Urban Planning, Design and Policy Links

(For books and articles on many aspects of bicycling and planning, see the bicycle section of the bibliography.)

IBF Urban Planning, Facilities Design and Policy Page
The Bike People On-line magazine with growing archive of article on practical design topics.
Bike Plan Source Hard information to use to make your community a better place for bicycling.
Center for Livable Communities. Helping local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns.
CIVITAS A European Commission supported initiative to help introduce sustainable urban transport strategies.
Conservation Law Foundation/Transportation Resource for people working to create more livable communities by improving transportation. Their work is broad in scope and typically involves issues of transportation, development, urban livability, and environmental justice.
Cycling Digest: Papers and information about cycling and cycle planning
Dilemma Of Bicycle Planning Paper on the topic of bicycle facilities planning.
Economic Impact of Bicycle Facilities: A Case Study (Outer Banks, NC)
Environmental Justice Resource Center Publishes the Transportation Equity Newsletter, which is devoted to race, disability, and transportation.
Global Transport Knowledge Partnership Disseminate sustainable transport knowledge, whilst encouraging greater participation from the developing world.
Great Street  1,000 images of great street designs,  and the 'Main Street Profiles' section has 12 main street success stories.
Moving the Economy  Information on how to apply sustainable transportation principles to help reduce traffic congestion, facility costs, pollution and other transport problems.
Narrow Streets Database Information on traffic calming on residential streets.
Planning For Bicycling Quick discussion supporting wide vehicle lanes for shared use.
Planning For Sustainability American Planning Association Policy Guide.
Price of Mobility A report that attempts to quantify the hidden subsidies that drivers receive.
Road Peace

Smart Growth America A nationwide coalition promoting new development patterns that protect farmland and open space, revitalize neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, and provides more transportation choices.
Surface Transportation Policy The resources and contacts you are looking for to become involved in transportation, community and environmental policy.
TrafficLinq  Directory with links to sites on ITS, public transport, transportation planning, traffic engineering, sustainable mobility, congestion pricing, traffic information, parking, traffic safety, bicycling, commuting, software, organizations and traffic industry. 
Travel Matters Individual emissions calculator
Technical Transportation Land-Use Modeling Tool for transportation and land use forecasting in urban areas.
Terrain: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

Transport Geography on the Web Provides access to transport geography information, including academic articles, maps, figures, and datatsets.
Transport Research Laboratory 
Transportation, and the Challenge to Sprawl  Sierra Club resources.
Transportation, Land Use and Sustainability Relevant material collected at the University of South Florida
Transportation Research Board Searchable archive with hundreds of articles on NMT, mostly engineering.
Urban Ecology Web Magazine  Grow collection of articles and links on a wide range of issues that affect development behavior.
UrbanSim Tool for modeling urban growth. 
Victoria Transport Policy Institute Offers a variety of information and tools for quantifying transportation.
Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management

For information specific to U.S. federal funding of bicycle facilities see the following:

Surface Transportation Policy Project
U.S. EPA's Transportation Partners
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration

List of “Best Practices” Web Sites and Programs
(From www.EcoPlan.org ) 

ACCESS - Eurocities for a New Mobility Culture
a local authority network aiming to promote a new mobility culture throughout Europe, in order to combat congestion, improve air quality
http://www
.eurocities.org/ fekbritton

Best Practices & Local Leadership Programme
United Nations Human Settlements Programme(UN-HABITAT)
http://www.bestpractices.org/

Bremen Initiative Best Practice Resources
http://www.bremen-initiative.de/links/best_practices.html

ELTIS case study database
European Local Transport Information Service
http://www.eltis.org/case_study.phtml

EPOMM - European Platform for Mobility Management
examples of successful Mobility Management, collected from all over Europe and beyond
http://www.epommweb.org/epomm_examples_all.phtml?sprache=en

EURONET/ICLEI Consortium
Old but still a reference to consider- 1996
http://www3.iclei.org/egpis/citylist.htm

European Database on Good Practice in Urban Management and Sustainability
designed to help local authorities to work towards sustainability by disseminating good practice and policy, facilitating the exchange of experience, and raising awareness about how cities and towns can be managed in more sustainable ways
http://europa.eu.int/comm/urban/

Gateway to International Best Practices and Innovations
EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation
http://www.epa.gov/innovation/international/transportation.htm

ICLEI Project Summaries - Transport
Also see Planning, Tools and Land Use sections
http://www.iclei.org/

Model Cities: Urban Best Practices (Volume 1)
Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore and The Institute of Policy Studies, 263 pages, ISBN 981-04-2446-9
http://www.ips.org.sg/publications/pub_mc99i.htm

Model Cities: Urban Best Practices (Volume 2)
Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore and The Institute of Policy Studies, 258 pages, ISBN 981-04-2447-7
http://www.ips.org.sg/publications/pub_mc99ii.htm

SMILE - Sustainable Urban Transport Policies and Initiatives
"170 successful and replicable European practices for sustainable mobility"
http://www.smile-europe.org/frame22.html

SURBAN - database on sustainable urban development in Europe
Europe, fairllarge
http://www.eaue.de/winuwd/list.htm

Stockholm Partnerships for Sustainable Cities
http://www.partnerships.stockholm.se/

UITP Mobility in Cities Database
http://www.uitp.com/Project/index29.htm

USCM Best Practices Database
U.S. Conference of Mayors
http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/best_practices/

WHO Healthy City Network
A source of valuable expertise, legitimacy and continuous learning
http://www.who.dk/healthy-cities/

World Car/Free Days News Alerts
In six languages. Also discussion groups
http://www.ecoplan.org/carfreeday/general/wcfd-news.htm

World Car/free Days Consortium
Good international coverage
http://worldcarfreeday.com

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