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Urban and Regional Policy Program
The Urban and Regional Policy Program promotes knowledge sharing among individuals and groups who make, influence, and implement urban and regional policy on both sides of the Atlantic. Through intensive network building, in-depth policy research and analysis, the program connects practitioners and policymakers around innovative solutions to common challenges in the United States and Europe.
Capitalizing on De-Industrialization to Sustainably Address the Demands of Gr...
This policy paper examines how cities can capitalize on the de-industrialization of their urban core to sustainably address the demands of growth and modernization.
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Providing Traveler Information Services: What is the Appropriate Public Secto...
This policy paper examines how European policymakers are adapting their traveler information systems, and how this could be applied in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Building Climate Change Adaptation with Smart Growth and Green Infrastructure...
This policy brief examines how three European cities are preparing for climate change.
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Planning High Speed Rail Stations for Sustainable Urban Development: European...
This policy brief examines European best practices regarding urban integration of high speed rail stations to maximize local economic and urban development benefits.
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From Confrontation to Cooperation: Citizen Engagement and Consensus Building ...
On both sides of the Atlantic, local jurisdictions have increasingly sought to engage the public through collaborative processes in the making and implementing of controversial policies. ...
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Energy and Climate Change: A New Driver for Local Policy and Action?
As comprehensive federal-level climate legislation stalls in the U.S. Congress, cities and regions across the United States are responding to the challenge of climate change through local...
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Land Development and Transportation Policies for Transit-Oriented Development...
A comparative examination of recent transitoriented developments in five European cities and reveals that by planning land-use and transit concurrently, planners in Europe have created su...
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Non-Fiscal Instruments of Public Transit Infrastructure Funding: Engaging Ben...
Fiscal realities dictate that Germany begin looking at alternative methods of financing, especially public-private partnerships and land value capture policies that take advantage of tran...
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Gaining Public Support for Congestion Charging: Lessons from Europe for U.S. ...
Originally published in October 2009, this policy paper focuses on congestion charging, a solution that shows promise in discouraging driving while generating public revenue and increasin...
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Strategies and Incentives for Matching Disabled Workers with Jobs: Lessons fo...
Originally published in October 2009, this policy paper provides recommendations to Italy's Piedmont region government on how to better encourage people with disabilities to become employ...
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Torino as a Learning City
Originally published in December 2009, this report reflects the results of a month-long field study of learning by the city of Torino, Italy.
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