Reports

Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (and Making Great Neighborhoods) (PDF)

This report is a joint effort of the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America. Written by Michelle Ernst and Lilly Shoup, it builds on the research and analysis of a number of national organizations and policy experts who are working at the intersection of transportation, public health and safety, social equity, and the environment.  Becca Homa, Linda Bailey, Stephen Lee Davis, and David Goldberg provided invaluable assistance in the analysis, research, and editing of the report.

A Guide to Transportation Opportunities in Your Community

STPP and its partners are pleased to release two new reports on the federal transportation law. The Guidebook reviews how federal surface transportation law can be used to support local and statewide efforts to build more livable communities and expand travel options.

Using the Federal Transportation Law to Meet the Mobility Needs of your Community (PDF)

This report serves as a companion to the publication From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Guide to Transportation Opportunities in Your Community. This publication recounts discussions and findings from a
series of seven workshops. The findings in this report are derived from a review of workshop notes, workshop evaluations, and conversations
among participants and organizers.

Recent Webinar and Workshop Materials

December 6 Webinar Materials

The second of two webinars in the From the Margins to the Mainstream series, presented by The Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP) and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, took place on Thuesday, December 6.

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  • Planning Transit Services That Meet Your Community's Goals: Overview — Mary Kay Christopher
  • Planning Transit Services That Meet Your Community's Goals: Perspectives from Central Texas — John Cowman and Todd Hamingson
  • Private Sector Challenges of T.O.D. in New Urbanist Context — Art Lomenick
  • Private Sector Market Research Techniques: Advancing Customer-Responsive Transit Planning — Christopher Wornum and Andrew Tang

September 25 Webinar Materials

The first of two webinars in the From the Margins to the Mainstream series, presented by The Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP) and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, took place on Tuesday September 25.

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  • Understanding the Transportation Models and Asking the Right Questions — Norm Marshall
    • Effective Approaches to Multimodal Modeling
  • SACOG: Models used for land use and transportation planning — Mike McKeever
  • Understanding Transportation Models: A User's Perspective — Leanne P. Redden
  • Making the models work: Meeting community goals — Harrison B. Rue

Recent Events

July 24-25, 2008–Workshop

Context Sensitive Solutions: Designing Transportation Projects for People and Places
Denver, CO - STPP and CNT held this workshop to help participants understand what the principles referred to as context sensitive solutions (CSS) are, and how these principles can be used to balance and integrate the needs of travelers and communities in the planning and design of urban transportation systems. The workshop is directed at advocates, local officials and planning/design professionals in state DOTs, transit agencies, and MPOs and consultants.

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Jan. 30-31, 2008–Workshop

Getting Transportation & Land Use Decisions that Create Walkable Communities with Mobility Choices
Orlando, FL - STPP and CNT hosted a workshop to help participants identify and create an integrated land use and transportation vision for their community that includes mobility choices for everyone. The workshop was directed at advocates, local officials and planning professionals.

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