LAND USE CHANGE IN SUBURBAN CLUSTERS AND CORRIDORS

Diversified land use concentrations comparable with downtown in their range of functions developed in American suburbs in the last few decades. These concentrations take two forms-clusters, which usually focus on a regional shopping center, and corridors, which develop along freeways. Examples of their development are presented in case studies of the Southdale Cluster and the I-494 Corridor south of Minneapolis. Four general factors affect cluster and corridor development: (a) variations in the locational tendencies of different land uses, which lead comparison goods stores and higher-value residences to locate in clusters, while automobile dealers, industrial plants, and warehouses are more likely to be in corridors; (b) characteristics of the transportation system, including metropolitan freeway configuration, local characteristics within a concentration, and proximity and access to other modes; (c) historical factors and the timing of development; and (d) other factors, including social and demographic patterns, local governmental impacts, and entrepreneurial prerogative. Clusters and corridors developed in response to heavy reliance on automobiles and trucks. These modes will remain preeminent in the foreseeable future.

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• Authors:
  • Baerwald, Thomas J
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References;
• Pagination: pp 7-12
• Monograph Title: Transportation and land use impacts on major activity centers
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 861
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corridors; Land use; Mode choice; Paratransit services; Public transit; Shopping centers; Socioeconomic factors; Suburbs; Traffic congestion
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00369107
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309033640
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM