Land Value and Land Use Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-Grade Level Freeways in Texas

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• Creators:
  Lewis, Carol A. ; Buffington, Jesse L. ; Vadali, Sharada R. ; Goodwin, Ronald E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Cities Depressed Highways Distance Freeways Impacts Literature Reviews Ordinances Suburbs Traffic Traffic Mitigation Walls Zoning

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-98/1327-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1992 - August 1996
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  To answer questions being raised by abutting residents and businesses about proposed elevated and/or depressed freeway improvements in the urban and suburban areas of Texas, a four-year study has been conducted to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of such freeway designs. Eight existing, two under-construction, and one approved-for-construction freeway sections have been studied on a before-, during-, and after-construction basis. The sections selected for study range from being predominantly residential suburban areas to predominantly commercial industrial downtown areas. The specific effects of the study estimated for each study section include: (1) social impacts: population changes, neighborhood, accessibility, and neighborhood cohesion; (2) economic impacts: relocation and mitigation costs, business sales, property uses and values, tax revenues, employment and income, and user costs; and (3) environmental impacts: aesthetics, drainage and erosion, noise and air pollution, vibration, and hazardous spills. The literature review and a survey of highway agencies in other states were used to determine the appropriate procedures or models and mitigation measures to implement in estimating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of elevated and depressed freeways.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1327
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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