Land Use Impact of Widening West 43rd Avenue in a Developed Residential Area in Houston, Texas

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• Creators:
  Herndon Jr, Cary W. ; Buffington, Jesse L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Abutments Data Collection Highways Impact Land Use Planning Real Property Residential Areas Road Construction Traffic Lanes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-79/12+225-7
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Houston (Texas) ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim: September, 1976 - February, 1979
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  Previous studies on the effects of highway construction upon land use have focused mainly upon the effects of the construction of new highways. In view of a new emphasis upon upgrading and expanding existing facilities rather than building new ones, the need arises for information concerning the effects of such improvements upon land use. This report relates the findings of research done in an area of Houston, Texas, where West 43rd Avenue was upgraded from a two-lane to a four-lane street. The improvement took place in a developed urban area where the predominant land use was residential. Land use changes were analyzed for both abutting and nonabutting properties that might have been affected by the street improvement. Data were collected for an 18-year period including five years before construction began. Total acres in each type of land use were determined for two "before construction" years, 1960 and 1965, and for two "after construction" years, 1975 and 1978. Comparisons were made of the types and rates of development before and after the upgrading occurred. The data are reported in narrative, graphic, and tabular form. Causes of development in the area other than the street improvement were also researched and are reported. Highway planners should be able to use this report and subsequent reports of this study to make more accurate predictions of land use changes due to specific highway improvements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-77-225
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1cfdcc88d67dc7f0a2839a93b8ffa69bef7c4e155a6c7ad113c2be4c063eeca76039ce38bd99dd35d89ddecabd654a94de19ea96c271548f092c13a7cc20cdbe
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85663/dot_85663_DS1.pdf
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