Report link: Revitalizing Main Street
A resource from the National Trust for Historic Preservation offers readers a detailed look at the many aspects of downtown growth and development.
Report link: Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Moving Cooler asserts that the US must encourage compact development, reduce driving and expand mass transit use in order to reduce GHG emissions.
Report link: Job Sprawl Revisited
A new analysis by the Brookings Institution sheds light on the decentralization of employment that took place in nearly all of the country’s 98 largest metropolitan areas between 1998 and 2006.
Report link: Getting to Work: Reconnecting Jobs with Transit
This report documents the commuting habits of New Jerseyans and the connection between the pattern of employment and transportation challenges.
Report link: TOD 202: Station Area Planning
This handbook is designed to promote best practices in transit-oriented development by simplifying the complex decisions involved in planning for TOD.
Report link: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
This new TCRP report attempts to clarify the relationship between livable communities and transit.
Report link: Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
Post Carbon Cities provides a sobering view of the realities faced by local governments with fading energy supply and global climate change.
Report link: Land Development at Selected Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Stations
This study builds on a previous VTC study of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line, and also examines development near other stations on the line.
Report link: What About Our Schools?
This report addresses—and dispels—one of the most common public misperceptions hindering TOD proposals.
Report link: Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities
This guide is an excellent resource for anyone interested in introducing charrettes, or design workshops, into the community planning process.
