[sustran] VTPI NEWS - Summer 2006
Todd Alexander Litman
litman at vtpi.org
Fri Sep 15 01:41:55 JST 2006
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VTPI NEWS
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Victoria Transport Policy Institute
"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
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Summer 2006 Vol. 9, No. 3
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The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an
independent research organization dedicated to
developing innovative solutions to transportation
problems. The VTPI website (http://www.vtpi.org )
has many resources addressing a wide range of
transport planning and policy issues. VTPI also provides consulting services.
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ONLINE TDM ENCYCLOPEDIA
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The VTPI "Online TDM Encyclopedia"
(<http://www.vtpi.org/tdm>http://www.vtpi.org/tdm
) is a comprehensive information resource to help
identify and evaluate innovative management
solutions to transport problems, available for
free on our website. We continually update and expand the Encyclopedia.
As always, we appreciate feedback. Please let us
know if you have suggestions for improving the
Encyclopedia or our other resources.
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NEW DOCUMENTS
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"Smart Congestion Reductions: Reevaluating The
Role Of Highway Expansion For Improving Urban
Transportation "
(<http://www.vtpi.org/cong_relief.pdf>http://www.vtpi.org/cong_relief.pdf ).
This report investigates claims that highway
capacity expansion is a cost effective and
desirable solution to urban traffic congestion
problems. It identifies errors in proponents'
analysis that overestimate the congestion
reduction impacts and economic benefits of
roadway capacity expansion, overlook negative
impacts of induced travel, and ignore more cost effective alternatives.
"Smart Congestion Reductions II: Reevaluating The
Role Of Public Transit For Improving Urban
Transportation"
(<http://www.vtpi.org/cong_reliefII.pdf>http://www.vtpi.org/cong_reliefII.pdf
).
This report investigates the role that public
transit can play in reducing traffic congestion
and achieving other transportation improvement
objectives. It evaluates criticism that urban
transit investments are ineffective at reducing
traffic congestion and wasteful.
"Rethinking Malahat Solutions: Or, Why Spend A
Billion Dollars If A Five-Million Dollar Solution
Is Better Overall?"
(<http://www.vtpi.org/malahat.pdf>http://www.vtpi.org/malahat.pdf ).
This report evaluates various options for
addressing traffic problems on the Malahat
highway corridor, north of Victoria, British
Columbia. It compares the costs and benefits of
proposed highway expansion projects with an
alternative that emphasizes improving vanpooling and public transit services.
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UPDATED DOCUMENTS
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"Win-Win Emission Reductions"
(<http://www.vtpi.org/wwclimate.pdf>http://www.vtpi.org/wwclimate.pdf )
This report describes a set of smart
transportation emission reduction strategies that
can achieve Kyoto emission reduction targets and
provide other economic, social and environmental benefits
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PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE
Below are recently published articles.
Todd Litman, "Managing Diverse Modes and
Activities on Nonmotorized Facilities: Guidance
for Practitioners," ITE Journal, Vol. 76, No. 6
(http://www.ite.org), June 2006, pp. 20-27.
This article explores the appropriate way to
manage nonmotorized facilities (sidewalks,
bikelanes, paths and trails), taking into account
the increasingly diverse range of potential
activities and modes. It is based on the paper
"Managing Personal Mobility Devices On
Nonmotorized Facilities"
(http://www.vtpi.org/man_nmt_fac.pdf ) by Todd Litman and Robin Blair.
"Issues In Sustainable Transportation,"
International Journal of Global Environmental
Issues, Vol. 6, No. 4
(<http://www.vtpi.org/sus_iss.pdf>http://www.vtpi.org/sus_iss.pdf ).
This paper by Todd Litman and David Burwell
discusses issues related to the definition,
evaluation and implementation of sustainable transportation.
Stephen Hume, "Premium, High-Quality' Transit
Analyst's Idea To Boost Ridership," Vancouver Sun
(<http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/archives/story.html?id=fab0bad4-14ae-4c0c-a3b2-0ea1df3da8ce>http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/archives/story.html?id=fab0bad4-14ae-4c0c-a3b2-0ea1df3da8ce
), 17 June 2006. This article, based on an
interview with VTPI Director Todd Litman,
describes innovative ways to improve transit
service and encourage transit ridership in the Vancouver region.
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BEEN THERE/DONE THAT
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VTPI presented papers at the following events:
"How to Evaluate Travel Demand Programs Taking
Into Account Their Multiple Benefits, " plenary
address, Southern Africa Transport Conference
(http://www.up.ac.za/academic/civil/satc.html ),
Pretoria, South Africa, July 2006.
"Cities Connect: How Urbanity Helps Achieve
Social Inclusion Objectives, " presented at the
Metropolis Conference (http://www.metropolis.org
), 15 June 2006, Toronto, Canada; presentation
available at
<http://www.vtpi.org/citiesconnect.pdf>www.vtpi.org/citiesconnect.pdf.
"Dialogue Panel Energy: Location Action, Global
Impact," World Urban Forum III
(http://www.unhabitat.org/wuf ), Vancouver, Canada, 22 June 2006.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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VTPI will present papers at the following events:
"First International Conference on Citizens and
Mobility Management"
(<http://www.congresomovilidad.com/eng/welcome.htm>http://www.congresomovilidad.com/eng/welcome.htm
), September 25-27, Madrid, Spain.
"2006 CIVITAS Forum Annual Meeting" (http://www.civitas-initiative.org )
"Cities in motion: towards a new role for cities
in European transport policy". Burgos (Spain), 25-27 September 2006
"AutoConsequences: Automobilization and its
Social Implications,"
(<http://www.sfu.ca/traffic-safety/events.html>http://www.sfu.ca/traffic-safety/events.html
), hosted by the Traffic Safety Project, Simon
Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
"New Zealand Walking Conference,"
(<http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/walking_2006.htm>http://www.livingstreets.org.nz/walking_2006.htm
), Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 - 4 Nov.
"Best Practices in Parking Management:
Symposium," Rail~Volution 2006
(<http://www.railvolution.com/>http://www.railvolution.com
), Chicago, Illinois, November 5 - 8, 2006.
"National Conference for Disaster Planning for
the Carless Society"
(<http://www.carlessevacuation.org/>http://www.carlessevacuation.org
), University of New Orleans, New Orleans,
Louisiana, February 8-9, 2007 (Note: The first
weekend of Mardi Gras parades begin February 10th)
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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Below are new information resources that you may find useful.
"Cascadia Scorecard 2006: Focus on Sprawl and
Public Health"
(http://www.sightline.org/research/cascadia_scorecard/res_pubs/cs2006
), by the Sightline Institute (previously
Northwest Environment Watch). This years report
summarizes research on the connections between
the shape of cities and health. It found that:
* Cities are safer than suburbs.
* Residents of walkable communities are less
likely to be obese and suffer from related diseases.
* Simple steps that increase walking can help
save billions of dollars in medical costs and lost productivity in a region.
DCE, et al, "Understanding The Relationship
Between Public Health And The Built Environment:
A Report Prepared For The LEED-ND Core
Committee," (http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1480 )2006.
This report summarizes research regarding the
links between public health and neighborhood
design, and provides recommendations about how
this knowledge can be integrated into the LEED-ND rating system.
"Plan for Active Transportation & Health"
(<http://www.nrsrcaa.org/path>www.nrsrcaa.org/path)
This program developed transportation policy
reforms suitable for Humboldt County, California and other rural communities.
Bill Hillier and Ozlem Sahbaz, "High Resolution
Analysis of Crime Patterns in Urban Street
Networks: An Initial Statistical Sketch From An
Ongoing Study Of A London Borough," University
College London
(<http://www.spacesyntax.tudelft.nl/media/Long%20papers%20I/hilliersahbaz.pdf>www.spacesyntax.tudelft.nl/media/Long%20papers%20I/hilliersahbaz.pdf
), 2006. This paper evaluates claims that smart
growth increases crime. The analysis indicates
that smart growth features such as compact
development and connected streets tend to
increase natural surveillance and community interactions which reduce crime.
Michael M'Gonigle and Justine Starke, "Planet U:
Sustaining the World, Reinventing The
University," New Society Publishing (http://www.newsociety.com ), 2006.
This new book by researchers at the University of
Victoria describes ways that campuses can be
managed to achieve sustainability objectives,
including increased energy efficiency, reduced
vehicle travel, and improving planning practices.
The authors provide numerous examples and case
studies of successful campus resource management programs.
"Climate Protection Manual For Mayors"
(http://www.natcapsolutions.org/ClimateProtectionManual.htm ).
This report provides case studies, best
practices, cost/benefit analyses, legislation,
and contacts to facilitate local energy
conservation and emission reduction planning and program implementation.
"Travel-time Maps and their Uses"
(http://www.mysociety.org/2006/travel-time-maps/index.php ).
This website describes how 'Travel-time Maps' can
be used to indicate the time needed to travel
from a particular origin to other areas, and
compare accessibility by different modes.
William H. Lucy and David L. Phillips,
"Tomorrow's Cities, Tomorrow's Suburbs" Planners
Press
(<http://www.planning.org/bookservice/description.htm?BCODE=ATCT>http://www.planning.org/bookservice/description.htm?BCODE=ATCT
), 2006.
This book examines development trends in cities
and suburbs. It finds evidence of urban growth
and risks of decline in suburbs. It examines
popular perceptionsand misperceptionsabout
safety and danger in cities, suburbs, and exurbs.
It also offers practical policies to create
conditions in which both cities and suburbs can thrive.
San Francisco Parking Policies
(<http://www.livablecity.org/campaigns/c3.html>www.livablecity.org/campaigns/c3.html)
The city of San Francisco recently implemented
policies that require parking spaces be sold or
leased separately from dwellings in certain types
of developments (called unbundling), reduces or
eliminates minimum parking requirements so
developers can supply parking based on market
demand, requires bicycle and carshare parking,
and improves parking facility design.
"On Common Ground: New Urbanism Is Blooming,"
(<http://www.realtor.org/SG3.nsf/Pages/summer06>http://www.realtor.org/SG3.nsf/Pages/summer06
) is a special issue of the magazine of the
National Association of Realtor which has several
articles on new urbanism and smart growth.
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Please let us know if you have comments or
questions about any information in this
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newsletter on to others who may find it useful.
Sincerely,
Todd Alexander Litman
Victoria Transport Policy Institute (www.vtpi.org)
litman at vtpi.org
Phone & Fax 250-360-1560
1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA
Efficiency - Equity - Clarity
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