Florida Department of

TRANSPORTATION

Office of Policy Planning

Abbreviations in this issue:

1. Smart Growth and Urban Goods Movement - This report identifies the interrelationships between goods movement and smart growth applications, in particular, the relationship between the transportation of goods in the urban environment and land-use patterns.
2. Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning - This report investigates how autonomous vehicles are likely to develop, and their implications for transportation planning. It identifies autonomous vehicle benefits and costs, their functional requirements, and when these impacts are likely to become significant.
3. Driving Commuter Choice in America: Expanding Transportation Choices Can Reduce Congestion, Save Money and Cut Pollution - This study examines opportunities for Americans to reduce the impacts of transportation by altering how often we drive, particularly when it comes to commuting.
4. Maximizing Walkability, Diversity, and Educational Equity in U.S. Schools - This report analyzes the compatibility between diversity and walkability, outlines the factors that determine how and where schools get built for different populations, and proposes action steps for promoting diverse, walkable, high quality schools for all children.
5. Miscellaneous Reports
   • Transportation, Climate Change & Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Webinar Series
     

     	-- Session 1 - This session focuses on defining objectives, determining asset criticality, and developing climate input.
     	-- Session 2 – This session includes presentations from three of five pilot programs to serve as example applications of system-level vulnerability and risk assessments.

   • Achieving System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance: Perspectives of Twin Cities Developers and Business Leaders -This report summarizes results of a survey in evaluating demand for transit-oriented developments, regulatory barriers, cost issues, and uncertainty surrounding future development of transit. It provides a set of policy recommendations aimed at effectively promoting mixed-income housing and living-wage job creation near transit corridors. A research brief is also available.

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