It’s right around the corner, but it’s still not too late to register and attend the biggest smart growth conference of the year. The 8th annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held January 22-24 in Albuquerque, NM, and the last date to register without incurring a late fee is January 9th. The … Continued
This media advisory, published by APTA, contains a table of annual savings by city.
A one-pager published by APTA.
A one-pager on the economic benefits of transit investment published by APTA.
This report by Reconnecting America, “documents the interest in transit projects around the U.S., and calculates the investment required to build all the proposed new lines. The report concludes that a transit building program not unlike the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act after World War II would help address many of the challenges facing this country — from rising gas prices to climate change — and it would create jobs.”
A report prepared by APTA for the Economic Development Research Group.
This report outlines why “Fast Track Fix it First” projects are a better investment of stimulus dollars than Capacity Increase or process intensive major rehabilitation or replacement projects.
This study, prepared by the Economic Development Research Group for APTA, finds that for every $1 invested in public transportation, an average of $4 is generated in economic returns, in addition to $3.5 billion in business sales and nearly $500 million in federal, state and local tax revenues.
This document by Jackie Benson discusses, “how to market the safety, convenience, and other benefits of smart growth communities.”
This study by Mark J. Eppli and Charles C. Tu, “finds that people are willing to pay more money for a home in a smart growth project than a similar house in a typical suburban development.”