LAND USE AND INNOVATIVE FUNDING IMPACTS IN A PERMANENT BUSWAY/PARK-AND-RIDE TRANSIT SYSTEM: LAND USE DATABASE FOR HOUSTON'S TRANSITWAY CORRIDOR AND SECOND YEAR SUMMARY. INTERIM REPORT

The objectives of this 5-year project are to measure, analyze, and evaluate the transportation and land use impacts resulting from the construction of permanent busways/transitways and park-and-ride facilities in Houston, Texas; and to evaluate the "turnkey" procurement concept currently used by Houston METRO for national applicability for park-and-ride facility development. This report summarizes research performed during the project's second year: Project 9-10-1085 between State and Goodman Associates; and Project 2-10-85-1086 between State and Texas Transportation Institute. Data collection and analysis are tied to basic procedures in other land use impact studies. The research plan--Technical Report 1086-2--outlines work being performed and sets forth the basic framework for data collection activities and anticipated results. The 5-year effort examines transportation and land use impacts resulting from implementation of an extensive priority system of busways and park-and-ride facilities in Houston. A comparison of the Houston system with priority treatments implemented in the U.S. and Canada is discussed--Technical Report 1086-3--along with Houston's transitway corridors and land use database for freeway corridors North (I-45N), Gulf (I-45S), and Katy (I-10W). Basically, impacts resulting from these HOV treatments are the objects of this research. Preliminary results indicate no substantial land use impacts at this time. A more definitive assessment of land use impacts may not be possible until the transitway system is fully operational and integrated into the community's total transportation system.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/1086-5.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peterson, R L
  • Stokes, R W
• Publication Date: 1987-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Construction projects; Finance; Financing; Guideways; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Impact studies; Land use; Park and ride
• Uncontrolled Terms: Turnkey systems
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Old TRIS Terms: Priority treatment; Umta section 8
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00472738
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-8010-87-3, Res Rpt. 1086-5
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-8010
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1987 12:00AM