SUBWAYS AND LAND USE

This paper develops a general equilibrium model of a city with two transportation modes. One mode is land intensive, that is, roads, while the second is land economizing, that is, subways. The effects of subway construction on land values and land uses in a metropolitan area are discussed. An important implication is that, if a subway system is worth constructing, it will have a suburbanizing effect on the city. In addition there will be considerable impact on housing prices and land values, but these changes will not totally offset each other.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pion Limited

  207 Brondesburg Park
  London NW2 5JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Capoza, D
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 555-576
• Serial:
  • Environment and Planning
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Pion Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land use; Rapid transit; Subways; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057033
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Environment and Planning A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM