Other Sustainable Transportation Resources

Best Workplaces for Commuters
A public-private sector voluntary program advocating employee commuter benefits, established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). This program publicly recognizes employers, as well as third-party supporters, whose commuter benefits reach a National Standard of Excellence. EPA and DOT also sponsor the website It All Adds Up to Cleaner Air, a public education and partnership-building initiative developed collaboratively by several federal agencies to help regional, state and community efforts to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

Building Livable Communities through Transportation
This is an initiavie of the Project for Public Spaces, with information on streets, transit, national and regional programs, and publications on transportation and livable communities.

California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP)
A voluntary partnership of automakers, energy providers, fuel cell companies, and government agencies, all working together to demonstrate and promote fuel cell vehicles.

Carfree.com
The Carfree.com website is a companion to the book Carfree Cities. The website provides background information on the concept of carfree cities, discusses related issues, and offers links and lists of print resources on alternatives to automobile transportation.

Center for Environmental Excellence
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials hosts this source of environmental information for transportation professionals, which includes a section on land use and smart growth.

The Center for Livable Communities
A project of the Local Government Commission, Sacramento, California, the center offers a helpful array of books, videos, and other materials, as well as staff who can help you find the resources you need. 

Center For Urban Transportation Research
A project of the University of South Florida, the center provides a host of information on land use, transportation, and sustainability, including publications, newsletters, reasearch projects, and other transportation resources. 

The Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Chicagoland Transportation and Air Quality Commission
CNT is involved with grassroots organizing and is working on revitalizing Chicago transit lines and the neighborhoods that adjoin them. It also promotes citizen involvement in transportation investment issues.

Citizens for Sensible Transportation 
This grassroots organization based in Portland, Oregon, helps people to build better communities with less traffic. They work closely with other groups that advocate for specific non-auto modes of transportation, and support efforts which integrate land-use planning and transportation options to reduce traffic. The group has a variety of publications that are distributed nationally to assist citizens working on transporation-related issues.

Conservation Law Foundation: Transportation
This site is a resource for people working to create more livable communities by improving transportation. The site offers a listserv, as well as transportation articles, publications and reports and links to other sites.

EMBARQ, the WRI Center for Transport and the Environment
EMBARQ is working in polluted, congested cities, partnering with public decision-makers responsible for transport policy, with the private sector, which can provide investment in clean fuels and efficient technologies, and with local non-governmental organizations. EMBARQ’s vision is a world where affordable, healthy, and environmentally sustainable transport is available to everyone.

DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Transportation Site
Offers information and links on transportation technologies including alternative fuels and tranportation issues such as reducing miles traveled and alternative fuel infrastructure.

As well, EERE's consumer-oriented website, "Energy Savers: A consumer guide to energy efficiency and renewable energy," includes information on how to buy energy-smart vehicles, including alternative-fuel vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.

FICUS
The Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability (FICUS) site includes good articles on land-use planning and very helpful resource lists. 

Fuel Economy Guide
This guide released by DOE and EPA includes fuel economy, emissions, and safety data for all model year 2005 vehicles sold in the United States. It also includes fuel-saving tips and additional information on advanced-technology vehicles, including hybrid electric, alternative fuel, and fuel-cell vehicles.

Fuel Economy Website
This federal website allows users to find and compare mileage and emissions performance of cars, and also features mileage tips and a discussion of the importance of fuel economy.

Go Boulder
A Boulder, Colorado, community program that provides information to its citizens about transportation alternatives, as well as an annual pedestrian conference. 

Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
This group works to promote environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide. They publish the annual magazine Sustainable Transport.

Moving the Economy
This City of Toronto initiative works to promote and develop economic benefits, opportunities, and innovations in sustainable transportation. The website includes a Business Case for Sustainable Transportation and a database of local and international sustainable transportation case studies.

Northwestern University Library
One of the largest transportation libraries in the world, this site contains information on air, rail, highway, water and pipeline, as well as law enforcement and environmental impact assessments.  

Public Technology, Inc.
A nonprofit research and development organization of the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties, PTI has a Transportation Task Force. It helps local and regional authorities to develop transportation plans that reduce vehicle miles traveled and auto emissions. 

SmartWay Transport Partnership is a collaborative voluntary program between EPA and the freight industry to increase energy efficiency and energy security while significantly reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases. The Partnership creates strong market-based incentives that challenge companies shipping products, and the truck and rail companies delivering these products, to improve the environmental performance of their freight operations.

Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP)
A public-interest coalition working toward transportation policies that emphasize people, not vehicles. It provides excellent information on transportation issues and policies and publishes a newsletter, Progress. STPP has a user-friendly Web site where you can find much interesting and helpful information.  

With the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted in 1998, set to expire on Sept. 30, 2003, Congress and the Bush Administration are working to develop its successor. The Surface Transportation Reauthorization website is an informational and online service for individuals and groups to express their opinions and offer ideas as the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) prepares its proposal to Congress on reauthorization of the nation's surface transportation programs.

Sustainable Mobility
A member project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, this group produced and offers the Mobility 2001 report.

Transportation Alternatives
A New York City group addressing issues relating to sustainable transportation and pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets.

Transportation Research Board (TRB)
A unit of the National Research Council, TRB has a nationally recognized policy study program and maintains the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), a bibliographic database with abstracts of both on-going and completed research.  TRB’s Web site also includes a list of Government Transportation-Related Internet Sites, which provides links to many other countries’ transportation research offices, international organizations, and many U.S. transportation resources, as well as special programs, ongoing research, and events. 

Two Wheel View
Based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, this nonprofit organization uses bicycles to provide outdoor educational and recreational opportunities for kids. School programs introduce students to images of the people, cultures and environments of the world from the seat of a bike. Trained volunteer staff lead local and international bicycle trips that combine lessons in personal responsibility, achievement, community and environmental awareness.

University of California Berkeley Library Web
Offers an annotated list of helpful transportation resources, including the California PATH Database. UC Berkeley also has a very good transportation video library. 

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Transportation Technologies
Serves as a gateway to information on transportation and energy. Here you can browse for information covering the full spectrum of transportation technology, including transportation-related research and events, transportation technology showcases, success stories, and transportation links.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Offers information on GIS services, aviation, bike and pedestrian plans, congestion management, and much more. 

The Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation has introduced a new website devoted to Traffic Calming. Traffic calming strategies can help make streets safer for non-motorized and alternative transportation users. The website offers examples of traffic calming measures, links to programs and agencies, and a list of recent studies pertaining to traffic calming.

Victoria Transport Policy Institute
An independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical tools for solving transportation problems. VTPI offers information on many aspects of sustainable transportation, including Transportation Demand Management, pedestrian issues, public transit, land-use planning, and other diverse forms of transportation.

Books/Publications 

AFV Quarterly
A quarterly publication from the Chrysler Corporation that discusses alternative fuel vehicles and technologies.

Analysis of Alternatives, Volume 5, Making the Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality Connection, May 1996. 
LUTRAQ is a national demonstration project involved with cutting-edge land-use planning work for Portland, Oregon. It developed methodologies for alternative suburban land use to reduce auto dependence and improve air quality. A key feature is transit-oriented designs and pedestrian-oriented designs, both of which can significantly change travel behavior and reduce the need to build new freeways.

Building Sustainable Communities: An Environmental Guide for Local Government, The Global Cities Project, San Francisco, California. 
This useful booklet offers tips on a wide variety of topics, such as establishing van pools, making streets bike friendly, and developing a transportation management association to improve commuting efficiency. Available from: The Global Cities Project, San Francisco, California. Phone: (415) 775-0791. 

Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation
A study conduted in 2002 that concludes that public transportation generates 95 percent less carbon monoxide (CO), 92 percent less in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and about half as much carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger mile, as private vehicles.

Creating Livable Communities: A Transit Friendly Approach, Regional Transportation District of Denver. 
RTD is actively involved in promoting Transit-Oriented Development. This publication is a very useful tool for understanding how to implement transit-oriented development. Includes good graphics and a resource list. For more information, contact Dave Shelley, project manager, at (303) 299-2408. 

Moving Towards More Community-Oriented Transportation Strategies in the Bay Area: A Guide to Getting the Information, May 1996, Metropolitan Planning Commission, Oakland, California. 
This guide discusses improving streetscapes, transit stop designs and using infill development, mixed-use development, and networks of streets and paths for bikers and pedestrians. Provides information on planned unit developments and a good list of resource materials. Metropolitan Planning Commission offers a number of other transportation-planning publications in print and online.

Transportation, Energy, and the Environment: How Far Can Technology Take Us?
National energy experts assess whether technology is enough to achieve substantial and timely reductions of transportation-related air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and petroleum dependence.  Published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Transportation and Energy: Strategies for a Sustainable Transportation System, 1995. 
Examines how transportation energy choices will affect mobility, environmental quality, quality of life, economic growth, and other factors. Available from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.  

Last updated: January 31, 2005

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