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Off-street
parking requirements are devastating American cities. So says Donald
Shoup, FAICP, in The High Cost of Free Parking, a no-holds-barred
directive on the way parking should be. Free parking, he argues,
has contributed to auto dependence, rapid urban sprawl, extravagant
energy use, and a host of other problems. This book unravels current
parking policies and proposes sensible, fair alternatives that will
save us from the high cost of free parking. More information about
this long-awaited book is available from the American Planning Association's
website.
POLICY BRIEFS
ACCESS: Introduction Small Steps by Mike Manville
Transportation, Jobs, and Economic Growthby Martin Wachs
Cash for Clunkers? The Environmental Impact of Mexico's Demand for Used Vehicles by Lucas W. Davis and Matthew E. Kahn
Free Parking or Free Marketsby Donald Shoup
The ACCESS Almanac Life in the Fast Laneby Eric A. Morris
ACCESS: Intoduction by Donald Shoup
What Density Doesn't Tell Us About Sprawlby Eric Eidlin
Falling Immigration Rates Mean Falling Transit Ridership by Evelyn Blumenberg and Alexandra Norton
The ACCESS Almanac Graduated Parking Finesby Donald Shoup
TRANSPORTATION EVENTS
UCTC Faculty Research Grant Proposals - NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ( Mar 15 )
The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies is currently soliciting proposals to examine topics related to transportation and (1) environmental sustainability, (2) economic competitiveness, and/or (3) livability. We will fund projects up to $120,000, though most awards are between $20,000 and $60,000. Proposals are due March 15th, and the one-year projects will be conducted during the 2012-2013 academic year. Details on applying for funding can be found in the links below:
UCLA ITS Reception at the 91st Annual TRB Conference ( Jan 23 )
The UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies will be hosting a reception at the 91st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board:
Monday, January 23
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
La Tomate
Dupont Circle
Corner of Connecticut Avenue and R Street N.W.
1701 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 91st Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Washington Hilton hotels. The information-packed program will attract more than 11,000 transportation professionals from around the world to Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2012.
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 4,000 presentations in nearly 650 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will address the spotlight theme for 2012: Transportation: Putting Innovation and People to Work.
More details at: http://trb.org/Meeting/
Urban Sustainability in the Age of Climate Justice: A Conversation with Andrew Ross ( Jan 12 )
Thoughtful people look to cities for evidence that progress is being made in the fight to avert climate change. The “sustainable cities” movement is thriving all across the world, and mayors compete for the title of “greenest city in America.”
In this lecture, drawing on his own research in the metro Phoenix area, Andrew Ross shows that the key solutions are more social than technical in nature. Marketing a green lifestyle to affluent residents will create showpiece sustainable enclaves, but will not alter the patterns of “eco-apartheid” that afflicts most large U.S. cities.
HSR rail conference in Paris - Dec 2011 ( Dec 14 - 16 )Railways and Speed
> Two centuries of speed on the railways, thirty years of high-speed trains
> 14 -16 December 2011
>
> International Union of Railways
> 16, rue Jean-Rey
> 75015 Paris
ITS NEWS
UCTC Multi-campus Research Grant Proposals - NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Mar 20, 12
Complete Streets Manual Now Available
Nov 21, 11
ITS Welcomes Dr. Alan Altshuler as our Visiting Scholar
Jan 12, 11
UCTC-ITS Transportation Research Board Reception
Jan 10, 11
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