As of September 1, 2012, the University Transportation Center for Mobility (UTCM) is no longer an active center of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The archived UTCM website remains available here.

Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and Livable Communities

SEPTEMBER 7-8, 2011 • AUSTIN, TEXAS


Sessions

Full Summary
PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader PDF, 1.1M, 116 pages

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

Click on the PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader icon to view a PDF of the slide presentation.

Presiding

MAULIK VAISHNAV, Arup

New Tools for Measuring Livability

JEFF TAEBEL, Houston-Galveston Area Council

Targeted Transportation Programs for Livable Communities: Lessons from Three Pennsylvania Programs

MARK STOUT, Consultant

Learning about Transportation-Related Livability: A Mixed-Methods Approach

INGRID SCHNEIDER, Center for Tourism, University of Minnesota

Livability and Sustainability Efforts in the State of Texas

KIRK FAUVER, Federal Highway Administration


New Tools for Measuring Livability

JEFF TAEBEL, Houston-Galveston Area Council

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 9.8M]

Jeff Taebel discussed livability plans, projects, and measurement tools at H-GAC.  He described planning activities in the area, pedestrian/bicycle special districts, and livable center studies.  Jeff covered the following topics in his presentation.

[ Top ]

Targeted Transportation Programs for Livable Communities: Lessons from Three Pennsylvania Programs

MARK STOUT, Consultant

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 99K]

Mark Stout discussed the experience with three programs in Pennsylvania focusing on transportation and livable communities.  He described programs at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) in the Philadelphia region, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and the Lancaster County MPO.  Mark covered the following topics in his presentation.

[ Top ]

Learning about Transportation-Related Livability: A Mixed-Methods Approach

INGRID SCHNEIDER, Center for Tourism, University of Minnesota

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 713K]

Ingrid Schneider discussed a study conducted for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) examining transportation and quality of life performance measures.  She described the study purpose, the work tasks, and the preliminary results.  Ingrid covered the following topics in her presentation.

[ Top ]

Livability and Sustainability Efforts in the State of Texas

KIRK FAUVER, Federal Highway Administration

Slides [PDF PDF document - For best results, view PDF files with the most recent version of Adobe Reader , 724K]

Kirk Fauver discussed activities underway in Texas related to transportation, livable communities, and sustainability.  He discussed the FHWA’s role in supporting livable communities, and activities sponsored by the FHWA Texas Division, TxDOT, and MPOs in the state.  Kirk covered the following topics in his presentation.

[ Top ]