THE NEED FOR COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

This article notes a reawakening of interest in coordinated land use and transport planning. Citizens and administrators are calling for a more orderly approach to this aspect of development. "Land Use and Transportation" and its parent Committee on Joint Development of Land and Transit can play an important role in such coordination. It is noted that transit must become part of a wider federal strategy to revitalize central cities, stimulate urban economy, shape metropolitan growth and conserve energy. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) is trying, through management of its discretionary grant program, to reward and stimulate coordinated development. UMTA support is guided by the following principles: (1) a broad view of the concept of coordinated development; (2) the federal role is regarded as a catalyst for the commitment of private sector resources; and (3) the requirement that cities proposing to build fixed-guideway facilities with federal assistance should commit themselves to land use policies and incentives that stimulate complementary real estate development in corridors whose existing densities and travel volumes are insufficient to support the operation of rail transit on a cost-effective basis. The need for federal interagency coordination is also discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Orski, C K
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1
• Serial:
  • Land Use and Transportation
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Federal government; Joint development; Land use; Private enterprise; Public transit; Rail transit; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban renewal; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Fixed-guideway transit
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00378520
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM