EFFECT OF HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT ON NEARBY PROPERTY

DATA WERE COLLECTED AND DISTURBANCES WERE MEASURED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL DISTURBANCES BY LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS ON NEARBY PROPERTY VALUES. THREE TYPE OF ANALYSES WERE MADE ON THE COLLECTED DATA: MAJOR-VARIABLE ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, AND INTERVIEW ANALYSIS. IN THE MAJOR-VARIABLE ANALYSIS, RELATIONSHIPS AND CORRELATIONS WERE EXAMINED BETWEEN SOUND LEVELS AND SOUND LEVEL REDUCTIONS AT SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT POINTS, AND OTHER VARIABLES SUCH AS SOUND LEVEL PERCEPTION, PRESENT TREE DIVERSITY, AND HOMEOWNERS' ATTITUDES OF BUYING ANOTHER HOUSE NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF HIGHWAY DISTURBANCES AND LANDSCAPE/LANDFORMS ON PROPERTY VALUES. THE INTERVIEW ANALYSIS WAS USED TO EVALUATE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS OR DISTURBANCES. IN A SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY, FIELD EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DEFINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOUND LEVEL REDUCTION AND VARIOUS LANDSCAPING/LANDFORM CONFIGURATIONS AND DISTANCES, INCLUDING HIGHWAY ELEVATIONS, DEPRESSIONS, AND LANDSCAPING WITH TREES AND BUSHES. THE FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS RECOMMENDED. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE RESEARCHERS THAT THE FINDINGS OF THIS STUDY HAVE THE MOST VALUE TO THE HIGHWAY ENGINEER IN SELECTING ROADWAY LANDFORMS AND IN SPECIFYING RIGHT-OF-WAY LANDSCAPING. HOWEVER, THE FINDINGS ARE ALSO OF VALUE TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PERSONS AND PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT GROUPS. SPECIFIC POSSIBLE USES OF THE RESULTS BY THESE PERSONS AND GROUPS ARE SUMMARIZED.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_75.pdf
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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. 82 PP, 38 FIGS, 6 TABS, 9 APPS
• Authors:
  • Brinton, J H
  • Bloom, J N
• Publication Date: 1969

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Report
  • Issue Number: 75
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0077-5614

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Data analysis; Depressed highways; Dwellings; Freeways; General surface features of the earth; Highway bridges; Highways; Landscape design; Location; Mathematical analysis; Present value; Real property; Specifications; Trees
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway location; Landforms; Value
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Disturbances
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204786
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 16 1970 12:00AM