This review was performed at the request of Washington State DOT (WSDOT) to assess its sustainability efforts. SSTI convened a panel of experts that included people who have led transformative initiatives as heads of state DOTs. The panel combined practical and academic thinking. The expert panel reviewed background materials on WSDOT’s efforts and then interviewed stakeholders with varying perspectives on WSDOT’s work, including WSDOT staff; personnel from other state, federal, and local entities; and representatives from the not-for-profit sector. Intended as a peer review rather than an audit, the expert panel members brought their knowledge of transportation policy and trends to bear in assessing where WSDOT has succeeded and how its sustainability efforts could be strengthened.
Environment
Moving Cooler (Urban Land Institute, 2009)
Third of the three studies, and the most expansive, as it looks at both built environment policies and pricing. Read more here.
Growing Cooler (Urban Land Institute, 2007)
Second of the three reports, more optimistic about potential policies. Read more here.
Driving and the Built Environment (TRB, 2009)
One of three recent reports (see two from ULI below) to look at land-use and other policy levers to reduce carbon emissions and other economic and social costs of driving. Read more here.
Transportation’s Role in Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (U.S. DOT, 2010)
Read the study here.
California S.B. 375 (CARB, n.d.)
CA’s S.B. 375 is the strongest state statute on reducing carbon from transportation by requiring local governments to rein in sprawl. Read more here.