Transportation

Activities Publications Webinars

The transportation mix in neighborhoods and their regions affects residents’ housing choices and access to jobs and services. Our partners have looked at a range of transportation issues, including commuting patterns, the impact of new light rail lines, and the disparities in transit access among neighborhoods.

Related Activities:

Transportation Equity and the Older Adult Population in Indianapolis

December 8, 2022

The Polis Center (Indianapolis)

Data reveals that within Marion County, older residents tend to live in areas where the least amount of public transit is available. Census tracts with the greatest population of adults aged 65+... [read more]

Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus

October 4, 2022

Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) (Columbus)

CURA has launched the Ghost Neighborhood of Columbus project to help people understand what was destroyed by urban highway construction in the 20th century, and support... [read more]

Central Ohio Greenways Prioritization Project

January 20, 2021

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) (Columbus)

MORPC facilitates the planning and development of the region’s multi-use trail network. The Central Ohio Greenways (COG) Regional Trail Vision calls for 500+ new miles of trails to be added to the... [read more]

Understanding Walkability in Chicago Neighborhoods

December 2020

Institute for Housing Studies (Chicago)

The Institute for Housing Policy is ... [read more]

Parking Data Dashboard

July 22, 2019

University Center for Social and Urban Research (Pittsburgh)

T... [read more]

Street Safety Summit

September 27, 2018

Kinder Institute for Urban Research (Houston)

Building on recent research reports by LINK Houston, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, and Bike Houston about safety for pedestrians and bicyclists on... [read more]

NNIP partners meet with Capital One to discuss stakeholder engagement and regional plan for the future of suburban Dallas

October 2015

Institute for Urban Policy Research   (Dallas)
Data Driven Detroit (D3)   (Detroit)
Shift Research Lab   (Denver*)

On October 20th, one day prior to the opening of the Fall NNIP meeting, the Institute for Urban Policy Research, Capital One, and the Collin County Business Alliance (CCBA) convened a group of... [read more]

Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles

June 5, 2015

University Center for Social and Urban Research (Pittsburgh)

July 11, 2014

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

Join equity advocates from around the region for a discussion about the region’s key equity priorities, highlighting actions that are being taken – and those that need to be taken – to create a... [read more]

Children's Optimal Health Hosts Austin's Transportation-related Child Injury Summit II

May 13, 2014

(Inactive) Children's Optimal Health (Austin*)

Children's Optimal Health (COH) and Dell Children's Medical Center (DCMC) are excited for the success of their second Transportation-Related Child Injury summit. This event brought together... [read more]

Children's Optimal Health Hosts Austin's Tranportation-related Child Injury Summit II

May 13, 2014

(Inactive) Children's Optimal Health (Austin*)

One D[etroit] Scorecard and the Southeast Michigan Regional Opportunity Index

May 2014

Data Driven Detroit (D3) (Detroit)

In May 2014, D3 launched the 2014 One D Scorecard, an online tool that reports on the status of our region through key data indicators in five Priority Areas: Economic Prosperity, Educational... [read more]

The Institute for Urban Policy Research participates in the Mayor's Task Force on Poverty

2014 - 2015

Institute for Urban Policy Research (Dallas)

In Spring 2014, Mayor of Dallas Mike Rawlings gathered the Dallas community and created a Task Force to advise him on substantive, short-term plans to take action against poverty within the city.... [read more]

2014 South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG)/NAACP/Workforce Alliance Study on Job Access and Transportation

January 2014 - January 2015

DataHaven (New Haven - Connecticut)

Funded by SCRCOG, and led by SCRCOG, the New Haven NAACP, and Workforce Alliance, the... [read more]

SA2020 Data Dashboard, Talent Pipeline Task Force, & Integration Initiative

November 2013

Community Information Now (CINow) (San Antonio)

SA2020 is a community visioning and collective impact initiative focused on 11 cause areas. CI:Now collects and analyzes the data to... [read more]

PlanningCamp

October 12, 2013

Urban Strategies Council (Oakland)

PlanningCamp is an unconference in Oakland sponsored by the Urban Strategies Council and OpenPlans for ... [read more]

Children's Optimal Health launches new website

August 24, 2012

(Inactive) Children's Optimal Health (Austin*)

Children's Optimal Health is pleased to announce that we have launched a new website. Many of our maps and all of our published reports are available for download through the site. There is... [read more]

Marshfield Build-Out

May 14, 2012

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

The Data Services department is working with the Town of Marshfield Housing Partnership and Planning Board to estimate the potential build out of commercial and residential properties. Based on... [read more]

Reassessing the Economic Impacts of the Northern Beltline Project in Birmingham, Alabama

May 2012 - June 2012

(Inactive) Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies (Chattanooga)

An examination of the economic impacts of consructing a northern beltline highway near Birmingham, Alabama. [read more]

Transportation Related Child Injury Summit

March 21, 2012

(Inactive) Children's Optimal Health (Austin*)

Children's Optimal Health is excited to share the Transportation Related Child Injury mapping initiative to be presented by Children’s Optimal Health and Dell Children’s Medical Center.... [read more]

MBTA Budget Calculator

March 2012

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

MAPC created an interactive online tool called the MBTA Budget Calculator, accessible at FixTheT.mapc.org, inviting the public to try their hand at balancing... [read more]

Senior Mobility Outreach

February 1, 2012

Data Driven Detroit (D3) (Detroit)

D3 designed a questionnaire used to gather data about unmet senior mobility needs, including information on their travel patterns, modes of transportation, use of available transit, attitudes... [read more]

Atlanta Regional Commisssion applies for HUD Sustainable Communities grant

September 2011

(Inactive) Atlanta Regional Commission (Atlanta)

In September 2011, ARC, in partnership with a consortium of 11 other organizations, submitted an application for funding to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Sustainable... [read more]

Baltimore City Red Line Analysis

May 2011

Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance (Baltimore)

BNIA-JFI is providing both services and analyses as part of a joint proposal with the Job Opportunities Task Force to the Surdna Foundation. The services include: GIS and policy... [read more]

NRC continues to improve GettingtoWork.net

May 2011

(Inactive) The Neighborhoods Resource Center (Nashville)

NRC continued to improve GettingtoWork.Net, a website showing job training and services needed by low-income job seeker and an interactive map showing the locations of services, child care,... [read more]

M-1 Project: Woodward Corridor Benchmarking

May 2011

Data Driven Detroit (D3) (Detroit)

Detroit is developing light rail along the Woodward Corridor. Data Driven Detroit provides the M1 partners with neighborhood indicator analyses and mapping to support the planning process and to... [read more]

Sustainable Communities grant implementation

May 2011

(Inactive) Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Chicago)

CMAP will soon begin implementing its Sustainable Communities grant (HUD) by providing technical assistance for municipal planners across our region. CMAP’s online data systems will serve as... [read more]

Regional Equity Atlas

May 2011 - September 2012

Shift Research Lab (Denver*)

Through a new regional transit-oriented development collaborative, Mile High Connects, supported through the Ford Foundation’s Metropolitan Opportunities Initiative, Piton, partnered with... [read more]

Growing Transit Communities: A Corridor Action Strategy for Central Puget Sound

February 2011 - January 2014

Communities Count (Seattle)

Growing Transit Communities will help local communities make the most of new light rail service, bus rapid transit and other transit investments, with the goal of putting jobs and opportunity... [read more]

HarftfordInfo hosts Interstate 84 Viaduct Study Community Summit

October 27, 2010

(Inactive) HartfordInfo (Hartford - Connecticut)

The viaduct that supports I-84 as it passes through Hartford is at the end of its useful life. The community, along with the State Department of Transportation, came together to discuss plans for... [read more]

MAPC wins HUD Sustainable Communities grant to support MetroFuture Plan

June 2010

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

On October 15, 2010, HUD Regional Administrator Richard Walega announced a $4 million Press conference announcing award of Sustainable Communities grant to MAPCSustainable Communities Grant award... [read more]

M1 Corridor Profile

Data Driven Detroit (D3) (Detroit)

D3 prepared a profile of the M1 Corridor along Woodward for the Downtown Detroit Partnership. The profile is a collection of baseline indicators intended to inform current planning efforts and... [read more]

Related Publications:

Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Los Angeles

How Employers Support Precariously Housed Workers

2022

Report - By: Victoria Ciudad-Real; Kyle Hulburd; Meghan Nazareno

Brief

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Efforts to preserve affordable housing must be mindful of transit, quality and flood risk

March 14, 2022

Blog post - By: John Park

Blog post

Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
Columbus
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)
Columbus

Central Ohio Regional Sustainability Dashboard helps Columbus monitor regional goals

February 2022

Website - By: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis

Central Ohio Regional Sustainability Dashboard

Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA)
Columbus

Central Ohio Transit Metrics

February 2022

Website - By: Ohio State's Center for Urban and Regional Analysis

Bus Delays; Bus Accessibility

Boston Indicators
Boston

Zoned Out: Why Massachusetts Needs to Legalize Apartments Near Transit

October 21, 2020

Report - By: Trevor Mattos; Luc Schuster; Sarah Crump; Jenny Schuetz

Full Report

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

The Urban Sun Belt: An Overview

June 2020

Report - By: William Fulton; Shelly Hazle; Wendie Choudary; Stephen Sherman

The Urban Sun Belt: An Overview

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Where Affordable Housing and Transportation Meet in Houston

May 2020

Report - By: LINK Houston; Kinder Institute for Urban Research

Where Affordable Housing and Transportation Meet in Houston

Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Boston

Greater Boston Residents of Color More Likely to Live Near High-Polluting Roads

May 2020

Report - By: Conor Gately; Tim Reardon

Link

Innovate Memphis
Memphis

901 Ride Choice: Pilot Program Year One Report Private

May 2020

Report - By: Innovate Memphis; Shelby County; Memphis Area Transit Authority

One Pager Summary (PDF); Full Report

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Near Northside: Safe Streets, Safe Communities

February 2020

Report - By: Dian Nostikasari; Gelila Haile; Kyle Shelton

Near Northside: Safe Streets, Safe Communities

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Transit Adjacent Development and Neighborhood Change in Houston

December 2019

Report - By: Dian Nostikasari; Kyle Shelton

Transit Adjacent Development and Neighborhood Change in Houston

University Center for Social and Urban Research
Pittsburgh

How We Published Data about Pittsburgh Parking Transactions

July 2, 2019

Blog post - By: David Walker

Parking data blog post

Turning the Corner: Implications of Neighborhood Revitalization for Public Safety, Small Businesses, and Capital Investments

April 25, 2019

Report - By: Mychal Cohen; Kathryn L.S. Pettit; Diane K. Levy

PDF

Urban Health Collaborative
Philadelphia

Residents in Seattle, WA Report Differential Use of Free-Floating Bikeshare by Age, Gender, Race, and Location

March 6, 2019

Report - By: Jana A. Hirsch; Ian Stewart ; Sianna Ziegler; Ben Richter; Stephen J. Mooney

PDF

Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston

Safe Streets, Safe Communities: Walking and Biking Infrastructure in Gulfton

March 2019

Report - By: Dian Nostikasari; Gelila Haile; Grant Patterson; Gabriel Malek ; Isabela Walkin; Kyle Shelton

Safe Streets, Safe Communities: Walking and Biking Infrastructure in Gulfton

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HCDC Data Talk: Understanding Local Transportation, Infrastructure and Safety Concerns

April 18, 2019 - 1:00pm

Speaker: Dian Nostikasari; Katie Wang

Dian Nostikasari, a senior research fellow at the Kinder Institute, discussed two reports titled “Planning from Inside Out: Using Community Responses to... [read more]

NNIP Idea Showcase & Network Update, July 2017

July 20, 2017 - 1:03pm

Speaker: Jennifer Newcomer, Shift Research Lab; Yujie Hu, The Kinder Institute; Mary Newsom, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute

In 2014, we began holding virtual idea showcases after partners expressed the desire for more NNIP conversations between in-person meetings. Thanks to Idea Showcases, partners have shared their... [read more]

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