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U.S. residents, how they commute and what it costs: Research roundup

2012 roundup of recent research on issues related to the major commuting modes in the United States, including cars, public transit, bicycles, and walking.

Roads to Prosperity or Bridges to Nowhere? The Impact of Public Infrastructure Investment

2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research uses data on highway spending measures to chart the large-scale economic effects of public infrastructure investments.

Fundamental Law of Road Congestion: Evidence from U.S. Cities

2011 study from the University of Toronto and London School of Economics on the relationship between infrastructure and automotive traffic levels.

Progressive Taxation and the Subjective Well-Being of Nations

2011 international study on the connection between progressive taxation its relationship to the happiness of citizens.

Transit Access and Zero-Vehicle Households

2011 report by the Brookings Institute’s Metropolitan Policy Program on the transit options of U.S. households without private vehicles.

Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America

2011 study by Brookings Institution on how well public transportation networks line up with work commute needs

Energy Efficiency Limits by Housing Location, Type

2011 report by the EPA on how location factors into household energy use totals.

Transit Ridership and Gas Prices: Evidence from U.S., Australia

2008 study by the Transportation Research Record on correlation between fuel prices and public transportation usage

Peak Travel? Trends in Passenger Transport

2011 Stanford and UC Berkeley study on transportation trends and how they may impact predictions about future carbon emissions levels.

Relationships Between Streetcars and the Built Environment

2010 study from the Transit Cooperative Research Program on recent streetcar systems and their development and land-use impacts.

Hidden Health Costs of Transportation

2010 report by the American Public Health Association examining the external costs that automotive-transportation systems impose.

The Greenness of Cities: Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development

2008 policy brief by the Rappaport Institute and Taubman Center that seeks to quantify carbon dioxide emissions across different metropolitan and suburban areas in the United States.

Did Highways Cause Suburbanization?

2008 Brown University paper examining the extent to which highways could explain rates of suburbanization within the U.S.

Geographic and Ethnic Patterns of Metropolitan Planning Boards

2006 Brookings Institution paper exploring exploring the potential for bias of metropolitan planning organizations.

Impact of Railway Stations on Property Value

2007 meta-analysis by Amsterdam University of U.S. and international studies on transit stations’ effect on property values.

Bus Versus Rail: Costs, Capacities and Impacts

2009 University of Texas metastudy on the cost, operational characteristics, and land-use impacts of different mass-transit technologies.

Policy Tools for Reducing Automotive Congestion and Emissions

2009 review by the World Bank of methods available for addressing transportation-sector emissions and congestion.