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With some projections estimating that U.S. population in 2050 could exceed 550 million, the nation is facing looming and unprecedented strains on environmental resources and infrastructure, including transport systems, public parks and open space. Key decisions affecting where people live and work – and how they travel from one place to another – will have long-term implications for regional economies, environmental quality, and the future of natural areas. Research at Resources for the Future is informing policies for dealing with the intertwined issues of transportation and spatial development. Special attention is given to the interactions between the transportation system, land use, and the economy, based on the recognition that these elements must be looked at as an integrated whole.
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Finding Policies that Work Best to Ease 'Social Cost' of Driving
In a new paper, RFF researchers evaluate a range of policies aimed at reducing traffic congestion, based on how well they address the full menu of societal damages from driving.
Finding the Right Drivers for Cleaner Cars: Controlling Automobile Air Pollution
Senior Fellows Virginia McConnell and Winston Harrington have chosen 26 articles that outline the most pressing economic issues in automobile pollution: including trends in vehicle use, the complex nature of regulation and the externalities of driving.
PUBLICATIONS
Pricing Urban Congestion
Ian W.H. Parry
RFF Discussion Paper 08-35 | November 2008
 
System Level Risk Analysis of New Merging and Spacing Protocols
Roger M. Cooke, Tina Singuran
RFF Report | September 2008
 
How Should Passenger Travel in Mexico City Be Priced?
Ian W.H. Parry, Govinda R. Timilsina
RFF Discussion Paper 08-17 | June 2008
 
Comparing Price and Non-price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation
Sheila M. Olmstead, Robert N. Stavins
RFF Discussion Paper 08-22 | June 2008
 
United States Civil Space Policy: Summary of a Workshop
Molly Macauley and Joseph Alexander
National Academy of Sciences | 03/31/08
 
Smart Growth @ 10: A Critical Examination of Maryland’s Landmark Land Use Program
Margaret A. Walls
RFF Report | February 2008
 
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