An ambitious effort by the FHWA to create a web-based self-evaluation tool for measuring sustainability over the life cycle of a transportation project or program is available in Beta. The tool provides for self-evaluation from …
How Britain plans to cut spending while investing in infrastructure
For a view of how Britain plans to cut spending while investing in infrastructure, see this article at The Infrastructurist. “British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to severely slash government spending—only to follow up by …
Voters approve smart transportation referenda
The Nov. 2 election dimmed the chance of a major new infusion of federal money for transportation. But when voters were presented with local projects and plans, they usually said yes, even when it meant …
Every Day Counts
One of the themes for the SSTI Community of Practice meeting in Seattle will be streamlining transportation projects. FHWA has a website called “Every Day Counts,” which is “designed to identify and deploy innovation aimed …
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.
The High Cost of Free Parking (Shoup, 2005)
Parking is a huge determinant of the amount of driving we do and the shape of the built environment, and past policy has been to remove price signals, creating excessive demand. 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.
Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance: A Simple Way to Reduce Driving-Related Harms and Increase Equity (Brookings, 2008)
Auto insurance costs about as much as fuel, but we basically pay for it at a flat rate, so there are no efficient price signals. Low-mileage, often low-income drivers subsidize higher mileage, generally high-income drivers, …
Driven to Spend (STPP, 2000)
Examines the cost of inefficient, sprawling transportation systems to citizens, especially those with low incomes. Read more here.