Reports
TransForm's reports have received wide-spread acclaim and media attention, and have created the analytical foundation for many of our successful campaigns. This page highlights key reports, or view a list of all reports.
World-Class Transit for the Bay Area (2000) still stands as a seminal report, detailing both regional and county proposals for faster, smarter, more connected transit system. That report was followed up by Revolutionizing Bay Area Transit...on a Budget (2002) which proposes a Bus Rapid Transit and Express Bus for the region, much of which is now moving forward. These reports were distributed across the region, and provided the recommendations for TransForm's Regional Coalition as we campaigned on county sales taxes and Regional Measure 2.
TransForm's heralded Access Now! (2004) is an easy-to-read yet comprehensive guide for community members and leaders that want to take that first step, or leap, into helping their community - whether for safer streets to more affordable fares. Also available in a Spanish translation called ¡Acceso Ahora! (2004).
Bringing Safe Routes to Scale (2008) shows how a regional Safe Routes to Schools program can get Bay Area kids and commuters moving again.
The Great Communities Toolkit (2008) helps residents and leaders understand key issues in transit-oriented development, and how to best engage the community. It includes great sample fact sheets, how to run an effective campaign, etc. It is produced by TransForm for the Great Communities Collaborative and updated frequently. Other reports on local land use include Best and Worst Developments of the Bay Area (2003) and Housing Shortage/Parking Surplus (2002).
It Takes a Transit Village (2004) showed how better regional planning, and designing new development to support transit can save the Bay Area billions of dollars and ease the housing shortage. It kicked off our successful effort for MTC's transit-oriented development policy.
Finally, TransForm has issued special reports such as Can't Get There from Here (2003), about how California's transportation system is failing children and youth, and what we can do about it. In Roadblocks to Health (2002) we analyse transportation barriers faced by low-income communities in accessing health services and healthy activities in Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties. Our follow-up pilot project created some great results, chronicled in the Prioities for Access to Health (2006) report.
These reports were generally published when we were still called the Transportation and Land Use Coalition. You can access a list of all reports or click below for a specific topic:
