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From Tech Transfer Newsletter, Summer 2006 » printer-friendly Sustainable Transportation Resources from the Transportation Library Sustainable TransportationBy Rita Evans, Institute of Transportation Studies Library
Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design: An ITE Proposed Recommended Practice Site design practices can promote more sustainable modes of passenger transportation. The purpose of this recommended practice is to assist professionals in identifying and incorporating features in non-residential development proposals that will make them more accessible to those walking, cycling or taking public transit. It also identifies a range of policies and actions, such as land use planning and development of transit nodes, which will foster sustainable transportation.
Ten Principles for Smart Growth on the Suburban Fringe "Deliver Sustainable Transportation Choices" is one of the principles for smart growth described in this guide. Residential density, attractive destinations and well-connected neighborhoods all promote walking. Creating viable transit choices in suburbs poses many challenges, but sustainable transportation can also embrace smart design of roads and good parking management. Most of the other principles discussed in this report also touch on transportation issues.
Toward Sustainable Transportation Indicators for California Comprehensive and sustainable transportation planning relies on measurable indicators, and this paper aims to devise and test effective indicators for California. It includes an extensive literature review, a survey of transportation officials and several case studies. Among the study's observations are the need to reflect intermodalism; transportation indicators should relate to non-transportation indicators of sustainability; and volunteer community groups need to form alliances with local transportation agencies.
The California General Plan Process and Sustainable Transportation Planning Based on findings from a literature review, an analysis of plans, a survey of planners and case studies, researchers found that California's General Plan process can be used as a tool to promote more sustainable local transportation systems. They also found that it is desirable for plans to be updated more frequently; there is a need for more emphasis on implementation; and there is a need for efforts to enhance policies that promote more sustainable systems.
Towards Sustainable Transportation Policy in the United States: A Grassroots Perspective Most transportation planning in the United States has been driven from the top down, but local grassroots involvement can change the way projects are evaluated and selected. This review of policy-making in the San Francisco Bay Area documents a growing trend that fosters development of sustainable transportation. It emphasizes the need to incorporate environmental justice, focus on the needs of the most vulnerable, and connect transportation and land use with policy decisions.
Biofuels for Sustainable Transportation Biofuels—ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, biocrude, methane—could provide an inexhaustible, environmentally friendly and domestically produced fuel source. This booklet defines the various types of biofuels and provides an overview of their role in energy security, the national economy, and environmental protection.
Sustainable Development and Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Economic Prosperity, Environmental Quality, and Equity Sustainable transportation meets mobility needs while preserving health, economic progress and social justice. Current patterns of transportation have significant impacts on the environment and there are complex interactions between land use, transportation and activity systems. This paper examines strategies to increase sustainability including travel demand management, pricing policies, vehicle technology improvements, clean fuels and integrated land use and transportation planning.
Making "In Town, Without My Car!" Work: A Good Practice Guide "In Town, Without My Car!" is part of European Mobility Week and involves street closures and the promotion of walking, cycling and special activities. This compilation highlights successful examples including street fairs, safe routes to school programs and efforts to get people to use public transit. Polls show strong support from participants, businesses and motorists.
Can a Sustainable Transportation System Be Developed for San Antonio, Texas? A key indicator of the sustainability of a transportation system is vehicle miles of travel. San Antonio, with a high proportion of freeway miles per person, has one of the least sustainable systems in the world, resulting in congestion, high costs, increased fatalities, greater fuel consumption and negative environmental impacts. While some sustainable strategies are being pursued, there is little coherence in the current planning and modeling approach. About the UC Berkeley Transportation LibraryAll of the items listed in this article are available from the UC Berkeley Transportation Library. Visit www.lib.berkeley.edu/ITSL/ for more information about the library.
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