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The triple bottom line of sustainability must co-exist within a system’s framework in order to effectively protect and maintain the environment, society, and the economy. As the need for measuring sustainability increases in the transportation sector, rating systems seek to provide a qualitative analysis for roadway projects. This case study reviews and assesses various sustainable transportation rating systems for corridor planning and the selection of one system for a pilot project on a local corridor. After careful examination of eight rating systems, the Sustainable Transportation Analysis and Rating System (STARS) met all of the decision criteria for a pilot project on Grace Street, which is a local, mixed-use, multi-modal corridor connecting James Madison University to the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Many of the lessons learned from the STARS pilot related to capacity-building and collaboration which was an intended outcome of using a rating system on campus. The focus of the paper is on the evaluation and selection of the rating system and the outcomes of applying the system to campus planning for transportation and sustainability rather than specific analysis methods and results.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD40 Standing Committee on Transportation and Sustainability.

01584066

16-3917

English

13p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Case studies; Cooperation; Evaluation; Pilot studies; Ratings; Sustainable transportation; Transportation corridors; Transportation planning; Universities and colleges

Sustainable Transportation Analysis and Rating System (STARS)

Harrisonburg (Virginia)

Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General)

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-3917

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 5:43PM