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The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. We provide a variety of resources available free at this website to help improve transportation planning and policy analysis. We are funded primarily through consulting and project grants. Our research is among the most current available and has been widely applied. It can help you:

  • Identify better solutions to transportation problems, including some approaches that are frequently overlooked or misunderstood.
  • Identify the full benefits, costs and equity impacts of alternative transportation policies and programs.
  • Compare and evaluate alternatives.
  • Create a bridge between theory and practice.
  

Newest Resources (January 2008)

Smart Transportation Emission Reductions
This report investigates methods for identifying optimal transportation emission reduction strategies. It describes ways to correct current planning bias so mobility management solutions can be implemented to the degree optimal.

Appropriate Response To Rising Fuel Prices
This paper evaluates public policy options for responding to rising fuel prices. Price-minimization policies tend to harm consumers and the economy by encouraging transportation system inefficiency.

Litman's Planetizen Blogs
VTPI Executive Director Todd Litman shares information and insites in blogs posted on Planetizen, a public-interest information exchange for urban planners, designs, and developers.

Sustainable Transportation Indicators
This paper, developed through a cooperative effort by the Transportation Research Board’s 'Sustainable Transportation Indicators Subcommittee' identifies a program to develop a standard set of indicators for sustainable transportation evaluation.

Build for Comfort, Not Just Speed: Valuing Service Quality Impacts In Transport Planning
This paper examines practical ways to evaluate transport system qualitative improvements such as increased convenience, comfort and security in transport planning.

Guide To Calculating Mobility Management Benefits
This Guide provides instructions for estimating the benefits of a specific Mobility Management (or TDM) strategy or program.

Pay-As-You-Drive Pricing in British Columbia: Backgrounder
Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) pricing means that vehicle insurance premiums and registration fees are based directly on annual mileage. This short paper describes PAYD, summarizes its history and describes the role it can play in reducing vehicle emissions.

Evaluating Transportation Affordability
This paper investigates the concept of 'transportation affordability,' its importance to society, how to evaluate it for transport planning, and practical ways to improve it.

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