[sustran] Sustainable Transportation Indicators

[Todd Alexander Litman]

Dear Colleagues,

As some of you know, earlier this year I became chair of the TRB 
Sustainable Transportation Indicators Subcommittee [ADD40T(1)], which is 
working to develop guidance on the use of sustainability indicators for 
transport planning. Please let me know if you would like to included on a 
special email list to be kept informed about this committee's work, and 
feel free to pass these messages on to anybody who has a special interest 
in sustainable transportation indicators. Also, please let me know of any 
related projects that you know of.


At our January 11 meeting we discussed the Subcommittee's overall vision 
and goals. Here are key results:

1. Become a clearinghouse for sustainable transportation indicators 
information, and track efforts throughout the world to develop and apply 
indicators.

2. Explore the general issues and principles that affect the selection of 
indicators, and develop guidance for transportation professionals on the 
selection and application of indices.

3. Work to establish some sort of officially-endorsed sustainable 
transportation indicators best practices guidelines and evaluation framework.


I am just completing a new report, "Well Measured: Developing Indicators 
for Comprehensive and Sustainable Transport Planning" 
(http://www.vtpi.org/wellmeas.pdf). I would greatly appreciate feedback on it.

I should also mention an excellent new article on this subject: Christy 
Mihyeon Jeon and Adjo Amekudzi (2005), "Addressing Sustainability in 
Transportation Systems: Definitions, Indicators, and Metrics," Journal Of 
Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 11, No. 1, American Society of Civil Engineers 
(www.pubs.asce.org), March 2005, pp. 31-51; available at 
www.ce.gatech.edu/research/infrasustainability/Relevant%20Publications.htm



Sincerely,
Todd Litman, Director
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
1250 Rudlin Street
Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
Email: litman at vtpi.org
Website: http://www.vtpi.org