Since the early 1990s, federal law has increased the authority of municipal planning organizations (MPOs), and pending federal legislation may give them further spending powers and responsibilities. However, many of these organizations lack population-proportional representation, …
Transportation and Health: Policy Interventions for Safer, Healthier People and Communities (Partnership for Prevention and Safe Transportation Research & Education Center (SafeTREC), 2011)
This report outlines transportation policy solutions to improve public health and safety and is divided into three parts: policies that improve the environment and environmental health; policies that enhance community design and promote active transportation; …
Transportation Governance and Finance (NCSL and AASHTO, 2011)
The first nationwide comparative review of state-level transportation governance and finance based on original survey research. This valuable resource reveals the variety of ways that states have chosen to handle matters related to transportation governance …
Road Pricing: Public Perceptions and Program Development (NCHRP Report 686, 2011)
This report describes road pricing concepts and discusses their potential effectiveness and applicability. It also provides guidelines for project planning and integrating pricing into regional and state planning processes, and for communicating strategies and engaging …
From the Community of Practice: Impacts of VMT Reduction Strategies on Selected Areas and Groups
The Washington State Department of Transportation released a report [PDF] that examines impacts of VMT reduction strategies on selected groups and geographic areas. As described in the report’s abstract: “The State of Washington has established …
Governor Abercrombie Approves Final Honolulu Rail Transit EIS
Hawaii’s Governor Abercrombie accepted the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Honolulu Rail Transit project on December 16. With the governor’s acceptance, the City of Honolulu anticipates that the FTA will issue a …
Getting Back on Track: Aligning State Transportation Policy with Climate Change Goals
A new report by NRDC and Smart Growth America analyzes each state’s transportation policies and evaluates how they support efforts to reduce GHG emissions. The report can be found on both the NRDC and Smart …
The Invisible System
A recent report on the impact of public policy decisions on freight sheds light on a system that is invisible to most Americans, and on policy decisions that may have unexpected consequences: “The freight system …
Getting from Point A to Point B
Using insiders as well, cities and states are creating communication tools to make sure that their citizens know what transportation options are available to them. A video for Idaho, is available at the I-way web …
“Our apps are whiz kid certified.”
New York City touts the transit technology created by outsider whiz kids when it switched to an open data policy.