Victoria Transport Policy Institute

{{Short description|Canadian transport policy think tank}}

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The Victoria Transport Policy Institute is a Canadian think tank seeking to improve transportation planning and transportation policy.

The institute is an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems.{{cite web|author=Victoria Transport Public Institute |url=http://www.vtpi.org/ |title=Victoria Transport Institute – Main Page |publisher=Vtpi.org |date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=June 3, 2015}} It is headed by Todd Litman, and it is located in Victoria, British Columbia.

The institute often comments on American transportation policies.[http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/ReNEPA/ReNepa.nsf/docs/C050EE8B46134DC485256DFE006B6A1F?opendocument&Group=Transportation%20Issues&tab=REFERENCE] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009024127/http://knowledge.fhwa.dot.gov/ReNEPA/ReNepa.nsf/docs/C050EE8B46134DC485256DFE006B6A1F?opendocument&Group=Transportation%20Issues&tab=REFERENCE |date=October 9, 2006 }}{{cite web|url=http://viastrada.co.nz/news/2009/victoria-transport-policy-institute |title=Victoria Transport Policy Institute |publisher=ViaStrada.co.nz |access-date=June 3, 2015}} It generally favors public transportation and alternatives to driving.