SMART GROWTH AND THE TRANSPORTATION-LAND USE CONNECTION : WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?

This paper looks at the connection that transportation and land use share and the role this connection has in smart growth efforts. Four assumptions are presented that discuss the impact the highway construction and capacity might have on growth, on congestion, the impact that light rail transit may have on density, and the impact of new urbanism design strategies on automobile use. The paper provides an overview of the theory, research efforts, and current debates associated with the assumptions.

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    • Publication Date: 2002. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis Davis, CA. Remarks: "Prepared for "New Urbanism and Smart Growth : A Research Symposium", National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education University of Maryland, May 3, 2002.". Also available online via the ITS UC-Davis web site (http://its.ucdavis.edu/publications)
  • Corporate Authors:

    University of California, Davis

    Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, Institute of Transportation Studies
    Davis, CA  United States  95616
  • Authors:
    • Handy, Susan L
  • Publication Date: 2002

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00963508
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
  • Report/Paper Numbers: UCD-ITS-RR-02-14
  • Files: CALTRANS
  • Created Date: Oct 2 2003 12:00AM