MANAGING GROWTH ALONG A RURAL HIGHWAY CORRIDOR: THE ROLE OF ZONING ON A PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY

The role of a rural highway changes as the role of its surrounding land evolves from agrarian to nonagricultural uses. This process, if unsupervised, can pose disastrous impacts on many rural governments. A rural highway that is experiencing changing land uses requires careful planning and continual scrutiny in order to prevent roadside sprawl. The research represented in this article details the historic land use changes that have occurred along one rural highway in south-central Pennsylvania: State Route 997. This road has changed from a rural collector linking agricultural nodes into a 2-lane arterial with a varied pattern of commercial and residential land uses. In this article, the changes over time that have been caused by zoning are chronicled along with the impacts that have resulted in the surrounding region.

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    Small Towns Institute

    P.O. Box 517
    Ellensburg, WA  United States  98926
  • Authors:
    • Ford, J J
  • Publication Date: 1994-7

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Photos; References;
  • Pagination: p. 26-=29
  • Serial:
    • Small Town
    • Volume: 25
    • Issue Number: 1
    • Publisher: Small Towns Institute
    • ISSN: 0196-1683

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00791386
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Apr 13 2000 12:00AM