SMALLER SCALE JOINT DEVELOPMENT: SAN DIEGO TROLLEY

The purpose of this paper is to share San Diego's experience with joint development related to "smaller scale" light rail transit (LRT). It is a narrative account of the Metropolitan Transit Development Board's (MTDB's) relatively modest but promising experiences to date. This is not a report of the results of a rigorous or structured research analysis effort; it is instead a summary of practical experience and of some intuitive insights based on that experience. A word about smaller scale joint development and why it is an appropriate topic for the MTDB is in order. Joint development has been and will continue to be a key goal and tool for implementing San Diego's LRT system. Smaller scale is not descriptive of the potential or aspirations for LRT joint development in San Diego; it is, however, reflective of experience to date. In San Diego it has been found that a constellation of smaller scale joint development efforts is cumulatively adding up to more than the sum of their parts. The result is the building of a foundation of joint development experience that can be expanded as the relatively new (less than 4 years old) LRT system expands and matures. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 2, Light Rail Transit: System Design for Cost-Effectiveness. Presented at the Conference on Light Rail Transit held May 8-10, 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
• Authors:
  • Kornblatt, H B
• Conference:
  • Conference on Light Rail Transit
  • Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States
  • Date: 1985-5-8 to 1985-5-10
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 108-110
• Monograph Title: Light rail transit: system design for cost-effectiveness
• Serial:
  • State-of-the-Art Report
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0892-6891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Implementation; Joint development; Land use; Light rail transit; Trolley cars; Urban renewal
• Geographic Terms: San Diego (California)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457393
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309039177
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:01PM