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Policy Planning / Programs & Services / Weekly Briefs / 02/04/2013

Weekly Briefs - February 4, 2013

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  1. 2012 Annual Urban Mobility Report - This report provides information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies.
  2. 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index - This report summarizes a national survey of driver attitudes and behaviors. It highlights aspects of the current traffic safety culture that might be characterized as a culture of indifference, where drivers effectively say "do as I say, not as I do."
  3. Survey Reveals Public Open to Ban on Hand-Held Cell Phone Use and Texting - This special report presents some of the key findings on distracted driving from the BTS Omnibus Household Survey conducted in October 2009. It reveals that the public is open to a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving.
  4. Less Parking, More Carsharing: Supporting Small-Scale Transit-Oriented Development - This study seeks to identify whether carsharing provides a viable means to reduce parking requirements for low-­ to medium-­density infill development in transit station areas, and what policy mechanisms would effectively link parking requirements to carsharing.
  5. Toward More Comprehensive and Multi-modal Transport Evaluation - This report evaluates conventional transport policy and project evaluation practices, and describes ways to make them more comprehensive and multi-modal.
  6. Miscellaneous Reports

For further information contact Monica Zhong or phone (850) 414-4808