Sustainable Transportation Research Reports

Economic Analysis

• The Cost of Urban Congestion in Canada (239 KB)
  (2006), Prepared for Transport Canada, Environmental Affairs
  This study developed congestion indicators and calculated congestion costs for the nine largest urban areas in Canada.
   
• Cost-benefit analysis model: TransDec
  (2004), Prepared for Transport Canada, Environmental Affairs, by HLB Decision Economics
  TransDec is a cost-benefit analysis software that provides a framework to assess multimodal and multi-criteria investment analysis.
   
• Sustainable Transportation: The Canadian Context 
  (2001), Prepared for Transport Canada, Environmental Affairs
  This paper reviews the progress made by member countries of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development with respect to sustainable energy development and transportation systems.
   
• Internalizing the Social Costs of the Transportation Sector  
  (2000), Prepared for Transport Canada, Environmental Affairs, by Research and Traffic Group
  As a first step in evaluating the internalization of environmental costs, Transport Canada sought a review of the literature of social cost estimates — including environmental costs — for all transportation modes, plus an account of various jurisdictions’ experiences as they implemented policies designed to internalize social costs.

Governance

• Review of International Urban Transportation Policy Frameworks, Strategies and Governance Models
  (2004), Prepared for Transport Canada by Metropolitan Knowledge International
  This report summarizes how different levels of government in other countries have cooperated to implement sustainable urban transportation.

Transportation Planning

• Strategies for Sustainable Transportation Planning: A review of practices and options (1,678 KB)
  (2005), Prepared for Transport Canada, by IBI Group in association with Noxon Associates and Wilbur Smith Associates
  The objective of this study is to provide a foundation on which to build a set of guidelines for incorporating sustainable transportation principles into municipal transportation plans.

Urban Transit Studies

• Urban Transit in Canada - Taking Stock
  (2002), Prepared for Transport Canada, by McCormick Rankin Corporation
  The purpose of this study is to provide the federal government with a better understanding of the transit industry.
  
  
• Economic Study to Establish a Cost-Benefit Framework for the Evaluation of Transit Investments
  (2002), Prepared for Transport Canada, by HLB Decision Economics Inc. in association with ICF Consulting PBC Consult
  This report provides a comprehensive framework for applying Cost-Benefit Analysis to a wide range of prospective transit investments as well as rehabilitation and maintenance work.
   
• National Vision for Urban Transit to 2020
  (2001), Prepared for Transport Canada, by IBI Group in association with Richard M. Soberman
  This report deals with the development of a national vision for urban transit, drawing on domestic and international experience and on new proposals by the report’s authors, as well as limited stakeholder consultation.
   
• The Impact of Transit Improvements on GHG Emissions: A National Perspective
  (2005), Prepared for Transport Canada, by Cansult and TSI Consultants
  The study estimates the impact on transit ridership and GHG emissions of infrastructure investments alone and compares that to the impact of infrastructure investments coupled with complementary Transportation Demand Management (TDM) measures, using data from ten Canadian municipalities.

Other Research Sites

• Canada Transportation Act Review Research Papers
  (2001), Canada Transportation Act Review
  Complete versions of 30 principal research reports commissioned by the Canada Transportation Act Review Panel in 2001.  Several reports focus on urban transportation
   
• Transportation Table on Climate Change
  (1998), Prepared for Transport Canada
  Research reports prepared for the Transportation Climate Change Table as part of the national process to develop a climate change strategy.