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Center for Transit-Oriented Development The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) is a joint venture with the Reconnecting America, a non-profit working to integrate transportation systems and the communities they serve; and Strategic Economics, an urban economics firm. CTOD is the only national nonprofit effort dedicated to providing best practices, research and tools to support market-based transit-oriented development. We partner with both the public and private sectors to strategize about ways to encourage the development of high-performing TOD projects around transit stations and to build transit systems that maximize the development potential. CTOD has been funded by the federal government to serve as a national clearinghouse for best practices in TOD, to help develop standards for TOD as well as guidance for transit system planning with the goal of maximizing ridership through planning and development. CTOD also does fee-for-service work in regions, which helps inform our nonprofit work. Transit-oriented development is often defined as higher-density mixed-use development within walking distance - or a half mile - of transit stations. We use a performance-based definition, and believe that projects should also: Increase "location efficiency" so people can walk and bike and take transit Boost transit ridership and minimize traffic Provide a rich mix of housing, shopping and transportation choices Generate revenue for the public and private sectors and provide value for both new and existing residents Create a sense of place We believe that TOD is really about creating attractive, walkable, sustainable communities that allow residents to have housing and transportation choices and to live convenient, affordable, pleasant lives-with places for our kids to play and for our parents to grow old comfortably. One of CTOD's key assets is a national TOD database - a GIS platform that includes every fixed-guideway transit system in the U.S. a

Urban Transportation Economics Kenneth A. Small 0 Resenhas Routledge, 03/05/2002 - 208 páginas This title provides a comprehensive review of the economics of urban transportation.

Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer John Robert Meyer, José A. Gómez-Ibáñez, William B. Tye 0 Resenhas Brookings Institution Press, 1999 - 577 páginas This comprehensive survey of transportation economic policy pays homage to a classic work, Techniques of Transportation Planning, by renowned transportation scholar John R. Meyer. With contributions from leading economists in the field, it includes added emphasis on policy developments and analysis.The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis; focuses on the automobile, as both the mainstay of American transportation and the source of some of its most serious difficulties; covers key issues of urban public transportation; and analyzes the impact of regulation and deregulation on the U.S. airline, railroad, and trucking industries.In addition to the editors, the contributors are Alan A. Altshuler, Harvard University; Ronald R. Braeutigam, Northwestern University; Robert E. Gallamore, Union Pacific Railroad; Arnold M. Howitt, Harvard University; Gregory K. Ingram, The Wold Bank; John F. Kain, University of Texas at Dallas; Charles Lave, University of California, Irvine; Lester Lave, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert A. Leone, Boston University; Zhi Liu, The World Bank; Herbert Mohring, University of Minnesota; Steven A. Morrison, Northeastern University; Katherine M. O'Regan, Yale University; Don Pickrell, U.S. Department of Transportation; John M. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Ian Savage, Northwestern University; and Kenneth A. Small, University of California Irvine.

About MTI specializes in research and policy recommendations concerning surface transportation, especially multimodal and high-speed rail. Visit the MTI site at www.transweb.sjsu.edu This page is managed by Communications Director Donna Maurillo Company Overview The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) conducts research, education, and information and technology transfer focusing on transit policy and management issues.  MTI was established by Congress in 1991 as part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and was reauthorized under TEA-21 and again under SAFETEA-LU. The institute is funded by Congress through the US Department ...See More Description MTI conducts research, education, and information and technology transfer focusing on transit policy and management issues.

The Downtown Renaissance Extends Its Reach Yonah Freemark March 16th, 2011 | 63 Comments » In terms of residential growth, U.S. downtowns are coming back, even in the face of continued sprawl and trouble elsewhere in center cities. For many inner cities in the United States, the ten years that opened the third millennium were not easy. In the face of declining employment and ever-increasing suburban sprawl, the populations of many of the nation's largest cities - especially in the Midwest - declined. According to the U.S. government, which has begun to release data from the 2010 Census, the troubles for a number of municipalities that have not successfully transitioned from industrial-age employment paradigms to information age ones continue to mount. On the face of it, the statistics are gloomy for this representative group of cities: Baltimore lost 4.6% of its population since 2000 Chicago: -6.9% Cincinnati: -10.4% Cleveland: -17.1% Pittsburgh: -8.6% St. Louis: -8.3% These data imply that the long-heralded re-invigoration of U.S. urban cores remains stilted at best; if major cities such as these continue to lose population, how can planners and politicians continue to repeat the argument that Americans are moving back to the city? Indeed, even if some cities like New York are seeing their populations expand, the failure of many rust belt cities to keep up despite growth in their respective metropolitan area populations suggests that there is no unified "return to the city" movement. Yet it would be difficult to go to the center of any of the cities listed above and not notice all the new construction that has occurred over the past ten years. Who lives in all of those buildings? Who is patronizing the redeveloped retail and restaurant districts that grace each of these towns? Other Census data tell a different, more polished, story about some of these same cities, requiring a very different explanation: Baltimore's downtown residential popu

My company has developed an assessment tool that can be used as a medium to capture and measure form based codes to inform organizational progress. Check us out: http://www.mappler.com/ Mappler is completely customizable and together we can develop the tool to identify improvements to the quality of the built environment. We can quickly collect data or incorporate existing data on variables such as building height, density, access etc. We can also use Mappler to help you make the City of Tampa more livable and sustainable. For example, we recently worked with the City of Seoul, Korea to identify handicapped accessibility on sidewalks. Capturing of inventory and its assessment once took months of work. Today it takes only hours and it's updated in real-time saving the City enormous amount of money while being responsive to its citizens. If you would like to know more please click on the link above and send me an email. I would be happy to show you how Mappler can be used as a form based code assessment tool and so much more. Roger rogerkeren@gmail.com

Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection February 6, 2012    University of Wisconsin-Madison  e-Mail Print     MADISON, WIS. - They've become the subject of myriad YouTube "how-to" videos. Entire department of transportation websites explain how to navigate them. And, they elicit more than a little anxiety and confusion in the minds of drivers entering, circling and exiting them. Yet, roundabouts are rapidly cropping up in locales ranging from city streets to rural intersections and Interstate off-ramps. In essence, they are the "next big thing" in roadway intersections. Roundabouts provide drivers an efficient, safer alternative to traditional four-way intersections governed by stop signs or traffic signals, says David Noyce, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of civil and environmental engineering. An expert in transportation safety, Noyce directs the Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory at UW-Madison. "In typical traffic engineering, there's a tradeoff between safety and operations. Generally, 'safe' equals 'inefficient,'" he says. "Our research has shown roundabouts offer benefits in both of these." TOPS researchers have studied not only roundabout safety and "operations," but also the inner workings of seven software packages transportation engineers use to design roundabouts. They already have presented their findings as testimony at a legislative hearing in Wisconsin and at international transportation research conferences. From Jan. 22 through 26, they discussed their roundabouts research in Washington, D.C., at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting, which draws more than 11,000 transportation professionals from around the world. At the national and international levels, their research not only can improve roundabout design software, but also inform traffic engineers' decisions related to how to design roundabouts and where to construct them. In Wisconsin, drivers can encounter a

Dan Burden from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute shares with us the benefits of Walkability to a community. This informative video informs and educates the community how a community can prosper when the most basic principles of Walkability are applied.

Robert Puentes Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program Robert Puentes is a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program where he also directs the Program's MetropRobert Puentes Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program Robert Puentes is a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program where he also directs the Program's Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative. The Initiative was established to address the pressing transportation and infrastructure challenges facing cities and suburbs in the United States and abroad. Read Full Bio olitan Infrastructure Initiative. The Initiative was established to address the pressing transportation and infrastructure challenges facing cities and suburbs in the United States and abroad. Read Full Bio

Qui sommes-nous ? Le club des villes et territoires cyclables Un réseau d'acteurs pour le développement de l'usage du vélo et de la mobilité durable Le Club des villes et territoires cyclables, créé en 1989 par 10 villes pionnières, rassemble aujourd'hui plus de 1100 collectivités territoriales : communes, agglomérations, départements, régions, représentant 42 millions d'habitants Force de propositions, il est un acteur majeur en matière de promotion de l'usage du vélo et des modes actifs et de politiques d'aménagement urbain. Il participe à tous les grands débats, en France et à l'étranger, pour un meilleur partage de la rue, pour l'aménagement de zones apaisées, pour la sécurité des cyclistes et des piétons et pour encourager la mobilité durable. Initiateur de la démarche nationale d'évolution du Code de la route vers un Code de la rue, lancée en avril 2006 Le Club des villes et territoires cyclables fait du rééquilibrage de l'espace et de la qualification de la voirie une de ses priorités. Comment généraliser le 30 km heure en ville ? Quelles voies peuvent rester à 50 km/h ? Quelles voies ou places très fréquentées en zone de rencontre ou aire piétonne ? Avec la généralisation des double-sens cyclables qui offre plus de continuité et renforce l'efficacité du mode vélo en laissant les trottoirs aux piétons, ces questions sont aujourd'hui au cœur des préoccupations des aménageurs et des élus pour une ville plus fluide et plus équitable. Convaincu que le vélo ne doit pas être considéré seul mais comme un maillon de la chaîne de déplacements, le Club des villes et territoires cyclables privilégie une démarche prenant en compte tous les modes de transport. C'est notamment dans le cadre des Plans de déplacements urbains (PDU), intégrant la concertation avec les associations et tous les acteurs de la ville, que l'on peut à la fois diminuer la place de l'automobile dans

ITF Round Tables Port Competition and Hinterland Connections OECD, International Transport Forum. Published by : OECD Publishing Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF Price:   €65 | $87 | £55 | ¥8100 | MXN1170 Standard shipping included!     Imprint:  International Transport Forum Availability: Available  Publication date:  06 Jul 2009  Language: English  Pages: 176  ISBN: 9789282102244  OECD Code: 742009021P1    Other Versions & Languages | Table of contents This Round Table publication discusses the policy and regulatory challenges posed by the rapidly changing port environment. The sector has changed tremendously in recent decades with technological and organisational innovation and a powerful expansion of trade. Although ports serve hinterlands that now run deep into continents, competition among ports is increasingly intense and their bargaining power in the supply chain has consequently weakened. Greater port throughput is meeting with increasing resistance from local communities because of pollution and congestion. In addition, local regulation is warranted but made difficult by the distribution of bargaining power among stakeholders. Higher-level authorities could develop more effective policies. Other languages:  French (Available) Other Versions:  E-book - PDF Format Further reading: Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail - (Available) Table of contents: -Summary of Discussions -The Relationship between Seaports and the Intermodal Hinterland in Light of Global Supply Chain: European Challenges by T. Notteboom (Belgium) -Responding to Increasing Port-Related Freight Volumes: Lessons from Los Angeles/Long Beach and Other US Ports and Hinterlands by Genevieve Giuliano and Thomas O'Brien (USA) -Assuring Hinterland Access: The Role of Port Authorities by P. de Langen (The Netherlands) -The Impact of Hinterland Access: Conditions on Rivalry between Ports by A. Zhang (Canada)

CASE STUDIES This part of the Toolkit includes a number of recent case studies undertaken by specialist consultants in selected cities in developed and developing countries around the world. The selection of cities was based on three considerations: Cities in developing countries that have problems calling for reform Cities in developing countries that have attempted market-based reforms Cities in industrialized countries where market-based reforms are relatively maturely established The case studies provide numerous examples of problems which may be encountered, and solutions that have been recommended to address them. In some cases these recommendations have not been fully implemented: there is often a temptation to "cherry-pick," ignoring those recommendations which may be politically unpopular, such as de-regulation of bus fares. This often results in the failure of those recommendations that have been implemented. Another common reason for failure is an unwillingness or inability to enforce regulations. Regulatory reform designed to improve a transport system depend on effective enforcement, and in many cities this has not been achieved. The case studies fall into three categories: Developing countries Developed countries Reform options and systems For more information visit The World Bank's Transport website.  

For many who have heard of Medellín, Colombia, the name brings to mind the drug-related violence of the 1980s and 1990s, when it was often described as the most dangerous city in the world. Over the last decade, Medellín has worked hard to change its image. The local government is investing in education and social programs, and the city recognizes the importance of providing an integrated public transportation system as the backbone of these projects. Medellín is becoming famous for innovative sustainable transport. Recent efforts to modernize public transit, create better public spaces and improve safety are helping transform the city. These projects include the development of bus rapid transit (called MetroPlús) and the creation of a bike-share program -- new transportation elements that are integrated with existing metro and cable car systems. In addition, the city is building 1.6 million square meters of new public space. Medellín was awarded the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award. Streetfilms partnered with the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy to document some of the changes taking place in Medellín.

PRESTO - "Promoting Cycling for Everyone as a Daily Transport Mode" is a project of the EU's Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme granted by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI). PRESTO is about competence building in cycling policies. The project aims to offer a set of tools for technicians to create cycle friendly urban environments, to implement sound cycling plans and to start up targeted promotion campaigns. Besides the local activities in the five PRESTO cities are meant for the people, to encourage the use of bicycles also among elderly or those who live in very hilly areas. Today, pedelecs (bicycles assisted by an electric motor) are making cycling even more accessible and PRESTO will involve dealers to set up "try-out days" of pedelecs where people can test and see for themselves the advantages. Finally PRESTO will test an E-learning tool focusing on cycling policies aiming to become a long lasting training course. The PRESTO website offers an overview of the project and its results. Find training material, Policy guides and Fact sheets in the top menu and download the files in six languages. We hope you will find this website and its content useful to improve the cycling level in your city! Your PRESTO consortium. PRESTO was endorsed by the European Commission's Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign as an Official Partner in the period 2010-2011.