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GCat: Environment and Planning
MCat: Social - Economic Issues
Cat: Land Development - Use

Land use planning and control. Environmental and life-style considerations on transportation. How transportation has shaped and can shape urban areas.

23 Resources
Airport Land Use Compatibility Manual [31081] ?

Pllanning and implementing compatible growth of a community's airport and of its neighboring communities.

Asking the Right Questions about Transportation and Land Use [30471] ?

How transportation and land use interact and how people use the transportation system.

Best Practices in Right-of-Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation [pdf] [30232] ?

80 page report on best practices to the delivery of timely cost effective projects.

Best Practices: Coordination of Transit, Regional Transportation Planning and Land Use [32698] ?

Conference proceedings to explore best practices for integrating transit and land use planning.

Connecting Transportation Decision Making with Responsible Land Use [pdf] [34180] ?

State and regional policies, programs, and incentives.

Effects of Transit Oriented Development [pdf] [35027] ?

Demographics of housing, parking and travel of TOD residents.

Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping [30276] ?

Recommendations for base map inputs for floodplain mapping.

Evaluating Transportation Land Use Impacts [pdf] [34189] ?

Ways that transportation decisions affect land use patterns and resulting economic, social and environmental impacts.

Evaluation of Shared Use Park and Ride Impacts on Properties [pdf] [33223] ?

The economic benefit of shared use park and ride facilities located at retail centers.

Identifying Right-of-Way Requirements during the Project Development Process [pdf] [32990] ?

Method to incorporate and control the factors affecting the determination of right-of-way.

Incorporating TDM into the Land Development Process [pdf] [33215] ?

Improving mobility and reducing traffic congestion with the land development process.

Integrating Land Use and Transport Planning [pdf] [32601] ?

Legal and institutional barriers to the integration of land use and transport planning in New Zealand.

Land Use Planning for Highway Noise [pdf] [33430] ?

To help local agencies consider noise impacts as an integral part of land use planning decisions.

Measuring The Performance Of Transit-Oriented Developments In Western Australia [pdf] [33126] ?

Summarizes factors to consider when evaluating TOD transport, economic, social and environmental impacts.

Regional Integration of Land Use and Transport [pdf] [34925] ?

Scoping of regional guidelines from New Zealand.

Smart Growth Reforms [pdf] [33128] ?

How to change planning to support more efficient land use.

Synthesis of Best Practices in Right-of-Way Valuations and Negotiations [pdf] [30331] ?

Best practices and legal aspects of right-of-way valuations and negotiations.

The Acquisition of Easements over Native American Lands for Transportation Projects [30482] ?

Options for reducing the complexity and risk associated with the acquisition of right-of-way easements over Tribal lands

The Co-Development of Land Use and Rail in London [33593] ?

Paper and powerpoint presentation.

Tool Kit for Integrating Land Use and Transportation Decision-Making [30938] ?

Provides a source of methods, strategies, and procedures for integrating land use and transportation planning.

Transit-Oriented Development -- Traveler Response to Transportation System Changes [pdf] [31597] ?

Transit-oriented development land use strategy and its transportation impacts.

Transit-Oriented Development: Developing a Strategy to Measure Success [pdf] [31334] ?

Identifies ten indicators to systematically monitor and measure the impacts of transit-oriented development.

Use Impacts on Transport [pdf] [33129] ?

How land use factors affect travel behavior.


Related Categories & Information

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Social - Economic Issues / Sustainability
Achieving sustainable economic growth, healthy environment and social equity thr

System Policy - Planning / Metropolitan Planning
Metropolitan transportation planning.


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