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Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and Livable Communities

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2011 • AUSTIN, TEXAS


Sessions

Full Summary
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Opening Session

General Session

Luncheon Speaker

Closing Session

Breakout Session 1: Complete Streets Performance Measures

Breakout Session 2: Sustainability, Livability, Planning, and Policy Performance Measures

Breakout Session 3: Urban and Rural Livable Communities

Breakout Session 4: Transportation Performance Measures for Communities of all Sizes, Shapes, and Forms

Breakout Session 5: Land Use, Social Justice, and Environmental Performance Measures

Breakout Session 6: Livable Communities and Transit Performance Measures

Breakout Session 7: Access to Destinations Performance Measures

Breakout Session 8: Freight, Economic Development, and Return on Investment Livability Performance Measures

Breakout Session 9: FTA Livability Performance Measures Projects

Breakout Session 10: State, MPO, and Local Examples

Breakout Session 11: Bicycle and Pedestrian Performance Measures

BREAKOUT SESSION 5:
Land Use, Social Justice, and Environmental Performance Measures

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Presiding

LUCY GALBRAITH, Capital Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, Texas

Mobility 2035

CHAD McKEOWN, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Social Equity Impact Assessment

MARK BRENMAN, Social Justice Consultancy

Transportation, Sustainability, and Urbanization

JASON ZHENG, University of Connecticut

On Modeling the Travel Behavior – GHG Emissions Linkage

CHANDRA BHAT, University of Texas at Austin


Mobility 2035

CHAD McKEOWN, North Central Texas Council of Governments

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Chad McKeown discussed Mobility 2035, the MTP for the Dallas-Fort Worth area developed by NCTCOG.  He described the planning and public involvement process, the mobility performance indicators, and the active transportation performance indicators.  Chad covered the following topics in his presentation.

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Social Equity Impact Assessment

MARK BRENMAN, Social Justice Consultancy

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Marc Brenman discussed social equity impact assessments.  He described some of the basic elements of environmental and civil rights laws and provided a recent example of a social equity impact assessment.  Marc covered the following topics in his presentation.

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Transportation, Sustainability, and Urbanization

JASON ZHENG, University of Connecticut

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Jason Zheng discussed the Transportation Index for Sustainable Places (TISP) research project at the Center for Transportation and Livable Systems (CTLS) at the University of Connecticut.  He described the key elements of the project and future activities.  Jason covered the following topics in his presentation.

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On Modeling the Travel Behavior – GHG Emissions Linkage

CHANDRA BHAT, University of Texas at Austin

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Chandra Bhat discussed GHG emissions and modeling travel behavior.  He described the sources of transportation generated GHG emissions, possible mitigation strategies, and the use of advanced modeling techniques to estimate the impacts of different alternatives.  He recognized the assistance of other researchers and colleagues in various projects.  Chandra covered the following topics in his presentation.

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