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  1. Navigating Our Future: Best Practices Case Studies from the Tennessee Regions’ Roundtable Network

    This report consists of case studies of best practices in community and transportation planning throughout Tennessee.

    February 19, 2014 – NADO Research Foundation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development FHWA
  2. The Innovative MPO

    This guidebook gives direction to the development of innovative practices at metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).

    December 1, 2014 – Transportation for America
  3. Transit-Oriented Development in the States

    This study observed trends in transit-oriented development (TOD) – the practice of shaping development patterns in order to encourage transit ridership.

    February 25, 2013 – National Conference of State Legislatures
  4. Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use—The Land Use Component

    This study used statistical modeling to quantify the effects of land use, with emphasis on isolating the effects of transit systems.

    October 19, 2015 – Transportation Research Board
  5. Lifting the Veil on Bicycle & Pedestrian Spending

    This report analyzes bicycle and pedestrian investments included in STIPs and MPO planning documents.

    February 24, 2014 – Advocacy Advance (a partnership of Alliance for Biking and Walking and the League of American Bicyclists)
  6. Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks

    This handbook aims to provide transportation practitioners with guidance for rural and small-town specific geographic, fiscal, and other challenges.

    December 1, 2016 – FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty
  7. Close to Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities and Rural Areas

    This handbook aims to provide insights into small, rural communities’ and the relationship between development patterns, land use, and increased driving.

    December 1, 2015 – Transportation Research Board
  8. Designing a Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Monitoring Program to Estimate Annual Average Daily Traffic in a Small Rural College Town

    This research designed traffic monitoring programs for non-motorized modes of transportation in small, rural communities.

    January 1, 2017 – Transportation Research Board
  9. Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey: Challenges, Tradeoffs, and Opportunities

    This report identifies areas of improvement for the American Community Survey (ACS), including methods for surveying small geographic areas and efficiently meeting new data needs.

    December 1, 2015 – National Academy of Sciences
  10. Developing a Mode Choice Model for Small and Medium MPOs

    This report documents the development of mode choice models for use at MPOs throughout Texas.

    September 1, 2014 – Texas Department of Transportation Research and Technology Implementation Office