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Frontiers of Architectural Research

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Front. Archit. Res.    2012, Vol. 1 Issue (2) : 150-165    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.012
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Sustainable transportation in the US: A review of proposals, policies, and programs since 2000
Jiangping Zhou()
Department of Community and Regional Planning, Room 399, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Abstract

This paper reviews the research, policy proposals and recommendations, implemented policies, and programs on sustainable transportation since 2000, with regional focus on the US, using the UK (related to the European Union if appropriate), and Canada as references. The paper finds that the concept of sustainable transportation has been given increased attention in all places. There are significant variances between the research, policy proposal, and implementation. Efforts made towards sustainable transportation, and the focus of the efforts at entities within and outside the US also vary notably. As a whole, the US did more research on sustainable transportation than the reference countries and it even undertook several studies of sustainable transportation practices in West Europe. The US federal government is less aggressive than its foreign counterparts in marketing and implementing sustainable transportation. This is evidenced by a lack of overarching federal policy (mandate) on and a universal working definition for sustainable transportation, and absence of a gateway and dedicated website to market and disseminate the idea of sustainable development in general and sustainable transportation in particular.

Keywords Transportation      Sustainability      Research      Policy      Program     
Corresponding Author(s): Zhou Jiangping,Email:zjp@iastate.edu   
Issue Date: 05 June 2012
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Jiangping Zhou. Sustainable transportation in the US: A review of proposals, policies, and programs since 2000[J]. Front. Archit. Res., 2012, 1(2): 150-165.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/foar/EN/10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.012
https://academic.hep.com.cn/foar/EN/Y2012/V1/I2/150
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