Metropolitan Council 2005 Twin Cities Transportation System Audit

Metropolitan Council 2005 Twin Cities Transportation System Audit
Author: Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2006
Genre: Local transit
ISBN:

"This report, a requirement of Minnesota Statutes, consists of the Metropolitan Council's review of the performance of the regional transportaiton system in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It includes a review of the transportation system performance since the last performance audit in 2001, a comparison of the performance to peer urban areas and a comparison of service to existing standards or benchmarks."--Page i.

Connecting Transportation Decision Making with Responsible Land Use

Connecting Transportation Decision Making with Responsible Land Use
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2008
Genre: Land use
ISBN:

Connecting Transportation Decision Making with Responsible Land Use: State and Regional Policies, Programs, and Incentives highlights a growing number of state and regional initiatives aimed at curbing unsustainable land use patterns through the use of targeted transportation funding. Just as a disconnect between transportation decision making and land use planning can develop and continue sprawling urban conditions, the linkage between the two processes can, in contrast, foster responsible growth. This report is intended to provide planning agencies at various levels of government with tools that can be used to strengthen the connection between transportation and land use planning. This report showcases 17 jurisdictions in the United States that have developed policies, programs, and incentives to connect transportation funding with various "smart growth" efforts. These jurisdictions are both state governments and regional planning agencies. The programs reviewed have had varying levels of success and have implemented a range of approaches in order to meet program goals. This variety of approaches shows that there is no single formula for achieving a strong linkage between transportation funding and responsible land use planning. These various approaches show that success in linking transportation planning with land use decision making most likely depends on creating context-specific strategies.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Author: United States. Office of Management and Budget
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1036
Release: 2007
Genre: Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN:

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Planning for Place and Plexus

Planning for Place and Plexus
Author: David M. Levinson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2007-12-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1135974551

Planning for Place and Plexus provides a fresh and unique perspective on metropolitan land use and transport networks, challenging current planning strategies and offering frameworks to understand and evaluate policy. The book suggests actions for the future urban growth of metropolitan areas and includes current and cutting edge theory, findings, and recommendations which are cleverly illustrated throughout using international examples.

Region

Region
Author: Myron Orfield
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0816665567

"Published in cooperation with the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota."

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation
Author: Division on Earth and Life Studies
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2008-07-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309185408

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS) have released the pre-publication version of TRB Special Report 290, The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation, which explores the consequences of climate change for U.S. transportation infrastructure and operations. The report provides an overview of the scientific consensus on the current and future climate changes of particular relevance to U.S. transportation, including the limits of present scientific understanding as to their precise timing, magnitude, and geographic location; identifies potential impacts on U.S. transportation and adaptation options; and offers recommendations for both research and actions that can be taken to prepare for climate change. The book also summarizes previous work on strategies for reducing transportation-related emissions of carbon dioxide--the primary greenhouse gas--that contribute to climate change. Five commissioned papers used by the committee to help develop the report, a summary of the report, and a National Academies press release associated with the report are available online. DELS, like TRB, is a division of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.