Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships
Since information on U. S. household expenditures was first collected, transport expenditures have risen from the sixth-highest share of household budgets, less than 2%, in 1917 to the second-highest share since the 1970s. This rise is linked to increased automobile...Read more
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Transportation
Since information on U. S. household expenditures was first collected, transport expenditures have risen from the sixth-highest share of household budgets, less than 2%, in 1917 to the second-highest share since the 1970s. This rise is linked to increased automobile purchase and automobile use and...
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topics: Data Analysis, Housing, Transportation
The Housing + Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index provides a comprehensive view of affordability that includes both the cost of housing and the cost of transportation at the neighborhood level.
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topics: Climate, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Transportation
As San Antonio continues to grow, it has the opportunity to develop in such a way that residents can reduce the environmental impacts of travel, while also reducing household transportation costs. This report provides information on the combined housing and transportation (H+T) costs in the San...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
Our economy is over a barrel, literally and figuratively. Americans are being hammered at every turn. Falling home values, rising gas prices, and Wall Street bailouts with fallout on Main Street. Hanging over it all is a sense that we have come to the end of the road with our over-dependence on oil...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
Transportation is key to Fort Wayne’s future. CNT was asked by the City of Fort Wayne to analyze how and where transportation expenditures are being made and to make recommendations to move Fort Wayne toward a more sustainable and equitable transportation system.
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
Local governments manage their growth and boundaries by very distinct land use controls determining both where and how they grow. The most common tools used by municipalities are comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and building and sanitation codes.
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
Our twenty-five-year projection of the economic impacts of existing and expanded rail service helped convince Maine’s legislature to allocate $10 million in annual operating subsidies and $35 million in capital improvements to extend service to Brunswick. Those funds were later matched by $35...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
Fort Wayne needs a dramatic catalyst to create excitement about its new urban future. Streetcars could play that role. Streetcars are enjoying a resurgence across the nation. Many cities that once had streetcars are reviving them; other cities are building their first systems.
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
This report provides an overview of how car sharing works and how it can benefit Fort Wayne, as well as start-up strategies and recommendations for next steps based on the specific opportunities available in Fort Wayne.
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation
Fort Wayne is fortunate to have a number of universities within its boundaries. One option that offers potential benefits to students and their schools is the UPASS, a transit pass purchased in bulk that offers unlimited use for a specified period of time, usually a school term.