Case Studies on Transit and Livable Communities in Rural and Small Town America
Sean Barry
Offers a dozen examples of small towns and rural regions working to make their communities more livable
Bus Rapid Transit and Transit Oriented Development: Case Studies on Transit Oriented Development Around Bus Rapid Transit Systems in North America and Australia
Lisa Callaghan Jerram, William Vincent
Provides examples of BRT-based TOD along corridors Brisbane, Australia; Cleveland, Ohio; Boston, Mass.; and Ottawa, Ontario
- BRT-TOD-Report.pdf · PDF
Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic
Alan R. Danaher
This synthesis series reports on current knowledge and practice, in a compact format,
Getting To Work: A Case Study Report on Accessible Transportation Projects
Center for Wokers with Disabilities
The four projects described in this report suggest a set of strategies and activities that can help advance accessible transportation in states and in communities.
Putting Schools on the Map: Linking Transit-Oriented Development, Families, and Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area
Ariel H. Bierbaum, Jeffrey M. Vincent, Deborah L. McKoy
Examines connections between TOD and families, which, by extension, includes making the link among TOD, schools, and expanding educational opportunities
Meeting Pedestrian Needs: The “BRT Station”
Perry D. Gross
This effort generated the BRT Station concept, which examines BRT transit stops from the pedestrian perspective
MacArthur BART Station Access Feasibility Study
Meghan Mitman, Matthew Ridgway
This Access Study addresses opportunities to re-envision station access in the context of BART’s local and systemwide long-term plans for the MacArthur BART Station
The ARC Effect: How Better Transit Boosts Home Values And Local Economies
Regional Plan Association
Analysis of the impact NJ TRANSIT’s rail system on home values predicts that a new commuter rail tunnel to Midtown Manhattan could add a cumulative $18 billion to home values
Public Transportation: Federal Role in Value Capture Strategies for Transit Is Limited, but Additional Guidance Could Help Clarify Policies
General Accounting Office
GAO reviews transit agency and local government use of joint development and other value capture strategies to fund or finance transit; facilitators of, or hindrances to, the use of these; and the effects of federal policies and programs on the use of these strategies
Accessible Cities and Regions: A Framework for Sustainable Transport and Urbanism in the 21st Century
Robert Cervero
Explores how accessibility – the ability to efficiently reach oft-visited places – as a complement to the more traditional mobility-based measures of performance in transportation planning provides a balanced, more holistic approach to transportation analysis and planning
- 2005_UCB-ITS-VWP.pdf · PDF
