Study-based story ideas for community journalists
Suggested ways to use scholarly research as a lens through which to see events in a reporter’s area.
transportation
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U.S. EPA: Energy-efficiency limits by housing location, type
2011 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on how building location factors into the total cost of household energy use.
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Best car safety seat positioning for children
2007 study in Injury Prevention on car seat positioning and safety outcomes for children.
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Assessment of the “golden hour” for emergency medical services
2009 study in Annals of Emergency Medicine on medical service response times and survival rates among trauma victims.
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Traffic congestion and infant health: Evidence from E-ZPass
2011 study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics on reduced auto pollution through electronic tolls and effects on fetal health outcomes.
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Transit ridership and gas prices: Evidence from the U.S. and Australia
2008 study by the Transportation Research Record on correlation between fuel prices and the use of public transportation networks.
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Impacts of biofuel targets on land use and food supply
2010 paper by the World Bank on the potential societal consequences of increased biofuels production to meet current national targets.
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Effects of alcohol tax and price policies on health
2010 meta-study in the American Journal of Public Health on the broader consequences of raising alcohol prices.
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Gasoline prices and their relationship to drunk-driving crashes
2011 study for the Transportation Research Board on link between fuel prices and alcohol-related car accidents.
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Pedestrian and bicyclist crashes with hybrid electric vehicles
2009 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on accidents involving hybrid cars and other forms of travel.
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