TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND LAND USE PLANNING: THE QUALITY OF LIFE CRISIS

Increasingly, a volatile public policy issue in rapidly growing areas is traffic congestion. The sprawl of suburban growth, decentralization of urban centers and the shift of jobs from urban centers to suburban areas contributes to traffic congestion. Traditionally, government's response to traffic congestion has been to use engineering, public finance and regulatory control to design and build new highway systems or expand exiting ones. The authors suggest instead that state and local governments use a combination of techniques to better manage land use applications and explore public finance alternatives to achieve a better balance between travel demand, transportation capacity and environmental concerns.

• Corporate Authors:

  Loyola of Los Angeles Law School

  919 S Albany Street
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90015-0019
• Authors:
  • Freilich, R H
  • White, S M
• Publication Date: 1991-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 917-977
• Serial:
  • Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Loyola of Los Angeles Law School

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Finance; Highway capacity; Jobs; Land use planning; Local government; Public transit; Regulatory reform; State government; Traffic congestion; Urban sprawl
• Geographic Terms: California; Florida; Maine; New Jersey; Oregon; Vermont; Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796856
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2000 12:00AM