HITTING THEM WITH THE HARDWARE

The Road Information Program, other members of the highway construction industry, and the American Highway Users Alliance are gearing up for the release of "Building Better Communities: A Tool Kit for Quality Growth" in order to provide members of the highway construction industry with research-based facts and talking points that can be used to address issues such as smart growth and sprawl. The most important aspect of the tool kit is that it is based on feedback received from focus groups conducted in six cities. The tool kit will be issued with specific fact sheets on the following areas: traffic congestion, air quality, transit, the automobile providing freedom and opportunity, traffic calming, and transportation planning. The kit also includes case studies on the following: the European Model; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Washington, D.C. Another key section of the kit describes how to build coalitions and how to effectively deal with the media.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Wilkins, W
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Automobiles; Case studies; Coalitions; Communities; Focus groups; Highways; Mobility; Public opinion; Public relations; Public transit; Road construction industry; Traffic calming; Traffic congestion; Transportation planning; Urban growth; Urban sprawl
• Identifier Terms: American Highway Users alliance; Road Information Program
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Los Angeles (California); Portland (Oregon); Washington (District of Columbia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790614
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 2000 12:00AM