TRANSPORTATION AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED URBAN AREAS

Four small and medium-sized New England cities were studied to determine the role played by transportation improvements in efforts to revitalize downtown areas. Results indicate that ease of access and parking are particularly important to the revitalization of the central business districts of small and medium-sized cities.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1986/1067/1067-004.pdf
• Summary URL:
  • https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=TRANSPORTATION+AND+DOWNTOWN+REVITALIZATION+IN+SMALL+AND+MEDIUM-SIZED+URBAN+AREAS&author=P.+Shuldiner&author=J.+Collura&author=S.+Sharma&author=A.+Barbas&publication_year=1986
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309040612
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors of Transportation. 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:
  • Shuldiner, Paul W
  • Collura, John
  • Sharma, Subramanian
  • Barbas, Antonios
• Conference:
  • 65th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1986-1-13 to 1986-1-16
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 28-32
• Monograph Title: Social and economic factors in transportation
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1067
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Central business districts; Medium sized cities; Parking; Redevelopment; Small cities
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Improvement Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Revitalization
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation improvement program/tip
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474195
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309040612
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 31 1988 12:00AM