RAIL TRANSIT IMPACT STUDIES: ATLANTA, WASHINGTON, SAN DIEGO. SUMMARY REPORT

The proceedings of the Transit Impact Studies Conference held in Washington, DC, in September 1981 are summarized. The purpose was to enable representatives from planning agencies currently examining the impacts of new rail transit systems to share their initial findings. Planners from Washington, Atlanta and San Diego reported on findings about their systems while representatives of other agencies and firms with an interest in the subject participated in the discussions. Travel impacts were reported in the areas of transit ridership, mode choice, transit trip purpose, access to transit, geographic distribution of transit use, and travel time and cost. Introduction of the new transit systems resulted in a major increase in travel capacity, along with new transit accessibility which found more users able to use transit for more trips. Significant impacts were also found on land use and economic development patterns. Local land use patterns have been altered to focus development on station areas, and interest has been sparked in some joint development. Because rail systems represent major public investments, their economic impact is significant but all the systems studied are so new that the full results will require later appraisal.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/590
• Corporate Authors:

  Price, Williams and Associates, Incorporated

  962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 500
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Planning, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Secretary of Transportation

  Technology Sharing Program, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Donnelly, P
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 61 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic impacts; Land use; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Geographic Terms: San Diego (California)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369149
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-I-82-3, UMTA-DC-09-7004-82-1
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 2003 12:00AM