Transportation Policy Resources

We have compiled a list of additional resources for those of you who may be interested in other areas focusing on public transportation issues, or would like more information on areas brought up on this web site:

MDOT- (Michigan Department of Transportation) Michigan's state transportation authority.

TF2- (Transportation Funding Task Force)

MPTA- (Michigan Public Transit Association)

APTA- (American Public Transportation Association) The leading national transit organization has many useful reports, especially their series on the benefits of transit. A few top reports:

The Benefits of Public Transportation - Essential Support for a Strong Economy
The Benefits of Public Transportation - Building Investment Value in Our Economy and Marketplace
The Economic Importance of Public Transit (Presented by The National Business Coalition for Rapid Transit)
Public Transportation and the Nation's Economy (A Quantitative Analysis of Public Transportation's Economic Impact)

VTPI- (Victoria Transport Policy Institute) A good starting point for TOD research. VTPI covers a great deal of transportation and land-use topics. Each page will give you a summary of the most current and best research on the given subject. In order to find research on a specific aspect of TOD look up the bibliography at the bottom of the web page.

Complete Streets: National - Michigan


CEO's for Cities - Check out their reports and publications for some good statistics on demographic and development trends in cities. Great place to find the latest on what other cities are doing to attract and retain the best and the brightest.

Congress for New Urbanism -The Center for TOD offers the latest on TOD happenings, ideas, and trends. They do a lot of original research and the principles of New Urbanism are closely aligned with TOD.

Light Rail Now -Complete list and links to places that have light rail or any rail transit in the U.S. and around the world. A good place to start for case study or comparison research.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center - Any image you can imagine of people walking and biking. Also pedestrian and bike friendly streets, sidewalks, and buildings. You can even look for a certain demographic group walking or biking.

Reconnecting America - Best site to find out latest on TOD happenings around U.S. Run through the Center for TOD this website gives the latest research and trends concerning TOD. They are considered the leaders in TOD in the U.S. and Director Shelly Poticha has testified before Congress about the benefits of TOD. Get ideas for presentations and download their reports. A small library of TOD images is available.

Smart Growth - Smart Growth is basically TOD before the transit. Check out the resources section to browse for reports. You can also find some information about TOD through the resource list.

Texas Transportation Institute of Texas A&M University System - Check out their reports and information about different types of transit. If you need some economic benefits numbers for TOD check here.

Transit for America - Transportation for America is a broad coalition of housing, business, environmental, public health, transportation, equitable development, and other organizations. We’re all seeking to align our national, state, and local transportation policies with an array of issues like economic opportunity, climate change, energy security, health, housing and community development.

The Brookings Institute - Useful reports by their Economic Studies Programs about trends for downtowns, their Metropolitan Studies about trends in development and demographics, and their Cities and Suburbs about real estate development trends.

Transit-oriented Development -Offers some useful case studies.

Urban Land Institute - Find out what developers want from cities in order to do TOD. Reports about the benefits of density, transit, and TOD. Great case study section that requires a membership. ULI is the most prominent group for developers.