How Does Traffic, or the Fear of It, Affect Housing Affordability? Examining the Effect of Traffic Impact Analysis on Housing Production and Affordability

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• Creators:
  Ding, Hao ; Taylor, Brian D.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic analysis zones
  • Impact
  • Housing
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Traffic congestion
  • Urban areas
  • Travel patterns
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Land use planning
  • traffic impact analysis
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UCLA ITS-LA2007
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; California
• Edition:
  Working Paper
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  Traffic impact analysis (TIA), which estimates the traffic impacts of proposed land development, tends to bias against higher density developments in urban areas where traffic is often congested and travel alternatives plentiful. This has important implications for housing supply and affordability, suburban sprawl, and private vehicle dependence. We examine the understudied implication of TIA on housing by drawing on empirical evidence from distinct bodies of research in the transportation and land use planning literatures to describe the mechanisms through which TIA may affect housing market conditions. We conclude that TIAs likely have negative effects on urban housing production and affordability.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86928/dot_86928_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.17 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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