Building a better state DOT: Memos on Practical Solutions
After helping a group of state departments of transportation question and assess the underlying assumptions that lead many states toward giant highway solutions for every transportation problem, we found that many states are eager to figure out a better way and find innovative and flexible ways to meet users’ needs that cost less to build and maintain. We worked to help them identify barriers and find solutions. These memos are the outcome of that work—what we call ‘practical solutions’—that delve into common areas of reform that we identified.
The How and Why of Measuring Access to Opportunity: A Guide to Performance Management
a resource on the data, tools, and methodologies transportation officials need to measure access to opportunity.
Building Resilient States: A Framework for Agencies
designed to help disaster preparedness professionals understand how strategic decisions about land use and transportation can make communities more resilient from the ground up.
Building Resilient States: Profiles in Action
a companion to the Framework that highlights several local, regional, and statewide resilience efforts in greater depth.
The Policies that Work: A Governors’ Guide to Growth and Development
external resources
The Partnership for Sustainable Communities
EPA Office of Sustainable Communities
HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
Mayors’ Institute on City Design
Your Town: The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design
National Parks Service RTCA: Community Toolbox
Smart Growth Implementation Tool Kit