PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE POLITICS OF ACCESS MANAGEMENT

Access management poses both technical and political challenges. Efforts to control access, such as restrictive medians or driveway controls, tend to be highly controversial. They are often perceived as a threat to the viability of corridor businesses. Property rights, the potential for cut through traffic, the circuity of access, and adequate access for trucks are among the other issues that frequently arise in relation to access controls. The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) under the direction of the Florida Department of Transportation has recently completed a study on public involvement in transportation, principles of public involvement, and research findings on how to effectively involve the public in access management decisions.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.teachamerica.com/accessmanagement.info/pdf/am96.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Research Board

  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Williams, K M
• Conference:
  • Second National Access Management Conference
  • Location: Vail, Colorado
  • Date: 1996-8-11 to 1996-8-14
• Publication Date: 1996-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 49-58

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Politics; Public participation; Right of way (Land); Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00753389
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 10 1998 12:00AM