Connect is an easy-to-use and free online tool that allows users to instantly calculate how smart location, affordable homes, and traffic reduction strategies can reduce driving and greenhouse gas emissions from residential development throughout California. It also calculates how much money and space can be saved from right-sized parking in the Bay Area.
Here is a list of free tools and resources that we recommend to complement GreenTRIP Connect:
MTC’s Value Pricing Pilot (VPP) Parking Project
Research and implementation of pricing approaches to address transportation issues.
Parkopedia
Allows drivers to find the closest parking to their destination, how much it will cost, and whether the space is available.
SUMC Shared Use Mobility Calculator
Quantifies the benefits of implementing shared mobility, including vehicle miles traveled, greenhouse gas emissions, and financial savings.
Empty Spaces: Real parking needs at five TODs
Report from Smart Growth America illustrating the reduced need for parking at transit-oriented developments: “TODs generated fewer vehicle trips than standard guidelines estimate, and used less parking than many regulations require for similar land uses.”
National Center for Sustainable Transportation Webinar Featuring GreenTRIP Connect – May 24, 2017
“Quantifying Vehicle Miles Traveled” – exploring the tools and methods currently available to estimate the VMT – and associated greenhouse gas – impacts of proposed land use projects. Read on for more information and a recording of the webinar.
UC Berkeley Terner Center – Housing Development Dashboard
The Development Calculator allows users to estimate the probability that a given development project will be built, given a particular set of policies and economic conditions. The Policy Gauge assesses the cumulative impact that a policy change might have on housing production across an entire jurisdiction.
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