More Economy Resources
Land Use as a Strategy for Transportation, Housing, and the Environment
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Lays out the rationale to use land use policies as one strategy for achieving improved outcomes in transportation system performance.
Read More >Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Explores how Complete Streets can enhance housing development, improve safety, and increase real estate values. Notes that $600 million invested in 26 projects spurred $6 billion in neighborhood redevelopment. Reviews potential policies to reinvest this value and address adverse outcomes such as residential displacement.
Read More >Source: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Association
Provides strategies for building better outdoor recreation economies.
Read More >The Pedestrian Pound: The Business Case for Better Streets and Places
Source: Living Streets
Presents qualitative and quantitative evidence demonstrating economic benefits of investing in improved streets and public spaces.
Read More >Source: Rocky Mountain Institute
Assesses the impact of e-bikes as a substitute for vehicle trips.
Read More >Source: Journal of Transport & Health
Uses the 2022 National Household Travel Survey for the USA to examine variations in walking rates related to differences in socioeconomic characteristics.
Read More >Source: CycleLogistics
Provides inspiration for moving cities towards cyclelogistics cargo bike hubs and details the steps in developing them.
Read More >Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts
Source: Political Economy Research Institute
Study to understand the employment impacts of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
Read More >Source: PeopleForBikes and Alliance for Biking & Walking
Report compiles the latest hard data and showcases interviews with 15 businesspeople in five U.S. cities where protected bike lane networks are expanding quickly: Austin, Texas; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Chicago, Illinois; and Washington, DC.
Read More >Source: Rails to Trails Conservancy
Fact sheet on the economic benefits of trails for biking and walking.
Read More >Source: American Public Health Association and Urban Design 4 Health, Inc. for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
This report outlines how the connection between health and the built environment impacts the pocketbook; it also provides a summary of the process of planning, funding and building transportation systems, and discusses key opportunities for public health professionals to get involved in the process.
Read More >Source: Texas A&M Transportation Institute and INRIX
Report on congestion data.
Read More >Source: National Complete Streets Coalition
Analyses data and explores the outcomes from investments in Complete Streets.
Read More >Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
This report updates the national estimates of employer costs of crashes presented in Traffic Safety and Health Care: State and National Estimates of Employer Costs and adds estimates of employer costs by industry.
Read More >Consumer Product Safety Commission Recreational Safety Publications
Source: United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
This page provides a safety reports concerning a variety of recreational and sports activities.
Read More >The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This PowerPoint presentation provides information on the costs of injury in the United States, including that caused by motor vehicles.
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