Evaluating Transportation Land Use Impact

Author Todd Litmann
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
250-360 156
Year
1995
Region
In the territorial limits of the Alpine Convention.
Country
noneu (outside Europe)
Publication type
other
Other
paper
Topics

Abstract
The paper examines how transportation decisions affect land use, and the economic, social and environmental impacts that result. It is discussed how automobile use encourages urban sprawl and how alternative transportation modes can support "smart growth". It describes various costs and benefits of different land use patterns and specific methods for incorportating the land use impacts in transportation and land use planning.
Reference to the original publication
pdf, http://www.vtpi.org/landuse.pdf
Remarks
a shorter version was published as "land use impact costsof transporttation", World Transport Policy & Practice, Col 1, No 4, 1995, pp. 9-16
Further information
Evaluating Transportation Land Use Impact Landuse