Declining Sustainability: The Case of Shopping Trip Energy Consumption

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Kitamura, R., Sakamoto, K. & Waygood, O. (2008). Declining Sustainability: The Case of Shopping Trip Energy Consumption. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2(3), 158-176.
As typical shopping behavior changed from foot-based visits to neighborhood shopping streets or corner grocery stores to auto-based visits to large-scale retail stores, shopping t…

Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogotá

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Cervero, R., Sarmiento, O. L., Jacoby, E., Gomez, L. & Neiman, A. (2009). Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogotá. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 3(4), 203-226.
Bogotá, Colombia, is well known for its sustainable urban transport systems, including an extensive network of bike lanes and set-aside street space for recreational cyclists and …

Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities

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Walton, D. & Sunseri, S. (2010). Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 4(4), 212-226.
Samples of drivers and walkers are examined to understand factors influencing the decision to walk. The driver sample was limited to those who lived within 1 km of the park-and-ri…

School Travel Plans: Overcoming Barriers to Implementation

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Baslington, H. (2008). School travel plans: Overcoming barriers to implementation. Transport Reviews, 28(2), 239-258.
The number of primary school children travelling to school by car has almost doubled in 20 years. A governmental policy response is to introduce school travel plans. The paper rai…

Understanding and Mapping Institutional Impediments to Walking and Bicycling to School: A Case Study of Hillsborough County, Florida

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Steiner, R. L., Bejleri, I., Wheelock, J. L., Boles, G., Cahill, M., Perez, B. O. (2008). Understanding and mapping institutional impediments to walking and bicycling to school: A case study of Hillsborough County, Florida. Transportation Research Record, 2074, 3-11.
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) legislation calls for the establishment of a Safe Routes to School program in…

Webinaire: Écoliers actifs et en sécurité

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 18, 2010 22:24 pm
Ce webinaire présente des études de cas de deux programmes Écoliers actifs et en sécurité, parmi les meilleurs en Amériques du Nord, qui encouragent les élèves du primaire et leur…

Webinar: Active & Safe Routes to School

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 18, 2010 22:16 pm
This webinar features case studies from two of North America's leading Active and Safe Routes to School programs, which engage elementary school students and their families in wal…

Developing Green Mobility Strategies

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Scott MacPhee Halifax Dec 3, 2009 15:25 pm
I am working with stakeholders at a rural campus to develop a green mobility strategy. I am having trouble getting project buy-in. What I am looking for are strategies that can be…

Behavioural Responses to Climate Change: Asymmetry of Intentions and Impacts

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Whitmarsh, L. (2009, March). Behavioural responses to climate change: Asymmetry of intentions and impacts. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(1), 13-23.
In seeking to determine whether climate change mitigation strategies are effective, researchers and policy-makers typically use energy consumption as an indicator. UK government d…

Pedestrian-Friendly Traffic Lights

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Leon Arundell Canberra Jul 30, 2009 20:49 pm
I am looking for guidelines on how to program traffic lights, to avoid the unecessary pedestrian delays that discourage walking and encourage unsafe crossings. For some Canberra…

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