Background Documentation
"Climate Change Action Plan for Northeast Ohio," Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Memorandum, July 18, 2008. Link.
Ewing, Reid and Arthur C. Nelson, "CO2 Reductions Attributable to Smart Growth in California," University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education and The University of Utah Metropolitan Research, September 2008. Link.
"Integrating Climate Change into the Transportation Planning Process," Federal Highway Administration, July 2008. Link.
"Charting the Midwest: An Inventory and Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in America's Heartland," World Resources Institute, November 12, 2007. Link.
Green, David L. and Andreas Schafer, "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation," Prepared for Pew Center on Global Climate Change, May 2003. Link.
Johnston, Robert A., "Review of U.S and European Regional Modeling Studies of Policies Intended to Reduce Motorized Travel, Fuel Use, and Emissions," Victoria (Canada) Transport Policy Institute, August 2006. Link.
Litman, Todd, "Win-Win Emission Reduction Strategies: Smart Transportation Strategies Can Achieve Emission Reduction Targets And Provide Other Important Economic, Social And Environmental Benefits," Victoria (Canada) Transport Policy Institute, December 7, 2007. Link.
"Measuring the Air Quality and Transportation Impacts of Infill Development," US EPA, November 2007. Link.
"Public Transportation Reduces Greenhouse Gases and Conserves Energy," American Public Transportation Association, February 2008. Link.
"High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S.," Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology, January 2006. Link.
"Comparitive Review and Analysis of State Transit Funding Programs,"National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 569, September 2006. Link.
International Perspective
An, Feng and Amander Sauer, "Comparison of Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy And Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Around the World," Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, December 2004. Link.
Bodek, Kristian and John Heywood, "Europe's Evolving Passenger Vehicle Fleet: Fuel Use and GHG Emissions Scenarios Through 2035," Laboratory for Energy and Environment, MIT, March 2008. Link.
"2008 Transportation Mode Splits in European Union," European Union Road Federation. Passenger Transport Link. Goods Transport Link. Environmental Impact Link.
"Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Considerations for On-road Transport in Asia," Asian Development Bank, 2006. Link.
Sample Plans
"Sacramento Region Blueprint, Transportation and Land Use Study." Website. 2005 Special Report. Metropolitan Transportation Plan for 2035.
"(California) State Alternative Fuels Plan," California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission, Commission Report, December 2007. Link.
"What if the Washington (D.C.) Region Grew Differently?", Public Forum on Alternative Transportation and Land-Use Scenarios, National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. Link.
"Southern California Association of Governments: 2008 Regional Transportation Plan," Adopted May 2008. Executive Summary. Full Report. (10.8mb)
"Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning: 2030 Regional Transportation Plan," Updated June 2007. Link.
Illinois Climate Change Advisory Committee. List of Documents. Transportation Documents. Transportation Recommendations to Governor.
