Curb Your Car Coalition

A Community Conversation on Transportation in Tompkins County, NY

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...a comprehensive overview of transportation issues, focusing on reducing dependence on the low-occupancy private motor vehicle.

For local, national, and international news, please see the News page.

For an annotated bibliography, which outlines books of interest, please see the Bibliography page.

Featured Resources

A Traffic Safety Guide for Curbing Your Car. As we curb our cars, we must know how to safely interact with motorists on the roadways. This important guide offers safety tips for bicyclists, in-line skaters, pedestrians, non-motorized scooter operators, motorcyclists and motorists. Courtesy of NYS DMV and available here.

Curbing Parking:  Local Zoning Laws Mandate Parking Spaces as if Empty Lots Were a Virtue.  This informative article by Alan Ehrenhalt (published in Governing Magazine, June 2005 issue) examines the relationship between local zoning ordinances and parking.  Do the codes require too much?  How can we tell?  What can we do about it?  Reproduced with permission from Governing Magazine.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Local Transportation and Planning Organizations

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT)
http://www.tcatbus.com/

Tompkins County Planning Department
http://www.tompkins-co.org

Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council: the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Ithaca
http://www.tompkins-co.org/itctc

City of Ithaca
http://www.cityofithaca.org

NY Bicycling Coalition (Policy, Lobbying and Resources) Homepage
http://www.nybc.net/

Ridesharing Page for Ithaca, by Yahoo!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rideshare_upstateny/

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New York Resources & Organizations

New York State Commuting:  Featuring Tompkins County.  Tompkins County has the second highest percentage of walking commuters (Manhattan is first).  Find out why.
http://nyc.theoildrum.com/story/2005/9/8/201350/3698

Ithaca/Tompkins County Hiking Site: prepared by John Poole, a resource for all hiking trails in Tompkins County.
http://www.coalitioncentral.org/hiking/

NYS DOT official bike ped home page
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/bphome.html

NY Bicycling Coalition - Bike policy lobbying and resources home page
http://www.nybc.net/

NY Bicycling Coalition's page of links of all kinds about bicycling in NYS
http://www.nybc.net/resources/#Bicycle

Lists of good Bike and Pedestrian Links, from NYSDOT
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/bplinks.html

NYBC stance on the Segway
http://www.nybc.net/news/releases/segwayposition.shtml

Bicycling Organizations in NYS
http://www.nybc.net/resources/#Bicycling in New York State

NYBC traffic calming and other fact sheets:
http://www.nybc.net/programs/factsheets.shtml

Rules and laws on sharing the road in NYS
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/share.html

Maps of bike routes in NYS
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/bikemap.html

NY Parks and Conservation Association Trail Finder Maps
http://www.nypca.org/greenways/maps.shtml

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Car-Sharing Groups Across the Country

eMotion Mobility - This Company provides electric car sharing.
www.emotionmobility.com

FlexCar - Provides car sharing in metropolitan areas.
www.flexcar.com

City Car Share - Car sharing for the San Francisco area.
www.citycarshare.org

Zip Car - A national car sharing agency.
www.zipcar.com

Boulder, CO car share
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/transportation/bcs/index.html

Car Sharing Network - offering data, background and how-to information on car sharing
http://www.carsharing.net/index.html

Victoria, BC Car Share Coop
http://www.victoriacarshare.ca/

Toronto autoshare organization
http://www.autoshare.com/

Many more national and international links
http://www.carsharing.net/where.html

GreenRide:  GreenRide is a web-based tool that allows users to find carpooling partners or other transportation options--bus, bike, rail, pedestrian routes--quickly and efficiently.
http://www.greenride.com

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Other Curb Your Car & Car-Free Day Websites

Way to Go!  Local public transportation agencies sponsored the second "Way to Go" week in May to encourage use of cheaper, healthier, and more earth-friendly alternatives to driving and one-person vehicle use. People who registered to use an alternative means of transportation received gift certificates, giveaways, and chances to win prizes. During last year's Way to Go week, "5,019 participants saved 224,841 miles of driving alone, 9,993 gallons of gas worth $18,487, avoided $29,055 in total driving and maintenance costs, prevented 195,862 pounds of CO2 emissions and a total of 202,427 pounds of air pollutants."
http://www.waytogovt.org

World Car Free Days Collaborative website
http://www.ecoplan.org/carfreeday/cf_index.htm

The Earth Day Network Car Free Day Campaign
http://www.earthday.net/goals/carfreeday.stm

www.google.com - A subject list of links to car-free-day web sites.
http://www.google.com/carfreedays

World Car-Free - Online newsletter for car-free events
http://worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

United Nations Car Free - International car-free days, encouraged by the United Nations
http://www.uncfd.org/index2.php

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Web Sites that Address Transportation Issues

Metro Commuter Services calculates your costs of driving alone to work based on a form you fill out, and estimates potential monetary savings of carpooling.
http://www.metrocommuterservices.org/cost.htm

Grist Magazine - "gloom and doom with a sense of humor"
http://www.gristmagazine.com/counter/counter022603.asp

Travel Matters - interactive emissions calculators, on-line emissions maps, and a wealth of educational content
http://www.travelmatters.org/

Worksite Wellness for Tompkins County - How worksites can create an environment that supports employees' healthy lifestyle choices.
http://www.tompkins-co.org/wellness/worksite/

Car Free.com - This site gives information about what a car-free city would look like, and addresses most of the common problems associated with the problem of automobiles in large cities.
http://www.carfree.com/cft/i031.html

National Association of Railroad Passengers - the homepage for National Association of Railroad Passengers; they lobby for railroads and give members discounts on tickets.
http://www.narprail.org/default.asp?p=home%2Ehtm

"Creating Congestion: Why Building More Roads Creates Congestion." By NYPIRG.
http://www.nmpirg.org/traffic/cexesum.html

WashPIRG - "Breaking the Gridlock: Real Solutions for Transportation Problems"
http://www.washpirg.org/gridlock/#Anchor-Executive-47857

Transportation Alternatives - Advocates for cycling, walking, and environmentally sensible transportation
http://www.transalt.org/

Victoria Transportation Policy Institute - "Work Smarter, Not Harder to Improve Transportation"
http://www.vtpi.org/

Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) - "Why are the Roads so Congested?"
http://www.transact.org/report.asp?id=63

Walkable Communities, Inc - "Walkability is the cornerstone and key to an urban area's efficient ground transportation."
www.walkable.org

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Livable Communities

Land Use Planning and Sprawl
http://www.bikewalk.org/challenge/challenge_sprawl.htm

Safety and Crime Prevention
http://www.bikewalk.org/vision/vision_safety.htm

Bike friendly community campaign
http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/

Promote energy conservation by cycling
http://www.bikeleague.org/mediacenter/medprs041202.htm

Walkable Communities home page
http://www.walkable.org/

A newsletter which reports on cities which have good design towards decreased car use
http://www.carfree.com/cft/i037.html

Initiative for Healthy Infrastructure (iHi) - a project of SUNY at Albany designed to help communities create physical environments that support healthy, active lifestyles.
http://www.albany.edu/gp/ihi/

Active Living Resources - providing technical assistance to create active communities.
http://www.activelivingresources.org

Curbing Parking:  Local zoning laws mandate parking spaces as if empty lots were a virtue. This article discusses the relationship between zoning and parking requirements.  By Alan Ehrenhalt.  Published in Governing Magazine/June 2005
http://www.governing.com/articles/6assess.htm

Institute for Transportation & Development Policy:  Promoting environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation worldwide.
http://www.itdp.org/

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For Researchers: 

A comprehensive overview of research in Britain on cycling and the implementation of cycling policy.
http://www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu/Projects/whitehall/

NYS Dept of Health Injury statstics, including bicycling
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/research/injury/injury.htm

Federal Highway Administration Bike and Pedestrian Safety Research Page
http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pedbike.htm

National Bicycling and Walking Study 1999
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/study.htm

1998 Study of Adult Cyclists in US
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Library/Moritz2.htm

Gender and Cycling
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/NewsAndViews/Gender.htm

Australian attitudes to cycling and walking
http://www.bisa.asn.au/hospreport/report.html

"Efficient Vehicles Versus Efficient Transportation: Comparing Transportation Energy Conservation Strategies," by Todd Litman, available from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute
http://www.vtpi.org/cafe.pdf.

"Appropriate Response to Rising Fuel Prices," by Todd Litman, available from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
http://www.vtpi.org/fuelprice.pdf

"Paying For Parking," by Gabriel Roth, available from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute
http://www.vtpi.org/roth_parking.pdf

"Generated Traffic; Implications for Transport Planning," by Todd Litman, available from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
http://www.vtpi.org/gentraf.pdf

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For Facility Designers, Activists, and Municipal Planners:

Integrating Health & Physical Activity Goals into Transportation Planning, from the USDOT
http://www.planning.dot.gov/documents/health/inthealthTA.htm

DOT's photos/examples of well-designed bike and pedestrian facilities
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/bpfacilities.html#ab

DOT's rural transit assistance program
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/rtap.html

National Center for Walking and Biking Pedestrian facility guide
http://www.bikewalk.org/walking/design_guide/pedestrian_design_guide_index.htm

National Center for Walking and Biking Bike facility guide
http://www.bikewalk.org/bicycling/design_guide/bike_design_guide_index.htm

Federal Highway Administration Bike and Pedestrian Program
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/index.htm

Crash analysis tool
http://www.walkinginfo.org/pc/pbcat.htm

Commuting - for employers
http://www.bikeleague.org/educenter/factsheets/commutingemployer.htm

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For Cyclists and Walkers:

Perils for Pedestrians:  a video that shows the perils for pedestrians. http://www.pededstrians.org
http://pedestrians.blip.tv

Are you a trend-setter?  Do you like to make a statement?  How would you like to ride something beautiful, light, and fast?  It's not a Ferrari.  It's a bamboo bike.
http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooBicycle.html
http://www.sundancecycles.com/bikes/CalfeeBambooBike.htm

Biking at MSU:  Helping more people enjoy the joys on the Michigan State University camps.
http://www.bikes.msu.edu/

Bike Safe!
http://bicyclesafe.com/

Resource Revival:  creative gifts made from recycled bicycle parts.
http://www.resourcerevival.com/

Bikes Belong!
  http://bikesbelong.org/site/index.cfm

Bike Pittsburgh! is a "Pittsburgh-based cycling safety, advocacy, and awareness organization."  Their website includes local cycling information, news, links, and events information--including Bike Fest 2005.  Also information on bike racks as public art.
http://www.bike-pgh.org/

Getting Around Portland - detailed information for cyclists heading to all destinations.  Also as an abundance of Portland bicycling information: multitudes of maps, resources, and event & safety information.
http://www.gettingaroundportland.org

Be counted in Bicycling Life's Online Bike Survey
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/survey.htm

See bike rider survey results
http://www.ucolick.org/~de/AltTrans/BikeSurvey/Results.html

Bike safety quiz - designed for California, but generally true in NY. Please use with reference to Sharing the Road in NYS
http://www.ebbc.org/safequiz/safequiz.html

Rules and laws on sharing the road in NYS
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/share.html

League of American Bicyclist homepage
http://www.bikeleague.org/

National Bike Safety home page...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike/
...and programs
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike/programs.htm

Cycling the Erie Canal
http://www.nypca.org/canaltour/

Pedestrian and Bicyle Information Center - comprehensive information source - you name the topic, it's covered
http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/

National Center on Biking and Walking home page:
http://www.bikefed.org/

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For Kids:

Safety for kids:
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/sss/zone2.html

More safety for kids:
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/sss_kids/kids.html

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For Everyone!

Be Active New York! (NYS Physical Activity Coalition):
http://www.nysphysicalactivity.org/

Health challenges
http://www.bikewalk.org/challenge/challenge_health.htm

Cool gifts made of recycled bike parts!
http://www.resourcerevival.com/

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