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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

Help from CfIT for local authority practitioners working on the 'integration' of town planning and transport planning. If you think it is difficult to plan for sustainable travel, then think again. Urban structure and mobility are inextricably linked. This website gives expert advice on planning for a more effective location and form of development that can help achieve sustainable travel. This website and related work seeks to: Provide evidence for a range of actors involved in town planning and transport planning. Disseminate good practice, with an emphasis on 'strategic' issues and good working practices, developing 'key themes' for practice advice. Develop case study examples of current working practice in integrated urban and transport planning, with a focus on areas with development growth aspirations (such as Growth Areas and Growth Points). Provide signposts to related guidance by government and others. Hence, help practitioners more effectively use spatial planning tools in enabling greater sustainability in travel. The Evidence The location of activities - homes, workplaces, leisure, health, education and other facilities - act as the physical 'structuring framework' for travel. Although socio-economic, attitudinal and contextual characteristics all play important roles in the demand for travel, it is increasingly clear from the empirical evidence that there are significant associations between the built environment and travel. Urban Structure as an Enabler of Sustainable Travel Spatial planning is typically a long term instrument; its effects manifest themselves over several decades. However, the cumulative effect of land use decisions over recent decades has had a profound effect on travel patterns, and has the potential to have an equally significant effect, positively or negatively, in the future. Target Audience This website aims to publicise the evidence from research and practice which has become available since the last update

To naysayers, skeptics and Tea Party members, it's the end of the California suburban lifestyle. To dyed-in-the-wool environmentalists, it's the key to correcting climate change. But in reality, the Plan Bay Area strategy linking land-use and transportation investment is probably neither. The strategy, approved by the governing boards of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments at a heated meeting in Oakland on Thursday night, is the Bay Area's attempt to satisfy a 2008 state law that requires regions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2035. The law requires the regional planning agencies to work together to meet that requirement. Their approach is to use transportation money to help steer growth - an anticipated 2.1 million new residents and 1.1 million jobs - into already developed areas, around existing transit hubs, highways and transit lines. It identifies priority development areas with more than a third of the growth in San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose with El Camino Real on the Peninsula and San Pablo Avenue in the East Bay also singled out. Extension of strategy While the plan establishes a closer connection between housing and transportation planning, it's an extension of a strategy that already has been used to encourage development around transit hubs. "It's an evolution, not a revolution," said Stuart Cohen, head of TransForm, a transportation and land-use coalition that supports the plan. "What's stronger than ever is how we're spending our (transportation) money, and where growth is happening." Cities and counties are not obligated to follow the plan, but money for transportation improvements would go to areas that adhere to it. But even though the plan is optional, it has generated great controversy, as was evident at Thursday's public hearing, which drew an overflow crowd of about 200 and inspired 70 people to wait for hours to speak. Critics, including members of the Te

Clean transport, Urban transport Action Plan on urban mobility The European Commission adopted the Action Plan on urban mobility on 30 September 2009. The Action Plan proposes twenty measures to encourage and help local, regional and national authorities in achieving their goals for sustainable urban mobility. With the Action Plan, the European Commission presents for the first time a comprehensive support package in the field of urban mobility. Local, regional and national authorities are free to use this support, and the tools that will be offered. By doing so, they will be better equipped to address the challenge of sustainable urban mobility, which will facilitate their policy making. In addition, Europe's citizens and companies will benefit from this on a daily basis. The actions are being launched over the three years following the Action Plan's adoption. The European Commission will conduct a review of the implementation of the Action Plan in the year 2012, and will assess the need for further action. European Commission conference on urban mobility The European Commission hosted a conference on urban mobility in the context of the Action Plan on Urban Mobility on Wednesday 24 March 2010 in Brussels, within the framework of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week. Related documents Legislation Action Plan on urban mobility [COM(2009) 490] Press room Commission takes action to make urban travel greener, better organised and more user-friendly [IP/09/1379, 30/09/2009] Action Plan on Urban Mobility [MEMO/09/424, 30/09/2009] Documentation Information leaflet [2 MB] Council conclusions on Action Plan on Urban Mobility (24 June 2010) [49 KB] European Parliament resolution of 23 April 2009 on an action plan on urban mobility Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on an Action Plan on Urban Mobility Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and

Publications Note: Several of these documents contain draft versions of published work (or in different stages of being published). For citations and quotations please refer to the officially published version. The contents of this site can be freely used for personal use ONLY. Although the material contained in this web site is freely available, it is not public domain. Its contents, in whole or in part (including graphics and datasets), cannot be copied and published in ANY form (printed or electronic) without consent. Permission to use any graphic material herein in any form of publication, such as an article, a book or a conference presentation, on any media must be requested prior to use. Books | Book Chapters | Articles in Preparation | Refereed Articles | Special Issues | Reviews & Reports Books Rodrigue, J-P, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (2012) (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. Forthcoming. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2009) The Geography of Transport Systems, Second Edition, London: Routledge, 352 pages. ISBN: 9780415483247. Rodrigue, J-P, C. Comtois and B. Slack (2006) The Geography of Transport Systems, London: Routledge, 296 pages, ISBN: 0415354412. Rodrigue, J-P (2000) L'espace économique mondial: les économies avancées et la mondialisation, (The Global Economic Space : Advanced Economies and Globalization), Collection géographie contemporaine, Sainte Foy : Presses de l'Université du Québec, 534 pages. ISBN 2760510379. PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Business Book Award. Book Chapters (2012) "Commercial Goods Transport" in UN-HABITAT, 2013 Global Report on Human Settlements: Sustainable Urban Transport, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, London: Earthscan. In preparation. (2012) "Transport, Flows and Globalization", in J-P Rodrigue, T. Notteboom and J. Shaw (eds) The Sage Handbook of Transport Studies, London: Sage. In preparation. Rodrigue, J-P, B. Slack and C. Comtois (2012) "Green Supply Cha

A Broader Context for Land Use and Travel Behavior, and a Research Agenda Preview Buy now DOI:10.1080/01944363.2011.593483 Marlon G. Boarneta pages 197-213 Available online: 21 Jul 2011 Alert me Abstract Problem: Planning studies of land use and travel behavior focus on regression analysis of travel as a function of traveler demographics and land use near study subjects' residences. Methodological debates have tended to focus almost exclusively on the possibility that persons choose their residence based on how they wish to travel. This longer view steps back from the confines of the regression-based literature to explain the historical roots, methods, and results of the literature, and to assess how the land use-travel literature must be transformed to be more relevant to planning. Purpose: There are many summaries and meta-analyses of the impact of land use on travel. The goal here is not to understand how we might better specify a regression or summarize the results of past studies, but rather to explain how a literature that has become fundamental to planning scholarship is failing to be sufficiently planning focused. At the same time, this longer view describes how the literature can be transformed to address the planning challenges of today and tomorrow. Methods: This longer view summarizes over 100 articles, covering transportation methods from the dawn of the interstate highway era to topics that include program evaluation, land development, and cognitive aspects of travel behavior. The primary focus is on the land use and travel literature, but the review and analysis is broad ranging and places the literature and its challenges within the broader context of recent developments in the social sciences, planning, policy, and electronic data collection. Results and conclusions: This longer view elucidates three research frontiers that will be necessary to move the land use-travel literature forward. First, behavioral models of land use and travel m

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

The Bikeable City - a course in how to plan for cycle friendly cities Call for expressions of interest The Cycling Embassy of Denmark, CED is offering a cycle planning course, The Bikeable City, in how to plan for cycle friendly cities. Many cities round the world want to develop their traffic culture with a view to more sustainable mobility. We are seeing public transport systems developing along these lines in many cities throughout the world. Along with this, there is a wish to develop a cycle culture in order to increase the mobility of the citizens and to reduce private car traffic in the cities. The aim of the course is to contribute to the development of liveable and bikeable cities throughout the world. Development of a cycle culture is an important part of sustainable mobility. The objective is to increase cycling by creating a safe environment for cyclists, which will also contribute to urban life, to a liveable urban environment and to the health of the citizens. Moreover, a bikeable city will contribute to important Millennium Development Goals in reducing poverty, developing democracy and increasing both gender equality and growth through increased mobility. Overall objective: To develop liveable and bikeable cities To support cycling-friendly policy development. To increase cycling as a mean of sustainable mobility To develop a cycle culture which contributes to urban life, and urban environment and health To strengthen the advocacy for cycling in civil society To support development goals in cities such as: poverty reduction, democracy, gender equality, growth through increased mobility, affordable transport To create a safe environment for cyclists.   The target groups are professionals from Danida collaborating countries working in Danida projects such as city administrations, local authority politicians, urban planners and designers and cycle advocacy groups in civil society. Possible participating countries could be: Bangladesh, Benin, Bhu

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center offers several training courses to provide technical assistance to professionals and community members in developing pedestrian safety action plans and in improving conditions for walking. How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan This 2-day course is designed to help communities know where to begin to address pedestrian safety issues when developing a pedestrian safety action plan tailored to their community. Pedestrian Safety Action Plan Workshop This 3-day workshop is designed to create a draft pedestrian safety action plan for state and local agencies wanting to address safety issues. Designing for Pedestrian Safety This 2-day course is intended to help communities address pedestrian safety issues through design and engineering solutions. Planning and Designing for Pedestrian Safety This 3-day course is designed to help communities learn how to address pedestrian safety issues through planning, design, and engineering solutions. Creating Livable Communities through Public Involvement This one-day course is designed to help government sponsored boards and commissions, advocacy, business and neighborhood-based groups and individuals work collaboratively to create livable communities through public involvement. To read an evaluation of the training courses, view the progress report, Developing and Implementing a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan. Pedestrian Safety Workshop: A Focus on Older Adults This one-day workshop is intended to initiate discussion about how to improve walking conditions and safety for older pedestrians. To enhance dissemination of the workshop, three free web-based options are available: watching an adapted version of the workshop, getting an instructor training or to preparing to make a brief presentation targeted to older pedestrians.

Overview Conference Summary Presentations Sponsors Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities Conference Agenda Format for Paper Submission Track Chairs and Conference Program Committee Freight Week Hotels/Room Accommodations Things to do   SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS Select the presentation to view or download it. Presentations are in pdf format. Date Session Speaker Presentation Title Organization 2/1/2006 Opening Plenary Session George Schoener A Draft Framework for National Freight Policy (1.03MB) US Department of Transportation     Paul Bingham Future Freight Transportation Demand (1.018 KB) 1018 1Global Insight 2/1/2006 Luncheon Keynote Speaker Lillian Borrone Wanted: Dangerously Good Solutions for Freight Transportation 247 KB) Eno Transportation Foundation 2/2/2006 Plenary Session -- Best Practices John Horsley The Role of State DOTs in Managing Urban Goods Movement (357 KB) AASHTO     Harold Linnenkohl Managing Urban Goods Movement: Growing the Georgia Economy (425 KB) Georgia Department of Transportation     Ron McCready National Cooperative Freight Research Program (36 KB) Transportation Research Board Please select from the topics below to view the papers presented in that catagory. Otherwise, you may scroll the page to view all papers presented. PORT ECONOMICS: RAIL SOLUTIONS: TECHNOLOGY FOR PORT OPERATIONS I & II: TRUCK SOLUTIONS: TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT & SPILLOVERS: URBAN FREIGHT & TRIP DEMAND: INTERMODAL FEDERAL & STATE PLANNING: ALGORITHMS FOR PORT OPERATIONS: URBAN LOGISTICS: INSTITUTIONS & POLICY ISSUES: PORT PRODUCTIVITY I & II PORTS & NETWORK LOS: LABOR ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION:  MANAGING IMPACTS OF URBAN FREIGHT: REGIONAL FREIGHT FLOWS: REDUCING EMISSIONS: CALIFORNIA PORTS, PLANS & POLICY: PORT SECURITY & TERRORIST EVENTS: EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT I & II: PRICING & PRODUCTIVITY: ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC IMPACTS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT:   PORT ECONOMICS: Presenting Author: Contributing Author: Port Infrastructure Investment Analysi

Position Title - Transit Planner, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina The Transit Planner is responsible for devising and implementing strategies designed to effectively manage and improve the Duke transit system. Responsibilities involve conducting needs assessments, master planning, and site feasibility studies; development and analysis of bus route and schedule plans, including near-term transit service alternatives, intermediate-term service plans, and long-range service concepts, and the preparation and analysis of complex regular and special transit operating schedules. A more detailed job description can be viewed at www.hr.duke.edu/jobs.  Refer to Requisition 400558074 or access the following link:   Duke University Transit Planner, Requisition 400558074. Minimum QualificationsWork requires a bachelor's degree in transportation planning or a related field from an accredited four-year college.  Master's degree in urban planning, regional planning, transportation planning, or civil engineering preferred. Four years of progressively responsible experience equal in scope to the requirements and duties of the position or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience such as experience in the parking or transit profession as a manager. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*    Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation planning, including statistics and survey  techniques.*    Ability to analyze data concerning ridership, demographics, spatial information, costs and revenues.*    Ability to conceptualize routes and schedules that effectively meet customer needs.*    Ability to exercise independent judgment in the analysis and solution of complex route and schedule problems, using logical reasoning and sound judgment.*    Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Ability to interface with personnel at all levels.*    Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, applied creativity and probl

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

Urban transport in the developing world: perspectives from the first decade of the new millenium Harry T. Dimitriou, Ralph Gakenheimer 0 Resenhas Edward Elgar Publishing, 30/03/2011 - 631 páginas The twenty thematic chapters in this book provide a broad set of perspectives on the plight, possibilities and opportunities of urban transport in the developing world, set against the challenges of sustainable development. The contributors expertly set the international context of transport policy-making and planning for developing cities and present a critical review of recent developments that have taken place and which offer lessons for the future. The special features that distinguish this book are: its multiple institutional perspectives on transport in the urban development of developing cities: its efforts to link sustainability with urban transport and other development concerns; and its understanding of the consequences of globalism in choices and obligations for urban transport. This Handbook will prove invaluable for professional practitioners and academics engaged in and concerned with the future of movement in cities of the developing world. It will also be of interest to students of urban transport and city planning, particularly those from developing countries. Politicians, policy-makers and international development agencies and investors, as well as those working for international non-government organizations wishing to familiarize themselves with the mounting transportation challenges of developing cities, will also find this book a source of inspiration. « Menos    Ver uma prévia deste livro » O que estão dizendo - Escrever uma resenha Não encontramos nenhuma resenha nos lugares comuns. Livros relacionados ‹ Sustainability and cities Peter Newman, Jeffrey R. Kenworthy Urban transport planning Harry T. Dimitriou Cities on the move World Bank, K. M. Gwilliam Urban transport development Emin Tengström A developmental approach to urb

DOSSIER/ Villes chinoises en mouvement- Revenir au sommaire Abstracts in english Traduction : Iain Whyte Editorial Antoine Loubière, Editor-in-chief of "Urbanisme", outlines the contents of the special feature entitled "Chinese Cities on the Move", produced in partnership with l'Institut pour la Ville en Mouvement (PSA Peugeot-Citroën) / The City on the Move Institute. The IVM organised an international symposium in Beijing from 11 to 13 October 2004 on the subject of "Urban mobilities: the research issues in China and abroad". The feature contains a report on this symposium and on the Chinese city workshops dedicated to Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Wuhan. The rebirth of Chinese cities Paradoxically, in spite of being in the grips of globalisation, metropolisation and the constraints of ever more complex urban management, Chinese cities seem to be undergoing a normalisation process. The reforms initiated over 20 years ago have completely changed the urban scene in China inherited from Maoism. Jean-François Doulet, who teaches at l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and heads the IVM's China programme, explains this change. Round-table discussion: French views on Chinese cities This round-table discussion brought together French researchers (François Ascher, Georges Amar) and French urban development professionals (Bernard Reichen, Laurent Théry, Étienne Tricaud) involved in IVM initiatives in China. The participants first discussed the conditions in which Chinese cities develop. They then discussed the part played by mobility in the structuring of Chinese cities, asking themselves if there was a "Chinese model" of urban development in contrast to the European and US models. The International Symposium in Beijing (11-13 October 2004) After a presentation of the IVM's China programme, based notably on an interview with its Secretary General, Xavier Fels, head of external relations at PSA Peugeot-Citroën, th

0: Transportation Modes 101: Inter-modality 110: Para-transit, Motorbike and Non-motorized Transport 120: Railway and Rail Transit 121: Intercity Railway Planning 122: Urban Railway Planning 123: Railway Engineering 124: Railway Operation 130: Bus Operation and Services 131: Network Planning and Design 132: Bus Rapid Transit 133: Performance Evaluation 134: Operation and Management 135: Pricing 140: Air Transportation 141: Airport Planning and Operation 142: Airlines 151: Port Planning and Operation 152: Maritime and Inland Water Transportation 160: Highway and Road 161: Highway Planning and Design Concept 162: Road Maintenance 163: Pavement Design 164: Parking 211: Road Network Modeling 212: Traffic Flow Analysis 220: Transportation Demand Modeling 221: Transportation Survey 222: Behavioral Analysis 223: Transportation Demand Analysis 224: Traffic Assignment 225: Tourism, Leisure and Recreation" 300: Urban Road System 320: Traffic Control Systems and Policy 330: Transportation Demand Management 340: ITS Policy and Research 342: Evaluating ITS 343: Data Collection 344: ITS for Road Safety 345: Simulation and Modeling 410: Physical Distribution and Logistics 411: International Logistics 412: Inter-regional Logistics 413: Urban Logistics 510: Transportation and the Environment 511: Roadside Environment 514: Health 520: Traffic Accidents and Road Safety 521: Accident Analysis 522: Accident Countermeasure 523: Human Factor 600: Regional Economy and Finance 610: Land Use and Spatial Analysis 630: Issues in Transportation Economics 640: Project Evaluation 650: Project Management 700: Sustainable Transport Planning 710: Policy and Strategies 720: Implementation of Policies and Strategies 730: Funding Strategies 810: Disaster 000: Others TO VIEW PDF FILES:

Long Range TDM Plan Transportation Demand Management The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO) will craft a Long Range Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan in 2010. The plan will serve as a required component of the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan Update to be published in 2011. Likewise, the TDM plan will guide the review and update of the Congestion Management Process (CMP).

BIKING Spandex wars: Chicago bike critic looks crappy in tights 27 BY GREG HANSCOM 3 DEC 2011 5:35 AM Photo: Steven Vance The two-wheeled revolution has arrived in the Windy City, thanks to its bike-loving mayor, Rahm Emanuel. (Finally, a way to describe the man without calling him a potty mouth!) During his campaign, Emanuel pledged to build 100 miles of new separated bike lanes within five years. The first of them went in this summer. Under the steady hand of Chicago's new transportation commissioner, Gabe Klein - who arrived in Chicago from Washington, D.C., where he helped create the nation's first bike share program - things seemed to be running smoothly. It was a remarkable feat, particularly when you consider the bad-mouthing New York City's bike lanes have received in recent years. The relative calm came as no surprise to Keith Griffith, who penned a nice piece for Construction on Chicago's rich cycling history, which includes separated bike roads and cycling clubs that boasted a combined membership of 10,000 riders in the 1890s. In the past several years, bike/car relations in Chicago have, if not quite warmed, at least descended from the fiery heights of mutual hatred, to the point where opposition to the separated lane plan seems quaint and goes mostly ignored. Bikes are finally being considered a legitimate piece of the infrastructure-planning puzzle in Chicago … Enter John McCarron, a columnist for the Chicago Tribune who apparently doesn't look so great in spandex. In a barnburner of an op-ed last week, McCarron dubbed the new bike plan and other transportation initiatives "Rahm Emanuel's undeclared war on the automobile." In his 2012 budget, Emanuel has proposed hiking the tax on downtown parking garages, increasing fees for parking violations, and bumping up prices of vehicle stickers. He recently won the state's blessing to install speed cameras around town, and he has famously required city employees to

Regional Bike Plan The NFRMPO is crafting a regional bike plan for inclusion in the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan.  The bike plan will evaluate the existing infrastructure and future improvement to the regional bicycle system.  The plan will explore bicycle performance monitoring, infrastructure expansion, design standards, and future connections between our member governments, trail systems, employment centers, and recreation opportunities.

TRANSPORT PRESENTATIONS Our Director, Elliot Fishman is a well known presenter on transport issues, with regular appearances on radio and major public events. Elliot has provided extended briefings to Ministers as well the Prime Minister's economic advisor on contemporary transport issues and emerging challenges. Local councils increasingly contract our services for sustainability and green transport events. We deliver accessible, engaging presentations on a range of transport issues. We are able to provide presentations on: Transport sustainability Transport, fuel prices and oil depletion Transport, the environment and climate change Integrating cycling with the public transport system Transport and social disadvantage The health impacts of transport To download a bio for Elliot Fishman and an outline of our new oil vulnerability presentation, click here. Past Presentations   1. Title: Oil Vulnerability Planning for SE Queensland, PDF 3.7MB    Client/Conference: South East Queensland Group of Councils, 5th  October 2009 2. Title: Oil Depletion Planning - For Inner City Sydney Councils PDF 2.2MB    Client/Conference: Marrickville City Council, 23rd September 2009 3. Title: Peak Oil Contingency Planning for Local Government PDF 1.8MB    Client/Conference: Municipal Association of Victoria, 19th August 4. Title: Oil Depletion Planning - For the National Transport Commission PDF  2.4 MB  Client/Conference: National Transport Commission, 10th August 2009 5. Title: Affirmative Action for Active Travel PDF 1.4MB  Client/Conference: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management Incorporated, 6th August 2009  6. Title: Cycling Strategies and the new Victorian Cycling Strategy PDF 1.6MB Client/Conference: Metropolitan Transport Forum, 5th August 2009 7. Title: Integrating Cycling with Public Transport Client/Conference: Future City Transport Summit 2009, 20th July 2009 8. Title: Developing Bicycle Strategies PDF 2.1

Transportation Demand Management for Canadian Communities: A Guide to Understanding, Planning and Delivering TDM Programs (to access, click on TDM Guide in the menu bar) This guide offers advice to help municipalities plan and implement TDM programs, based on lessons learned by Canadian communities (Transport Canada) Workplace Travel Plans: Guidance for Canadian Employers (opens link in new window) A comprehensive guide written for employers interested in helping their employees find more efficient and sustainable ways of commuting to work. It helps employers to define their own goals and objectives, then to develop a tailored travel plan that will give them a positive return on their investment. (Transport Canada) Improving Travel Options in Small and Rural Communities (opens link in new window) A concise guide, based on Canadian research, to help practitioners plan and implement sustainable transportation outside urban centres (Transport Canada) The Case for TDM in Canada (opens link in new window) An evidence-based compendium of TDM's potential for success, intended to help practitioners make their case to important audiences (ACT Canada) Public Transit Issue Papers (opens link in new window) A series of more than 30 concise publications on various aspects of transit, aimed at elected officials and other decision makers (Canadian Urban Transit Association - responsible for research and writing) Communities in Motion (opens link in new window) An overview of strategies to improve active transportation in Canadian communities, for elected officials (Federation of Canadian Municipalities - responsible for research and writing) Improving Travel Options with Transportation Demand Management (opens link in new window) An overview of strategies to influence individual travel behaviours, for elected officials (Federation of Canadian Municipalities - responsible for research and writing) Alternative Development Standards (opens link in new window) A