Illinois Metropolitan Planning 
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Reports & Resources


Federal Reports
Federal Highway Administration

  • A Primer On Work Zone Safety And Mobility Performance Measurement (68 page PDF)
  • Discretionary Grant Program for the State of Illinois (2011 - 2 p PDF)
  • Guide on the Consistent Application of Traffic Analysis Tools and Methods (60 page PDF
  • Integrating Road Safety Into NEPA Analysis:  A Practitioner's Practice (86 page PDF)
  • Roadway Safety Practices Database (Search)
  • State Best Practice Policy for Medians (4 pg PDF)
  • State Best Practice Policy for Shoulders and Walkways (4p PDF)
  • Urban Congestion Report Quarterly Report (2 page PDF)
  • Work Zone Best Practices (310p PDF)

Federal Transit Authority

  • New Eligibility of Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements under Federal Transit Law (Federal Register Notice - PDF)
  • 2011 FTA Sustainability Program: Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER III) & Clean Fuels Grant Programs (12p PDF)

Research/Statistics

  • Freight Facility Location Selection:  A Guide For Public Officials (119 page PDF)
  • Multimodal Transportation Indicators, October 2011 (36 page PDF)
  • Policy Options For Reducing Energy Use and Green House Emissions From U.S. Transportation (228 page PDF)
  • Transportation Satellite Accounts: A Look at Transportation’s Role in the Economy (60p PDF)
Miscellaneous Reports
Bicycle/Pedestrian/Planning
  • Pedestrian and Bicycle Fall Newsletter (Link)
  • Cost and Benefits of Bicycle Investments in Portland, Oregon (10p PDF)
  • Chicago Metropolitan Agency For Planning - Handbook of Planning Law Principles and Practices for Northeastern Illinois (104p PDF)  
  • Land Use Initiatives to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Potential Obstacles from State Taking Laws (23p PDF)
    • Liability Risks for After-Hours Use of Public School Property to Reduce Obesity: Illinois Report (11p PDF)
Mobility/Complete Streets/Transit
  • Casual carpooling in Houston (13p PDF)
  • Green Streets Revitalization (Webinar - 21p PDF)
  • Damascus Story (24p PDF)
  • Model for Living Streets Design Manual - Los Angles County 2011 (328p PDF)
  • New Language of Mobility - Talking Transportation In A Post Recession World (40p PDF)
State DOTs
  • Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government For State Level Transportation Organizations (684 page PDF) from the Mineta Transportation Institution.
  • State Smart Transportation Initiative Annual Report (20p PDF) 
  • State Transportation Statistics 2010 (139p PDF)

Traffic Management/Data Management

  • 2011 Congested Corridors Report (94p PDF)  from the Texas Transportation Institute
  • A Holistic Approach to Traffic Management ( 24p PDF)
  • Congestion Management Process:  A Guidebook (Webinar Presentation - 42p PDF)
  • Melting Pots Cities and Suburbs:  Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookins (16p PDF)
  • Uses of Risk Management and Data Management to Support Target- Setting for Performance-Based Resource Allocation by Transportation Agencies - (59p PDF)

Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

  • Funding Infrastructure - Infrastructure Investment Funding in Australia (32p PDF
  • Rethinking Federal Investments in Rural Transportation: Rural Considerations Regarding Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act (21p PDF)
  • The Mediating Role of Motorist's Evaluation Of Current Roadway Conditions In Determining Their Willingness To Pay For Future Improvements (54 page PDF) by Morgan State University
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