Resources
This resource library is a collection of tools and informational resources to help communities scope, address, and better define key aspects of their community reconnection projects.
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Access
Access to resources and opportunities is vital for a community because it fosters economic growth, improves quality of life, and enhances social cohesion. Ensuring equitable access empowers individuals, reduces disparities, and builds a more resilient and thriving community.
Where Matters
Where Matters integrates talent and environmental factors into your site selection process, enabling informed and sustainable business decisions. This tool empowers users to evaluate labor pool demographics, commute costs and emissions, and transit accessibility across over 380 metro areas in the United States.
TransitCenter
This website is dedicated to advancing public transportation through research, advocacy, and policy analysis, aiming to improve mobility and accessibility in urban areas. It provides valuable insights and resources for enhancing transit systems and promoting sustainable transportation solutions.
Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) | US DOT
The ROUTES Initiative focuses on prioritizing the needs of rural America through enhancing rural transportation policy and ensuring equitable access for rural and Tribal communities. It tackles challenges related to transportation safety, mobility, and economic development and aims to reduce disparities in rural transportation infrastructure by creating user-friendly tools and information, consolidating US DOT resources, and offering direct technical assistance.
National Transit Institute
The National Transit Institute offers training, education, and clearinghouse services to support public transportation and enhance quality of life in the United States. They identify needs, promote, develop, and deliver high-quality programs and materials through collaborative partnerships with industry, government, institutions, and associations.
HEPGIS: Accessibility | US DOT
To aid agencies with accessibility analysis, US DOT has compiled open-source geographic information system (GIS) data, tools, and other resources. This dataset can help analyze intermodal connections for freight transfer and be utilized for spatial mapping and transportation analysis. Additionally, the site provides resources and datasets related to the built environment and best practices.
Guidebook for Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity | US DOT
This guidebook serves as a resource for transportation planners and analysts, detailing analysis methods and measures to aid in transportation planning and programming decisions. It outlines a five-step analysis process and offers various methods and measures to support diverse planning decisions. The guidebook includes references and examples of current practices, featuring materials from five case studies conducted during the research process.
Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans | SANDAG
This website outlines a comprehensive plan for improving transportation access in the San Diego region through initiatives aimed at enhancing mobility options for diverse communities. It provides resources and strategies to ensure inclusive transportation planning that addresses the needs of all residents, fostering better connectivity and accessibility across the region.
AllTransit | CNTTest Post 2
This tool integrates data on employment and transit availability to highlight neighborhood accessibility. It offers indicators of how easily destinations can be reached by public transit. These indicators summarize the number of jobs accessible by transit and the workers, households, and population able to reach the block group via transit. The data covers metropolitan regions served by transit agencies that have provided their service information according to the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS).
Access to Jobs and Workers Via Transit Tool | EPATest Post
This tool integrates data on employment and transit availability to highlight neighborhood accessibility. It offers indicators of how easily destinations can be reached by public transit. These indicators summarize the number of jobs accessible by transit and the workers, households, and population able to reach the block group via transit. The data covers metropolitan regions served by transit agencies that have provided their service information according to the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS).
Conveyal
This platform provides accessibility analysis about transportation and land use scenarios for organizations such as transit agencies, transportation departments, and MPOs to help them understand how multi-modal transportation networks connect people with destinations.