CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS IN U.S. CITIES
Citizen organizations have long been active in transportation and land use projects taking place in their communities. The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) have renewed the impetus and importance of citizen involvement. In communities from coast to coast, citizens are calling for investment in light rail as a cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to highway expansion. The experience of citizen organizations that worked with their regional planning agencies to promote light rail is presented. Examples discussed are the New Jersey Hudson River Waterfront Project; the East-West Corridor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; "visioning" in the Washington, D.C., area; and experience in Fresno, California. The role of national organizations that act as important resources to local citizen groups is also discussed.
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Authors:
- Parcells, H
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Conference:
- Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit: Building on Success--Learning from Experience
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: 1995-11-12 to 1995-11-15
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 99-103
- Monograph Title: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 12-15, 1995. VOLUME 1
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
- Volume: 1
- Issue Number: 8
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 1073-1652
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Conferences; Light rail transit; Planning; Public participation
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00716767
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309061520
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jan 30 1996 12:00AM