, University of Oxford, UK Contents Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Opinion of the Target Group 3. How Suitable is CBA for the Ex ante Evaluation of Transport Projects and Policies? 4. Social Exclusion 5. Long-term Sustainability and Transport Evaluation 6. Safety: Indicators, Pricing Humans and Democracy 7. The Ethics of Doing Transport Research 8. The Use of Models 9. Epilogue and Discussion Index Futher information 'Prof. van Wee draws on extensive research and nearly three decades of professional experience to shine a welcome spotlight on a neglected yet critical area of transportation research and practice: the role of ethics in the ex ante

Look inside Transport And Ethics Ethics and the Evaluation of Transport Policies and Projects Bert van Wee Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands October 2011 272 pp Hardback 978 1 84980 964 1 Hardback $115.00 on-line price $103.50 Qty Series: Transport Economics, Management and Policy series This book is also available as an ebook  978 1 84980 965 8 from - www.myilibrary www.ebooks.com www.ebookscorporation.com www.dawsonera.com www.ebrary.com/corp/ www.books.google.com/ebooks Description 'Transport impacts on all aspects of our lives and businesses, but the inclusion of ethics is not seen as a central concern. This book fills a major gap in the literature, through its understanding of the many important dimensions of ethics and its treatment of a range of situations in transport, through asking about the why, what and how as it relates to ethics. The clear conclusion is reached that ethics should feature much more prominently in all transport decisions, but that it is also context specific in both time and space. The approach adopted is transparent and informative, and the author guides the reader through the main conceptual and theoretical issues, using examples to illustrate the range of important ethical choices raised in the evaluation of transport policies and practices.' - David Banister, University of Oxford, UK Contents Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Opinion of the Target Group 3. How Suitable is CBA for the Ex ante Evaluation of Transport Projects and Policies? 4. Social Exclusion 5. Long-term Sustainability and Transport Evaluation 6. Safety: Indicators, Pricing Humans and Democracy 7. The Ethics of Doing Transport Research 8. The Use of Models 9. Epilogue and Discussion Index Futher information 'Prof. van Wee draws on extensive research and nearly three decades of professional experience to shine a welcome spotlight on a neglected yet critical area of transportation research and practice: the role o

Publications Search Results Your search returned 38 records Author(s) Title Year Stillwater, Tai Comprehending Consumption: The Behavioral Basis and Implementation of Driver Feedback for Reducing Vehicle Energy Use 2011 Gordon, Deborah and Daniel Sperling Critical Crossroad: Advancing Global Opportunities to Transform Transportation 2011 Sperling, Daniel Policy Options for Reducing Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation 2011 Ogden, Joan M. and Lorraine Anderson Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways: A Research Summary for Decision Makers 2011 Chen, Chien-Wei and Yueyue Fan Bioethanol Supply Chain System Planning under Supply and Demand Uncertainties 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX A: Key Features and Assumptions of Candidate Methods 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX B: Descriptions and Comparisons of Traffic Counts Sites 2011 Lee, Richard, Joshua Miller, Rachel Maiss, Mary M. Campbell, Kevan R. Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier, Susan L. Handy, Terry Parker Evaluation of the Operation and Accuracy of Five Available Smart Growth Trip Generation Methodologies - APPENDIX C: Practitioners Panel Survey on Operational Criteria 2011 Sperling, Daniel and Richard T. Forman The Future of Roads: No Driving, No Emissions, Nature Reconnected 2011 Morrison, Geoffrey M. and Thomas S. Stephens Th

An information resource for Victorian local governments When it comes to transport planning, let's not 're-invent the wheels'. This website provides an easy way for local governments to share their documentation on a wide range of local government transport initiatives, from long-term strategies to one-off events. This website also provides quick access to a database of Victorian Government programs and projects that support local governments in their efforts to provide better mobility for their communities. Contact details of State Government staff are provided. (This section is restricted to registered local government

The projections fallacy Blog post by Charles Marohn on 23 Jul 2012 feature development highways policy streets Charles Marohn, Better! Cities & Towns We spend billions every year in this country on our transportation network, large percentages of it based on traffic projections. This despite the fact that we have a long record of not being able to accurately project traffic. The answer isn't better projections but a better transportation system, one that is robust to modeling error. If you are in Pennsylvania and would like to have the Strong Towns message brought to your community, we have an ongoing fundraiser to help us visit your state and hold 8 to 10 Curbside Chats. Please consider supporting this effort and pass it along to those you know in PA. We'd love to bring this message back to the Keystone State and change the conversation on growth statewide.  My home town newspaper recently ran the standard repeat-what-the-engineer-says article on traffic projections. Essentially, the report indicated that we're going to be inundated with traffic. As things continue to "full build out" (it was in quotes so I'm assuming it is an engineering term), traffic is going to increase by 75 percent, an astounding amount since most locals will attest we are already drowning in traffic (we're not, but most would attest that we are). The recommendation for dealing with all this traffic seems sensible: make some prudent investments today to acquire more land for future road expansion and then, as they are built, oversize the roads to meet this future demand. A lot of the rationale for these projections - as well as the public's acceptance of them - comes from the fact that growth has been robust. In fact, if you go back decades and look at the projections that were made for the present time, they are laughable in how dramatically they underestimated the amount of traffic. We projected out based on what our experience had taught us to anticipate, but we were wrong

The Cycling Resource Centre is an Australian information hub on all things related to cycling. The site is admininstered by the Australian Bicycle Council (ABC) which consists of representatives of state, territory and local governments, the cycling industry and bicycle users. The ABC coordinates and implementats the Australian National Cycling Strategy 2011-2016 (NCS) and reports on its implementation to Australian Transport ministers. The operational support for the ABC is provided by Austroads, the association of Australian and NZ road transport and traffic authorities. If you have any comments, suggestions or questions regarding this site, please contact abc@austroads.com.au .