Resource: Transit For Livable Communities Fact Sheets

Title:	Transit For Livable Communities Fact Sheets
Resource type:	Fact sheet
Topics:	Communities, Energy, Individual Choices, Land Use, Transportation
Keywords:	induced travel, pedestrian-oriented, walking, busing, biking
Audience:	All
Region:	Twin Cities, Minnesota Statewide
Summary:	St. Paul-based Transit for Livable Communities is a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life in Minnesota communities through a balanced transportation system that encourages transit, walking, biking, and transit-oriented development - a number of useful resources may be accessed on their web site.
Content:	Transit for Livable Communities has produced a series of 2-page fact sheets, of which a number are available, including the following: Driven to Spend: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/DriventoSpend05.pdf The average Twin Cities household spends 17 percent of its income on transportation. This is $1,500 more than the amount spent by the average U.S. household. Transit Fares: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/FaresPeerCity2008.pdf Minneapolis and St. Paul have some of the highest transit fares in the country. Transit Funding in Peer City Regions: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/transitfunding.pdf Investment in public transit in the Twin Cities is 23 percent lower than the average spent in peer regions. Highway Lane Miles: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/lanemilespercapita.pdf The Twin Cities have more highway lane miles per capita than cities like Los Angeles and Detroit. Sources of Funding for Transit in Peer Regions: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/pdf/BriefPENNIESMar08.pdf A dedicated sales tax is the funding mechanism of choice in most regions. To receive a hard copy of one or more of the fact sheets, contact TLC at 651/767-0298 or tlc@tlcminnesota.org Many other transit-related documents from TLC are also available for free download from the web site's Resources page at: http://www.tlcminnesota.org/resources.html
Website:	http://www.tlcminnesota.org/
Suggested by:	Philipp Muessig
Added:	01/22/01
Updated:	07/27/11