Evaluating the impact of transit-oriented development

Clower, Terry L.; Ruggiere, Paul; Bomba, Michael; Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Li, Jianling; Edrington, Suzie; Hendershot, Paul

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Evaluating the impact of transit-oriented development

2011-02-01
By Clower, Terry L. ; Ruggiere, Paul ; Bomba, Michael

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Clower, Terry L. ; Ruggiere, Paul ; Bomba, Michael ; Arndt, Jeffrey C. ; Li, Jianling ; Edrington, Suzie ; Hendershot, Paul
Corporate Creators:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; University of North Texas. Center for Economic Development and Research
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-10/0-6511-1
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Texas
Edition:

Technical Report: September 2009¿August 2010
Corporate Publisher:

Texas Transportation Institute
Abstract:

Transit‐oriented development (TOD) is an increasingly popular urban form. Based on a survey ; of residents of TOD projects in areas served by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Fort Worth T, and ; Capital Metro (Austin) rail transit, moving into TOD decreases VMT by an average of ; 15 percent, or about 3,500 miles per year, which impacts TxDOT motor fuel tax revenues. The ; data also indicate that these households shift their choice of route to include more arterial ; roads versus highways. Differential behavior is observed among the three areas studied with ; the greatest impact being on the DART system and the Capital Metro system showing smaller ; changes in TOD resident travel behaviors. Residents of TOD choose their housing based mostly ; on commuting distance and lifestyle characteristics, such as proximity to dining and ; entertainment venues. Proximity to a transit rail station is at least moderately important for ; 57 percent of respondents. The report recommends that TxDOT look to incorporate TOD into ; facility planning and design and seek ways to extract value from TOD projects.
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Project 0-6511
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/18633/dot_18633_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.19 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:04f1297d1736e2dadeda853cb12576dc6389ce10b8123ade1e3953dcbfd0254b

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English

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