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Portland’s Smart Trips Welcome Program

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After creating Smart Trips, a successful transportation program for residents of Portland, Oregon, the Bureau of Transportation chose to redefine the program, shifting its focus t…

Emotional Messaging Promoting Walking & Cycling to School

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Apr 30, 2020 13:59 pm

Do you know any good examples of emotion-rich messages that promote walking and cycling to school, that are directed at students’ parents, and that are not judgmental, fear based …

Webinar on HSBC Clean Air Achievers (April 16)

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Apr 7, 2014 20:56 pm

HSBC Clean Air Achievers targets youth in grades 6 - 9 to reduce air pollution and increase physical activity levels via active modes of transportation. Every school program invol…

Webinar March 11: Stockholms Congestion Pricing Experience

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 27, 2014 18:23 pm

How has Stockholm's congestion pricing experiment turned out and what can we learn from it? Congestion charges were introduced in Stockholm in 2006 as a trial, followed by a ref…

Call for Papers and Save the Date: Influencing Transportation Behaviors

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 6, 2014 13:57 pm

The 23d annual Social Marketing Conference, held in Clearwater Beach, Florida is specifically looking for proposals for oral presentations and posters on influencing transportatio…

Call for Nominations: Landmark Behavior Change Case Studies (Transportation)

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Feb 10, 2013 18:08 pm

Tools of Change is soliciting nominations for its 2013 Landmark behavior change case studies in two topic areas (1) home / building energy conservation and (2) sustainable trans…

Employer Recognition Program for Cyclists and Walkers

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Megan Ramey Boston Jun 7, 2011 14:58 pm

I am looking for examples of employer designed programs focused on encouraging biking and walking to work that may have included any or all of the following: 1. Financial incent…

Free webinar on the " Im active in my neighbourhood " program

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 26, 2011 15:05 pm

Transport Canada's Moving On Sustainable Transportation (MOST) Program is pleased to invite you to a free bilingual webinar entitled " Im active in my neighbourhood " to be held …

Light Rail Use is More Likely on Walkable Blocks: Further Support for Using Micro-Level Environmental Audit Measures

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Werner, C., Brown, B., & Gallimore, J. (2009). Light rail use is more likely on walkable blocks: Further support for using micro-level environmental audit measures. Journal of Environmental Psychology, XX(X) (available online), 1-9.

The primary purpose of the study was to address the claim that people are more likely to walk to a transit stop if they live on a “walkable” block. An additional purpose was to ev…

Effects of Values, Problem Awareness, and Personal Norm on Willingness to Reduce Personal Car Use

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Nordlund, A., & Garvill, J. (2003). Effects of values, problem awareness, and personal norm on willingness to reduce personal car use. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(4), 339-347.

The influence of values, problem awareness, and personal norm on willingness to cooperate were studied. The choice situation was seen as a social dilemma and willingness to reduce…

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