Public Transit1. "
Public Transportation Reduces Greenhouse Gases and Conserves Energy." American Public Transportation Association. Brochure outlining the environmental benefits of public transit.
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The Broader Connection between Public Transportation, Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction." ICF International, February 2008. Report describing the effect of public transit upon automobile use reduction, which in turn reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Public Transportation's Contribution to U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction." Science Applications International Corporation, November 2007. Report addresses the current and potential role of public transit in reducing GHGs and therefore lessening the impact of climate change.
Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) & Complete Streets 1.
ContextSensitiveSolutions.org provides a good overview of CSS, an approach to transportation design which considers factors like preservation of neighborhoods and scenic landscapes, and accommodation of bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
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National Complete Streets Coalition gives an overview of Complete Streets, an approach to transportation design that focuses on bike and pedestrian accommodation (closely related to CSS). Describes many of the
benefits of Complete Streets in areas such as gas prices and climate change.
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“Complete Streets: We can get from there to here”, May 2008 from the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Article addresses various aspects of Complete Streets, a design process which seeks to make streets more bicycle and pedestrian friendly, as well as safer for all users. Includes a discussion of how Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) and Complete Streets complement each other.
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“Economic Effects of Traffic Calming on Urban Small Businesses”, Emily Drennen, 2003. Study showing positive economic effects on small businesses of implementation of a bike lane in an urban area.
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Illinois State Law, Public Act 095-0665. Text of the first statewide Complete Streets Law, passed in Fall 2007.
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Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) report, April 2004. Report outlining IDOT’s incorporation of CSS into its projects. Provides good example of CSS implementation.
Green Highways1. The Green Highways Partnership website provides extensive information. See
Characteristics of Green Highways and Overview of Green Highways technologies.
2. New York State DOT Green LITES Program, September 2008. Green LITES is a highway certification program that rates transportation projects on sustainability.
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The Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund. Established by the Iowa Legislature, provides grants for projects that beautify state and county highways through native planting projects.
Billboard Blight1. Information on billboard blight is available on
Scenic America’s website.
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)1.
Citizens for Modern Transit. Basics of TOD and information specific to the St. Louis region.
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American Public Transportation Association has extensive resources on TOD.
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Transit-Oriented Development: Moving From Rhetoric to Reality. By Dena Belzer and Gerald Autler, Strategic Economics, for the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy and the Great American Station Foundation. June 2002. This paper offers an expanded definition of TOD that focuses primarily on functions and outcomes, which allows for a more nuanced evaluation of projects and a different view of why so many don’t live up to their potential.
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Smart Growth and Transit-Oriented Development at the State Level: Lessons from California, New Jersey, and Western Australia." By John L. Renne, University of New Orleans. Journal of Public Transportation, 2008. Case studies of states that encourage smart growth through the employment of transit-oriented development (TOD). Highlights the importance of interagency cooperation at the state-level and intergovernmental cooperation between state and local governments.
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Victoria Transport Policy Institute’s Online TDM Encyclopedia has extensive resources on Transportation Demand Management.