Papers by scott bernstein
This article explains what sustainable development would mean for cities and other communities in... more This article explains what sustainable development would mean for cities and other communities in the United States, describes U.S. efforts toward sustainable communities between 1992 and 2002, and recommends actions for the next decade. While the connections between environment and development are often abstractions at the national and international levels, they are perhaps nowhere more clear than the places where people live, work, and play. Municipalities should work with each other and with other levels of government to integrate their decision making processes for environment and development, using a strategic planning process and setting goals. Between 1992 and 2002, a small number of local governments addressed sustainable development in some comprehensive way. Sustainable community efforts were most visible on specific issues such as brownfield redevelopment; public access to information, participation, and justice; land use; transportation; housing; public health services; ...
The New Metropolitan Agenda: Connecting Cities & Subrubs
The Brookings Review, 1998
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) proposes to conduct research on transportation energ... more The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) proposes to conduct research on transportation energy intensity (TEI) building performance metrics and develop tools in order to further the USGBC research agenda related to Chapter 3.2, Land Use, Building Location, and Transportation. CNT proposes to develop the TEI Index to measure predictive transportation energy intensity of LEED buildings based on location characteristics of building location; physical transportation-related characteristics of the building itself (i.e. bike amenities, etc.); transportation behavior incentives (i.e. transit passes, etc.) provided by the building administration; and building establishment type. Additionally, the research will consider the merits of a carbon-based measurement, either as the TEI, or in addition to it. CNT will use a collaborative approach that builds on the expertise of national and international experts, through the establishment of a Transportation Metrics Advisory Committee. The development of the TEI Index will be, in part, informed by CNT's ground breaking work on location efficiency, including its Housing + Transportation Affordability Index. This index measures the location efficiency of households in regards their choice of location. The Index was peer-reviewed and published by the Brookings Institution in 2006, and was recalibrated for 52 regions in 2007, with the results released in conjunction with Brookings in April 2008. CNT will build upon the data collected and information learned about the location efficiency model to develop the TEI Index, to measure predictive TEI in LEED buildings. CNT will also develop a common analytic method and compile baseline data on measured transportation energy efficiency of specific buildings, in partnership with other building performance researchers. CNT has established a partnership with the University of Minnesota Center for Building Sustainability Research, using their B3 building analyzer tool to compile and analyze this data for individual buildings.
Estimating Transportation Costs by Characteristics of Neighborhood and Household
Transportation Research Record, 2008
... Corresponding author: C. Makarewicz, carrie.makarewicz@gmail.com. ... Despite the repeated fi... more ... Corresponding author: C. Makarewicz, carrie.makarewicz@gmail.com. ... Despite the repeated findings in this significant body of literature, some studies still identify self-selection as the main reason households in certain built environments use transit, walk, or bike. ...
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