Mr. Johnson started by speaking about Sustainable
regulations of Transportation. The following are some examples: Park
Regulations, Streets Repair and Maintenance, Zoning Regulation, Traffic
Regulations, Side Walks, Fee Permits, Wider Residential Streets, which allows
higher traffic streets. Jim Johnson with this analysis with of the streets are important not only for slow traffic but to use less building materials less street maintenance smaller & close communities, city expands at a slower rate, reduce travel distance, less utility lines for the city. The complete street program is about right size of
street to be built in residential and commercial properties. Its main goal is
to reduce speeding. In regards to public policy he mentioned the Downtown TIF
(Tax Increment Finance) allows free parking to public during certain times and
dates in downtown fort worth. It affects local public transportation, by taking
business out of their daily activities. This allows more people to drive to
downtown. “Fort Worth grew up—and quickly—in the automobile age, and its mass
transit system is underfunded and little used. Some say better use of the TIF
money would be to start a light rail system. "The free parking plan
encourages people to stay in their cars, and I'm not sure if that is a good
long-term plan for this city," says state representative Lon Burnham, who
also sits on the downtown TIF board.” As you can see I doubt if program
actually works toward the sustainability of the city. More cars are driven to
downtown resulting in more co2 emissions and reduction in use of public
transportation.
This page explains more about the Tax Increment Financing
Districts (TIFs)
http://fortworthtexas.gov/hed/tif/
References.
McGraw, D. (2008). Fort Worth To Spend $3 Million on Free
Parking. Planning, 74(3), 46. 
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