Transportation

Are Energy-Intensive Life-Images Fading? The Cultural Meaning of the Automobile in Transition

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Sachs, W. Are energy-intensive life-images fading? The cultural meaning of the automobile in transition. Vol. 3. 1983. 347-365.
Focuses on the symbolic significance of energy consuming technology, using the automobile as an illustration. It is suggested that the automobile cannot be considered as only a te…

Proffers for New Development in Fairfax County, Virginia

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 15:04 pm
Fairfax County established Transportation Demand Management (TDM) requirements (“proffers”) for new development that would have significant traffic impacts. For buildings within t…

Smart Trips Austin

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 14:54 pm
Smart Trips Austin encourages residents to take multi-modal transportation options more often through personal interactions that educate and overcoming barriers. Smart Trips reinf…

Carpooling Promotion in France

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 14:45 pm
France provides financial incentives to local travel authorities (LTAs), employers and employees to promote carpooling. This case study covers the formative research and early imp…

Liftshare and Mobilityways, UK

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 14:48 pm
The United Kingdom's Liftshare charges businesses, communities, hospitals, and universities for its lift-sharing services, which have always been provided free to the general publ…

Promoting Public Transit in Urban Areas with Incentives and Commitment

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Bachman, W. , & Katzev, R. (1982). The effects of non-contingent free bus tickets and personal commitment on urban bus ridership. Transportation Research, 16A, 2, 103-108.
In order to decrease dependence on single occupant vehicles and to improve fossil fuel conservation, a pilot program was designed to increase ridership on mass transit. A literatu…

Playa Vista Ability2Change Earns Landmark Designation

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Dec 1, 2016 13:44 pm
This program is a great example of a targeted, strategic approach to transport behavior change. It features careful market segmentation and barrier removal, with different initiat…

To What Degree are Environmentally Beneficial Choices Reflective of a General Conservation Stance?

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Thogersen, J., & Ölander, F. (2006). To What Degree are Environmentally Beneficial Choices Reflective of a General Conservation Stance?. Environment and Behavior, 38(4), 550-569.
Whether or not different environmentally beneficial choices have common motivational causes are discussed in the framework of partial correlation analysis with structural equation…

Looking for Effective Programs Related to Energy, Transportation or Climate Change (including food waste or water conservation)

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Feb 13, 2024 16:02 pm
Do you know of a particularly effective or innovative approach for promoting behaviors related to energy, transportation, other climate change mitigation (e.g. food waste reductio…

AT&T's Telework Program

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Atkyns, R., Blazek, M. & Roitz, J. (2002). Measurement of environmental impacts of telework adoption amidst change in complex organizations: AT&T survey methodology and results. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 36, 267-285.
More and more AT&T employees are taking advantage of the latest computer technology by working from home. AT&T has been developing their telework program since 1992. Business can …

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