PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND URBAN DECENTRALIZATION: CONFLICT OR ACCORD? (DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)

The implications for public transportation of population and employment decentralization within the nation's urban areas are examined. Five case studies are viewed in terms of growth patterns, land use policies toward growth and decentralization, and the types of public transportation projects planned and implemented. It is found that most projects were planned with an incomplete or inaccurate understanding of decentralization patterns, that most projects were not usually in concert with land use objectives (which themselves were rarely enacted), and that projects often reflected unrealistic expectations of what public transportation services can perform. Recommendations center around a future reformulation of the relation between land use policy and public transportation.

Media Info

  • Media Type: Print
  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: pp 34-40
  • Monograph Title: Urban public transportation planning issues
  • Serial:

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00372413
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 0309034655
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM