GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND TRANSIT POTENTIAL: CASE STUDY IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

The methodology and findings of a joint development study on Atlantic City conducted by a team of graduate and undergraduate students at Princeton University are described. The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of alternative rapid transit configurations in a selected corridor under various managed land development scenarios. In order to assess the effectiveness of alternative land development options together with various transit service options, the team adapted and used an interactive sketch planning model that allows rapid calculation of the results of changes in either the land use or the transit service. Such variables as ridership, vehicle miles of travel, demand for parking spaces at the stations, and also revenue-cost aspects of the transit and land consumption are quantified and trade-offs are outlined. The use of a computerized sketch planning model allows the analyst to evaluate quickly a large number of alternatives and to focus rapidly on the more promising ones.

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• Authors:
  • Markowicz, Bernard P
  • Carroll, J Douglas
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 91-96
• Monograph Title: Urban public transportation planning issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 877
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Computer graphics; Land use; Light rail transit; Line extensions (Rail transit); Rapid transit; Ridership; Sketch planning; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interactive graphics
• Geographic Terms: Atlantic City (New Jersey)
• Old TRIS Terms: Sketch planning techniques
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372423
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309034655
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM