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Here you will find materials from past Toolbox Tuesdays trainings that you can use to learn new skills. Content will be added as new Toolbox Tuesday courses are held.

Parking StructureMaterials from "Parking Systems Management:"

BulletParking Planning & Costs - Steffen Turoff (3.2MB pdf)

BulletShared Parking Model - Pat Gibson (3.3MB pdf)

BulletShared Parking Implementation & GIS - Jason Pack (1.5MB pdf)

BulletOCTA Metrolink Station Parking Study - Bill Delo (1.3MB pdf)

BulletIntro to Bike Parking Standards - Rye Baerg (2.6MB pdf)

BulletLA City Modified Parking Requirements District - Tom Rothmann [Coming Soon] (MB pdf)

BulletUrban Parking Issues & Studies - Gary Hamrick (3MB pdf)

BulletWest Hollywood Automated Parking Garage - Rick Damato & Frank DeFoe (4.2MB pdf)

BulletBurbank Bike Parking Standards & Program - Cory Wilkerson (1.47MB pdf)

BulletLA City Bike Parking Ordinance - Rye Baerg (900KB pdf)

BulletMETRO Bicycle Parking & Transit - Anthony Jusay [NOT PRESENTED] (5MB pdf)

 
HIAsMaterials from "Health, Planning, and Health Impact Assessments:"

bulletHealthy Communities - Mark Hoffman (2.6MB pdf)

BulletHealthy Land-Use Transportation Policies - Louisa Franco (2.6MB pdf)

BulletHealth Toolbox - Matt Raimi (5.3MB pdf)

BulletSouthgate Healthy Community Element - Steve Lefever (646KB pdf)

BulletUsing HIAs in the Planning Process - Dr. Brian Cole (1.3MB pdf)
Materials from "TDM Ordinances & Programs:"

TDM Toolbox - Alan Thompson (1.4MB pdf)

City of Pasadena TRO - Judi Masuda (434KB pdf)

City of Santa Monica TDM - Jacquilyne Brooks de Camarillo (2.0MB pdf)

Warner Center TMO - Christopher Park (285KB pdf)

Preparing & Implementing a TDM plan - Peter Valk (364KB pdf)

 
SustDatabaseMaterials from "Energy Efficiency Retofit Programs:"

bulletSustainable San Bernardino - Casey Dailey (375KB pdf)

BulletLA County Energy Efficiency - Nathalie Gonzalez (700KB pdf)

bRetrofit Incentive Programs - Brandon Shamim (1.5MB pdf)

BulletEnergy_Technical Assistance Program - Celina Stuart-Stratton (750KB pdf)

 

 
Economic Dev ChartMaterials from "Economic Development for Planners:"

bulletEconomic Development for Planners - Steve Gunnell (5.24MB pdf)

BulletReal Estate Redevelopment Tools for Plannners - Larry Kosmont (1.56MB pdf)

 

 

 

 
Materials from "Complete Streets & Road Diets:"

bComplete Streets Legislation Overview - John Boarman & KC Yellapu (7.01MB pdf)

BulletComplete Streets Overview - Linscott, Law, & Greenspan Article (950KB pdf)

BulletWashington State Road Diet Case Study - Eric Shimizu (4.0MB pdf)

 

 

 

Mixed Use DevelopmentMaterials from "Mixed Use Development Trip Generation & Multi-Modal LOS:"

MXD Trip Generation - Brian Welch (1.67MB pdf)

Multi-Modal Level of Service - Matthew Ridgeway (8.53MB pdf)

MXD Trip Generation Model Spreadsheet - SANDAG example (282KB xls)

MXD Trip Generation Model Spreadsheet - Redwood City example (169KB xls)

Multimodal LOS Calculator NCHRP 3-70 (525KB xls)

Crosswalk LOS Tool Fehr&Peers (266KB xls)

Crosswalk Tool Users Guide-Fehr&Peers (1.47MB pdf)

Shared Use Paths LOS Calculator (4.42MB xls)

Shared-Use Paths LOS Calculator Users Guide-FHWA (1.27MB pdf)

 
PictureMaterials from "Grants: Beyond Writing the Application:"

Federal Grants - How They Work-Bertha Olague (206KB pdf)

Leveraging Existing Projects for Grant Opportunities-Abby Arnold (164KB pdf)

Caltrans Transportation Planning Grants-Melissa Joshi (38KB pdf)

Metro Call for Projects Pedestrian Improvement Grants-Tham Nguyen (26KB pdf)
Parking Structure Materials from "Parking Systems Management:"

Parking Mgmt Feasibility Worksheet (24MB pdf)

Parking Systems Mgmt-Mike Kodama (1.36MB pdf)

Shared Parking & Data Collection-Pat Gibson (4.38MB pdf)

Parking TDM & Financing-Walker Consulting (3.58MB pdf)

 
Materials from "Tools to Build Better Corridors:"

Presentation Slides (12MB pdf)

Corridor Planning Process Chart (90K pdf)

Baseline Conditions Checklist (150K pdf)

Retail Analysis Worksheets (75K pdf)

Materials from "Creating Photo-Realistic Visualizations:"

Download a tutorial on creating your own photo-realistic visualizations (2.8MB pdf)

Requires Adobe Photoshop

 

Materials from "Google Earth and SketchUp 3-D for Beginners:"

Download a tutorial on Google Earth and SketchUp 3-D modeling tools (4.4MB pdf)

Requires installation of SketchUp and Google Earth software. Both are free.

"MU3 01" model used in the tutorial exercise. (Right-click to download the .skp file, then copy it to your SketchUp Component Library.)

Materials from "Using the California Land Opportunities Tracking System (CA LOTS):"

Download a tutorial on the California Land Opportunities Tracking System (CA LOTS) (3.1MBpdf)

Access the CA LOTS system or click here for more information