URBAN DESIGN, TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN GROWTH: TRANSIT-SUPPORTIVE URBAN DESIGN IMPACTS ON SUBURBAN LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

This report summarizes the development and utilization of enhancements to the regional transportation model to measure the individual and accumulative impacts of transit-supportive urban design strategies. The report has three main sections: 1) urban design analysis of four transit-supportive development proposals; 2) development of model enhancements in the form of a subarea model; and 3) use of the subarea model to analyze a subregional transit-supportive growth scenario. The urban design analysis demonstrated that transit-supportive development principles are adaptable to suburban settings and that use of the principles does improve land use mixes and walkability. It also confirmed that guidelines for transit-supportive development can be used to create a network of suburban sites that meets city and regional goals. The subarea transportation model proved sufficiently sensitive to detect changes in tripmaking patterns at the site and subregional scales. Two types of tripmaking contributed to these changes: short-distance trips between transit-supportive developments and walk or bicycle trips within developments. Results from the subregional analyses most clearly demonstrated the benefits of transit-supportive development strategies. At the subregional scale, the model tracked travel interactions between transit-supportive development sites, which revealed the accumulative benefits. If the entire region were modeled accordingly, it is expected that benefit indicators would show even greater improvements.

• Record URL:
  • https://hdl.handle.net/11299/868
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

  Center for Transportation Studies, 511 Washington Avenue, SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455-0375

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Authors:
  • Swenson, C J
  • Dock, F C
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 153 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Land use; Public transit; Strategic planning; Suburbs; Transit oriented development; Transportation planning; Urban design; Urban development; Walking
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942567
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CTS 03-06,, Final Report
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 19 2003 12:00AM