TRANSIT AND QUALITY OF LIFE GOALS: THE "RAIL-VOLUTION" GROWS

Research conducted by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) identifies a significant paradigm shift in the planning and development of new urban rail transit systems. By the mid-1980s some communities began to recognize that reorienting land use mixes, and raising densities around stations could increase ridership and also produce other benefits. Station area developments began to emerge as new focal points of neighborhood and community activity. This shift is traced through the examination of the evolution of several new light rail systems during the past two decades. A 1995 national conference, sponsored in part by one of these light rail transit properties, introduced the term "Rail-Volution" to describe this new emphasis on rail transit as a tool for helping to achieve quality urban development.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Sheck, R C
• Conference:
  • Transportation and Sustainable Communities -- Challenges and Opportunities for the Transportation Professional. 1997 ITE International Conference.
  • Location: Tampa, Florida
  • Date: 1997-3-23 to 1997-3-26
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 134-138

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Neighborhoods; Railroad transportation; Ridership; Transportation planning; Urban development; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740569
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 25 1997 12:00AM