Integrating Transportation and Land Use Planning

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• Creators:
  Obermayer, Susan J. ; Stover, Vergil G. ; Dresser, George B.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Access Control (Transportation) Access Management Concurrency Economic Growth Growth Management Land Use Planning Transportation Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-95/1235-15
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1989 - August 1994
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  Changes in the transportation system have a large influence on urban development patterns. The location, type, and intensity of urban land uses also affect the urban street and highway system. Various federal and state initiatives have been taken to more closely link transportation and land use. These include the following: - The Traffic Congestion Management System (CMS) mandated by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The CMS regulators specifically state that state and local agencies must address existing congestion and avoid potential future congestion. This clearly implies that the impact of land use and development decisions on transportation must be more effectively addressed than in the past. - State-mandated growth management requirements such as those in Oregon, Washington, Florida, and Vermont. - State-mandated local planning which must meet state criteria as those in Florida, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Oregon. - State-mandated congestion management which requires that the impact of proposed development must be assessed and provides penalties if development that degrades congestion is approved by a local government (California). - Access management practices administered by the state highway agency which are designed to protect the public investment in major state roadways (Colorado, Florida, and New Jersey). In order to address traffic congestion problems, many municipalities have implemented travel demand ordinances which are intended to reduce drive-alone auto use and encourage ridesharing and transit. In other locations, such requirements have been, or are being, implemented in response to federal clean air requirements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1235
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82260/dot_82260_DS1.pdf
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