Virginia D. McConnell
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Virginia D. McConnell
Senior Fellow
202-328-5122
mcConnell@rff.org
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Virginia McConnell works on environmental issues related to air pollution and urban transportation. Her recent focus has been on the link between urban growth and the environment; specifically, she is evaluating policies to reduce vehicle pollution, programs to scrap old cars, inspection and maintenance programs, and emission taxes. She also is studying the role of economic incentives to achieve more efficient urban growth.  
Featured Publications
Should Hybrid Vehicles Be Subsidized?
Virginia D. McConnell, Tom Turrentine
Backgrounder | July 2010
 
Infill Development: Perspectives and Evidence from Economics and Planning
Virginia D. McConnell, Keith Wiley
RFF Discussion Paper 10-13 | May 2010
 
Lot Size, Zoning, and Household Preferences: Impediments to Smart Growth?
Elizabeth A. Kopits, Virginia D. McConnell, Daniel Miles
RFF Discussion Paper 09-15 | April 2009
 
Transfer of Development Rights in U.S. Communities: Evaluating Program Design, Implementation, and Outcomes
Margaret A. Walls, Virginia D. McConnell
RFF Report | September 2007
 
The Trade-off between Private Lots and Public Open Space in Subdivisions at the Urban-Rural Fringe
Elizabeth A. Kopits, Virginia D. McConnell, Margaret A. Walls
RFF Discussion Paper 07-33 | July 2007
 
Fees in an Imperfect World: An Application to Motor Vehicle Emissions
Amy W. Ando, Winston Harrington, Virginia D. McConnell
RFF Discussion Paper 07-34 | June 2007
 
Explaining Sprawl: How Much Does Zoning Matter?
Virginia D. McConnell, Margaret A. Walls, Elizabeth A. Kopits
Resources | Spring 2006 (161)
 
Zoning, TDRs, and the density of development
Virginia McConnell, Margaret Walls, and Elizabeth Kopits
Journal of Urban Economics | 2006 | vol. 59 | 440-457
 
Using Markets for Land Preservation: Results of a TDR program
Virginia McConnell, Elizabeth Kopits and Margaret Walls
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management | September 2006 | Related Discussion Paper 03-08
 
Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand?
Elizabeth Kopits, Virginia McConnell, Margaret Walls
Land Economics | Related Discussion Paper 05-45
 
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NEWS
McConnell on Marketplace
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
American Public Media
EVENTS
Smart Growth at 10
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
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