ASSESSING IMPACT OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION

Research studies on the impact of the Philadelphia-Lindenwold Rapid Transit Line, now in progress, are described. Principles and objectives of these impact studies are analyzed as a guide to future studies. The role of this research as a prototype study for larger impact studies is examined together with questions of model building, statistical hypothesis testing and data availability. Following a brief description of the High-Speed Line itself, two areas of research are described as illustrations of the principles and objectives of impact study research design. The first concerns a simple model of transit station choice and its empirical testing. The second describes several studies of land value and land use impact. The paper concludes with a review of the research designs in terms of the principles of such impact studies.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Boyce, D E
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 645-662
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: TE3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land use; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: Lindenwold Line
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051437
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper #9111 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 1974 12:00AM