Browsing by Subject "Context sensitive design"

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    How Affordable Is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework
    (Center for Transportation Studies, 2011-05) Fan, Yingling; Huang, Arthur
    Transportation affordability refers to the financial burden households bear in purchasing transportation services. Traditional measures, which focus on what share of household disposable income or total budget goes to transportation services, often fail to consider the wide variation in households? transportation needs and locational settings. In this project, we propose a contextualized transportation affordability analysis framework that differentiates population groups based upon their socio-demographics, the built environment, and the policy environment. The necessity of such a context-sensitive framework is demonstrated via a case study of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which shows heterogeneity among different population groups in terms of their transportation needs and resource availability. The proposed context-sensitive framework points to two dilemmas associated with transportation affordability. First, the socio-economically disadvantaged group has the lowest auto ownership rate, yet its transportation needs are better served by automobiles. Second, while automobiles can reduce transportation hardship for the socio-economically disadvantaged, the existing auto-oriented urban landscape in the U.S. requires more travel for access to destinations, which leads to higher transportation costs. The dilemmas call for a multi-modal transportation solution: reducing societal auto dependence and providing financial subsidies for car access among disadvantaged populations are equally important to enhance transportation affordability and social welfare.
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    How Affordable Is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework (Research Brief)
    (Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2012-03) Fan, Yingling; Center for Transportation Studies
    This two-page document summarizes research report CTS 11-12, How Affordable Is Transportation? A Context-Sensitive Framework, about a new framework for affordable transportation options. Transportation policies should promote changes in the built environment to reduce auto dominance, as well as promote auto access among the socioeconomically disadvantaged.
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    Moving Communities Forward: Synthesis
    (University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, 2007-09) Neckar, Lance
    This project summarizes and synthesizes quantitative and qualitative measures and best practices relative to the integration of design in the planning and implementation of beneficial transportation projects. This project examines the composite benefits discovered in four research projects under the rubric of "The Role of Well-Design Transportation Projects Enhancing Communities." These four research studies are analytical \ case studies of transportation projects, predominantly of two types: transit-oriented development (TOD), and context sensitive design and solutions (CSD/CSS). The studies focus on community enhancements through good design in each of four specific areas: economic development; public health, safety, and the environment; visual improvement; and citizen participation. This project matches key synergies of community design and planning processes to the outcomes in these cases. Highlighting both critical similarities and differences across the cases, the findings set new standards of integrative design excellence as they also suggest design principles that both broaden and focus design practices in community transportation projects. A final report summary of the study will be prepared and published.
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    Traffic Safety Methodologies
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Transportation Studies, 2007-09) Davis, Gary