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  1. “There’s something about the breeze on your face” The Motivations and Obstacles Faced By Cyclists in a Diverse Farm Town

    This paper examines the motivations for and barriers to cycling experienced by the volunteers and participants of a folding bike-loan program in a small town in California’s Central Valley.

    January 1, 2015 – TRB
  2. Framework for Creating a Smart Growth Economic Development Strategy: A Tool for Small Cities and Towns

    This tool provides smart growth economic development strategies for stable economic growth in small cities and towns.

    January 1, 2016 – Environmental Protection Agency Office of Sustainable Communities
  3. Smart Growth Self-Assessment for Rural Communities: Madison County, New York

    This report documents the development of a smart growth assessment tool for rural communities, designed by the EPA and tested in Madison County.

    August 1, 2015 – Environmental Protection Agency Office of Sustainable Communities
  4. 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.

    June 15, 2015 – Minnesota Department of Transportation
  5. Variability of Capacity and Traffic Performance at Urban and Rural Signalised Intersections

    This project analyzed traffic impacts of the capacities of urban and rural signalized intersections.

    January 1, 2016 – Transportation Research Procedia
  6. Comparing Associations Between the Built Environment and Walking in Rural Small Towns and a Large Metropolitan Area

    This report analyzed the relationship between the built environment (BE) and walking in rural small town areas compared to walking in a large metropolitan area.

    January 13, 2016 – Environment and Behavior
  7. Mobility and Accessibility of Hispanics in Small Towns and Rural Areas

    This study compares the mobility of Hispanic people in the United States to those of other racial and ethnic groups, and examines the mobility issues of recent Hispanic immigrants.

    April 1, 2014 – U.S. Department of Tranportation-Research, Innovation and Technology Innovation Administration
  8. Smartphone Panels as Viable and Cost-effective GPS Data Collection for Small and Medium Planning Agencies

    This research investigates the feasibility for other data collection methods for small and mid-sized MPOs, such as GPS data from a smartphone.

    January 1, 2017 – Transportation Research Board
  9. A Comparison of Accessibility to Supermarkets using Cumulative Opportunities and Closest Facility Measures for Transit and Auto Users

    This research investigates accessibility to supermarkets in order to evaluate food opportunities for users of different modes of transportation.

    January 1, 2016 – Transportation Research Board
  10. Managing the TDM Process : Developing MPO Institutional Capacity

    This research considers areas of improvement for MPOs in Texas, focusing on travel demand modeling practices.

    April 1, 2015 – Texas Department of Transportation