Organization Type: DOT
Department of Transportation
Definition: Governmental agency focused on transportation
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- Alternative Funding Mechanisms for State Transportation Systems in Predominantly Rural States
This research investigates transportation funding systems that could serve as alternatives to fuel-based taxes.
- Performance Based Planning and Programming Guidebook
This guidebook addresses the key elements of a performance-based planning and programming process and how state DOTs, MPOs, and other transit agencies can implement this approach.
- The Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Initiative: Implementation Study
This report details the implementation of a bicycle and pedestrian counting initiative that used sensors for automated counting and produced models based on collected counts.
- Transit-Oriented Development in the States
This study observed trends in transit-oriented development (TOD) – the practice of shaping development patterns in order to encourage transit ridership.
- Lifting the Veil on Bicycle & Pedestrian Spending
This report analyzes bicycle and pedestrian investments included in STIPs and MPO planning documents.
- Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks
This handbook aims to provide transportation practitioners with guidance for rural and small-town specific geographic, fiscal, and other challenges.
- Close to Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas
This handbook aims to provide insights into small, rural communities’ and the relationship between development patterns, land use, and increased driving.
- Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey: Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities
This report identifies areas of improvement for the American Community Survey (ACS), including methods for surveying small geographic areas and efficiently meeting new data needs.
- Does bicycle network level of traffic stress (LTS) explain bicycle travel behavior? Mixed results from an Oregon case study
This paper investigates the relationship between varying levels of traffic stress (LTS) routes and bicycle travel behavior.
- One Size Doesn’t Fit All
This article highlights several of the innovative practices shared at the Tools of the Trade conference held in Burlington, VT in July 2014.