An Environmental Justice Framework for Transportation Equity

AK DePinho - 2024 - research.library.fordham.edu
Abstract In 2021, transportation accounted for 29% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas
emissions in the United States, making it the largest contributor by sector, and 58% of these …

A Planning Study on the Spatial Configuration of Buss Rapid Transit Stations-Focused on Sustainable Mobility

A Ahmad, U Ullah, MF Ammar - Journal of Development and Social …, 2024 - ojs.jdss.org.pk
Mass transit systems are pivotal for fostering sustainable transportation and tackling urban
mobility challenges. However, their efficacy hinges significantly on spatial characteristics …

Do it yourself: obtaining updated transit stop and route shapefiles in urban and nonurban areas

S Rodnyansky - Cityscape, 2018 - JSTOR
Research that combines housing and transportation aims to jointly understand the elements
of neighborhood accessibility, affordability, and sustainability. Access to high-quality public …

Lifting peripheral fortunes: Upgrading transit improves spatial, income and gender equity in Medellin

BF Milan, F Creutzig - Cities, 2017 - Elsevier
New transit development often try to provide low-carbon mobility, and improve accessibility.
However, it is often unclear who profits most from new transit developments, whether these …

California Cities Face Trade-offs in Developing Plans and Policies for Transit-Oriented Development

E Barbour, J Jin, E Goldsmith, S Grover, J Martinez… - 2024 - escholarship.org
California has ambitious climate policy goals, while also facing an acute housing
affordability crisis. Transit-oriented development—higher-density residential or mixed-use …

Evaluating Transportation Equity: Focusing on Transit Deserts and Transit-Dependent Population

A Seyrfar, A Zandiatashbar, A Canepa - … on Transportation and …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
ABSTRACT The City of Chicago, with the second-largest public transit authority operating
the nation, has undoubtedly a large and robust transit network; however, are they providing …

Unequal spaces: suburbs, apartments, and bicycles in a global city

GE Ledsham - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Planners promote utilitarian cycling and urban intensification to increase the health and
sustainability of urban populations. North American planners and researchers focus on …

Measuring the benefits of compact development on vehicle miles and climate change

J Walters, R Ewing - Environmental Practice, 2009 - cambridge.org
For climate stabilization, the United States (US) will need to cut its transportation carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions by 60%–80% by 2050. As we cannot accomplish this reduction …

Transit usage and urban form: lessons for transit reliant neighborhoods

KB Mathema - 2000 - dspace.mit.edu
Cities are all about people and places. Travel occurs because people want to get to places-
places of work, places of residence, places of shopping and so on. Hence, it is people and …

Measuring the success of transit-oriented development using a sustainability framework: TOD outcome analysis

JL Renne - … through Environmental Design: Approaches to Time …, 2007 - books.google.com
Planners and urban designers are promoting transit-oriented development (TOD) to
encourage sustainable urban development around public transport nodes. TODs are …