Data collection and modeling requirements for assessing transportation impacts of micro-scale design : executive summary

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• Corporate Contributors:
  Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas ; KPMG Peat Marwick ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration ; United States. Environmental Protection Agency
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accessibility
  • Data collection
  • Land use models
  • Cyclists
  • Pedestrians
  • Public transit
  • Accessibility
  • Demography
  • Design standards
  • Land usage
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-EP-01-003
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Micro-scale design (MSD) is a term that has been coined recently by transportation and land use planners to describe the human-scale features of the built environment. This concept focuses on accessibility to desired activities rather than on mobility; the latter requires more transportation facility capacity. MSD describes the physical features of development at the level-of-detail of a neighborhood or a single building site. MSD features are concerned with bicycle, pedestrian and transit access-oriented facilities such as: sidewalks and other streetscape feautes; bikeways; building orientation and location; parking facilities; pedestrian and transit amenities; and other features that stimulate and support non-motorized travel activities.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-95-C-00168, Task Order No. 7
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5144/dot_5144_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a09add0004fd7bd306b7032d91065115618559d90321abb919a977933470427ea19ead4928f9e52f560e1c96cd8e8b31a426e39ca6ab2138ee304755f090019