TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES

Links

 Center for Transportation Excellence
A non-partisan policy research center created to provide research materials, strategies and other forms of support on the benefits of public transportation.
 Planetizen
A public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community.
 Project for Public Spaces List of Great Transportation Places
A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities, providing technical assistance, training, research, and other services.
 PublicTransportation.org
Part of APTA, an international organization for the bus, rapid transit and commuter rail systems industry that works to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country.
 Reconnecting America
National non-profit organization that works to integrate transportation systems and the communities they serve, with the goal of generating lasting public and private returns, improving economic and environmental efficiency, and giving consumers more housing and mobility choices.
 Smart Growth America: Transportation
A coalition of organizations working to improve the ways we plan and build towns, cities and metro areas. Its members advocate on behalf of historic preservation, the environment, farmland and open space preservation, and neighborhood revitalization.
 Transportation Demand Managment Encyclopedia
An independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. They provide a variety of resources available free at this website to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis.
 Urban Land Institute - Transportation
A nonprofit education and research institute, and an influential source of objective information on urban planning, growth, and development.

Reports

 APTA Streetcar Study
A report on the feasibility of bringing back streetcars. Includes three case studies of American cities. In its conclusion, the study asserts that some form of streetcar line is possible in any city or town.
 TOD 101: Why Transit-Oriented Development and Why Now?
Literally TOD 101 this 19-page booklet explains what TOD is, how it benefits communities, and how it can be an important affordability strategy for regions.