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Author : Ming Zhang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Can Transit Oriented Developments Reduce Austin's Traffic Congestion written by Ming Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lauren Katherine Kniejski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (892 download)
Download or read book The Feasibility of Transit-oriented Development at the Bus Rapid Transit Stations in Austin written by Lauren Katherine Kniejski and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The population of Austin, Texas is projected to reach 1.6 million people by the year 2040, which doubles the city's current population. The populations of cities in neighboring counties, Hays and Williamson, are projected to experience even more growth within the same time frame. For the first time in history, over half of the world's population lives in urban areas, so sustainable development is currently relevant for urban planning. Until 2010, Austin lacked a mass public transportation system. Currently, Capital Metro, Austin's main public transportation operator, operates the Red Line of the MetroRail, a commuter rail system. The Red Line only serves a specific subset of the population in Austin and its northern neighbors, running from the city of Leander, through northern Austin, before its final stop in downtown Austin. Because of this, Capital Metro will begin operations on a new method of rapid mass transit: a bus rapid transit system called MetroRapid. With two lines opening in 2014, MetroRapid will function as a mass rapid public transit option for two of the busiest north-south corridors in the city. The opening of MetroRapid will provide opportunities to stimulate growth in areas focused around this transit system. Transit-oriented development can be a method of guiding Austin's future growth that will theoretically facilitate and encourage public transit use. The benefits to such growth would be reduced congestion, less dependency on automobiles and fostering communities that are vibrant and self-sustaining. This paper defines Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs), Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and analyzes the MetroRapid stations themselves as Austin moves toward becoming a sustainable city.
Author : Neha Diggikar
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Investigating Potential Impacts of Corridor TOD Along Austin’s Rapid Bus Line written by Neha Diggikar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the recent years, Austin has grown rapidly, and traffic congestion and low transit ridership have become issues that need to be addressed. City of Austin has tried to apply the concepts of Transit-Oriented Development to grow sustainably and solve some of these issues and found many station areas lacking compact mixed-use development. This report, adhering to principles of TOD, applies compact mixed-use development patterns to undeveloped parcels on the 801 Rapid Corridor. Using the Envision Tomorrow Scenario Builder and the MXD tool, impacts of this development on mode choice and other directly related indicators such as public health, affordability, and emissions are measured. At the same time, the study also tests the reliability of the MXD tool by approaching the TOD scenarios at three different spatial scales. It re-emphasizes the benefits of mixed-use development around transit, and gives a quantitative measure of the impacts it will have along the 801 Rapid Bus corridor in Austin.
Author : Cody Jack Lantelme
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Measuring the Effects of Austin's Transit-Oriented Development Zoning Districts Through Multi-family Property Analysis written by Cody Jack Lantelme and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) has become a popular technique for cities that are seeking to supplement public transportation investments with dense developments that serve to improve tax assessment values and increase ridership. The literature on TOD provides considerable insights on TOD implementation and value capture techniques, as well as numerous case studies that show the effects of TOD projects in other major cities. The literature also reveals problems with TOD implementation and the tendency of planners to overestimate the ability of TOD zoning to spur dense development and increase property values. Based upon a review of the successes and limitations of TOD strategies, this report assesses multi-family apartment communities near each of the three TOD station area regulating plans for the Red Line Commuter Rail in Austin, Texas. Evaluation of the data on multi-family rental housing indicates that there is not a significant rent or occupancy premium associated with newer properties near Red Line stations. In one of the three cases studied, older properties did benefit from the accessibility and infrastructure improvements associated with transit and TOD infrastructure improvements based on rent and rent per square foot premiums, although more research will be needed to determine whether this observation is coincidence or a trend. As transit infrastructure in Austin is improved, this study will provide a baseline for measuring the success of properties near stations. It is possible that transit infrastructure improvements will result in rent and occupancy premiums for station area properties in the future
Author : Pooja Anil Chaudhari
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Performance-based Transit-oriented Developments written by Pooja Anil Chaudhari and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transit-oriented development is a planning instrument where land use and developments are driven by the presence of transit around them. This planning tool is particularly crucial in urban cities facing rapid growth, where local and regional governments encourage sustainable developments via land use planning, zoning laws, and changes to building codes, among other things (Transit-Oriented Development, 2015). Many metropolitan cities may have Council-adopted districts to promote transit-oriented developments with an aim to balance density, mix use, affordability, sustainability, alternate modes of transportation, using land use policies and public transit investments. The objectives of any given city for their transit-oriented developments will be unique, subject to context and priorities. Currently, the City of Austin regulates and promotes such developments for three transit-oriented developments and two special regulating districts. It is important to evaluate the performance of Austin’s transit-oriented development districts against the city’s larger strategic goals. The City of Austin adopts many strategic plans with different scopes; some are city-wide, while some as program-based or area-specific. These comply with each other in order to address various city priorities. A crucial component of Austin’s strategic planning process is performance management. While there are many ways to approach performance evaluation in planning, currently there is no globally accepted gold standard for assessing transit-oriented developments. The City also revises and updates these plans/ ordinances when required, to reflect the current conditions and challenges. Large public investments, capital improvements and partnerships are driven by these strategic plans. Hence it becomes important to evaluate the results of implementation. By identifying and informing the gaps and opportunities from periodic performance evaluation, the city stands to optimize the benefits of transit-oriented developments. This report identifies ideal metrics for TODs in Austin, derived from the city’s strategic planning goals and evaluates these metrics using empirical data. This progress report will focus on a quantitative approach and serve as an important tool for making informed revisions in policy and providing transparency and accountability in decision-making. This assessment has potential importance to the city’s officials to keep track of progress, or lack thereof, of their implemented policies. Such studies also help for future relevant planning decisions
Author : Maren Outwater, Colin Smith, Jerry Walters, Brian Welch, Robert Cervero, Kara Kockelman, and J. Richard Kuzmyak
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
ISBN 13 : 0309274419
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Effect of Smart Growth Policies on Travel Demand written by Maren Outwater, Colin Smith, Jerry Walters, Brian Welch, Robert Cervero, Kara Kockelman, and J. Richard Kuzmyak and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, explores the underlying relationships among households, firms, and travel demand. The report also describes a regional scenario planning tool that can be used to evaluate the impacts of various smart growth policies.
Author : Yingrui Zhao
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)
Download or read book A Planning Tool of Equity Transit-oriented Development (ETOD) written by Yingrui Zhao and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study develops a set of planning tools for achieving equitable goals at the 133-bus stop of the Project Connect plan in Austin, Texas. This topic is important for Austin is that the upgrading of the city is forcing vulnerable groups to displace them from their original communities. As part of a 7-billion-dollar public transit expansion plan, Project Connect gave 300 million dollars in anti-displacement funding. This report answers the three questions on implementing the anti-displacement: First, whether the neighborhood of stops has issues of inequality funding. The second one, stops are the vulnerable stop. Finally, this report answers how economic, social, and environmental impacts will be brought about by the Project Connect plan. This report uses a node-place-vulnerability model, finding that vulnerable groups have a below-average transportation supply. Continuously, the K-means clustering algorithm identifies the vulnerable bus and rail stops located around the Rundberg stop and Riverside stop. Lastly, this study applies Genetic Algorithms (GA) to optimize land use, finding that the transit system will greatly benefit accessibility to housing. Besides, the high-intensity development will result in an unproportionally high level of emissions from buildings and traffic
Author : Sarthak Gupta (M.S. in Community and Regional Planning)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Above I-35 written by Sarthak Gupta (M.S. in Community and Regional Planning) and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growth of a city calls for choices to be made, and given its rapid pace, Austin’s growth requires smart solutions. The void created by an insufficient transit system creates the need for more people to drive to work/school. This in turn generates a greater need for wider roads and more lanes for people to drive on. On the 30th of November, 2017, the Texas Department of Transportation announced its plans to lower I-35 in Downtown Austin and add two managed lanes in each direction. The project would have allowed for faster commutes for some of the north- or southbound drivers, provided they chose to pay variable toll rates. This, in the longer run, would have generated substantial revenue for TxDOT but failed to promote east/west connectivity and to solve the traffic congestion problem Austin is dealing with today. There has been a lot of political involvement in the decision-making processes, because of which we do not know if TxDOT plans on rethinking the project. This project, as per Architect, Planner and Urban Designer, Sinclair Black’s Vision, revolves around addressing the primary issue of congestion and emphasizing on how through smarter and farsighted solutions, we can advance towards a more prosperous Austin. The key solutions include depressing and capping the highway, reclaiming valuable downtown land and returning it to the City of Austin for revenue generating real estate development. This will reconnect the city grid, minimize congestion, diminish pollution, and provide dedicated public transit corridor lowering overall commute times. This project largely focuses on estimating the taxable property and the property taxes generated through the deployment of this idea.
Author : Adam Bakiera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (974 download)
Download or read book Spatial Analysis of Traffic Congestion and Transit Accessibility in Austin, Texas written by Adam Bakiera and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michelle Marx
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Bus Rapid Transit and Transit-oriented Development in Austin, TX written by Michelle Marx and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is currently in the stages of implementing Austin's first bus rapid transit line along one of the city's principal urban corridors. The line will run approximately 20 miles, along North Lamar, Guadalupe and South Congress Avenue. Considering the key role that land use patterns play in determining ridership for mass transit systems, transit agencies are increasingly pursuing strategies to encourage transit-oriented development as a means of securing the success of their transit investments. Considering the relatively intense uses already existing along this corridor, the location of some of the city's primary institutions along it, and its general importance in defining the "image" of the city, this corridor seems ideally situated to absorb significant density increases. The focus of this study, therefore, is to evaluate the general need for increased densities and transit-supportive development along Austin's BRT starter route, to examine the overall ability of bus-based transit to generate development pressures, to outline some of the land use policies necessary for encouraging TOD, and finally, to suggest an ideal planning approach for encouraging transit-supportive development along Austin's BRT corridor.
Author : Austin Transportation Study
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (375 download)
Download or read book A Portfolio of Transit Oriented Development written by Austin Transportation Study and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Chapple
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262039842
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? written by Karen Chapple and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the neighborhood transformation, gentrification, and displacement that accompany more compact development around transit. Cities and regions throughout the world are encouraging smarter growth patterns and expanding their transit systems to accommodate this growth, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and satisfy new demands for mobility and accessibility. Yet despite a burgeoning literature and various policy interventions in recent decades, we still understand little about what happens to neighborhoods and residents with the development of transit systems and the trend toward more compact cities. Research has failed to determine why some neighborhoods change both physically and socially while others do not, and how race and class shape change in the twenty-first-century context of growing inequality. Drawing on novel methodological approaches, this book sheds new light on the question of who benefits and who loses from more compact development around new transit stations. Building on data at multiple levels, it connects quantitative analysis on regional patterns with qualitative research through interviews, field observations, and photographic documentation in twelve different California neighborhoods. From the local to the regional to the global, Chapple and Loukaitou-Sideris examine the phenomena of neighborhood transformation, gentrification, and displacement not only through an empirical lens but also from theoretical and historical perspectives. Growing out of an in-depth research process that involved close collaboration with dozens of community groups, the book aims to respond to the needs of both advocates and policymakers for ideas that work in the trenches.
Author : Kendal Kawaihonaokeamahaoke Asuncion
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (894 download)
Download or read book The Contradictions of Smart Growth written by Kendal Kawaihonaokeamahaoke Asuncion and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart Growth is a comprehensive approach to planning that aims to shape more compact and well-connected communities across the United States. Among its principles are leveraging existing infrastructure, developing around transit, providing a mix of housing types and price ranges, and increasing community participation in the planning process. However, research suggests the comprehensive approach at times obscures potential tensions between these principles, in particular when Smart Growth principles are applied to a specific property. This is the case in Austin, Texas' Lamar/Justin Lane TOD, where the City of Austin is currently evaluating development scenarios for a publicly-owned 5.6 acre parcel located within the TOD area. How equity and access is addressed in Smart Growth comes to fore in conversations between the City and affluent, neighborhood residents. This report examines the history of Smart Growth, reviews its implementation in cities across the U.S., and considers how the City of Austin may learn from other cities.
Author : John C. Falcocchio
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319151657
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide written by John C. Falcocchio and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on road traffic congestion in cities and suburbs describes congestion problems and shows how they can be relieved. The first part (Chapters 1 - 3) shows how congestion reflects transportation technologies and settlement patterns. The second part (Chapters 4 - 13) describes the causes, characteristics, and consequences of congestion. The third part (Chapters 14 - 23) presents various relief strategies - including supply adaptation and demand mitigation - for nonrecurring and recurring congestion. The last part (Chapter 24) gives general guidelines for congestion relief and provides a general outlook for the future. The book will be useful for a wide audience - including students, practitioners and researchers in a variety of professional endeavors: traffic engineers, transportation planners, public transport specialists, city planners, public administrators, and private enterprises that depend on transportation for their activities.
Author : Jason Michael Hercules
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (869 download)
Download or read book Evaluation Criteria for Successful Suburban-style Transit-oriented Development written by Jason Michael Hercules and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper seeks to determine how the elements of true Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) can successfully be implemented in a suburban setting. The author establishes firm criteria for creating successful TOD. These criteria are then used to evaluate both TOD and neighborhood plans for case study sites in the Austin, TX metropolitan area. The paper completes this evaluation by pointing out synergies, discrepancies and offering recommendations for improvement, based on the case studies.
Author : Barry Cullingworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113453812X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Planning in the USA written by Barry Cullingworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning in the USA is a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of planning. Outlining land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies, this fully illustrated book explains the nature of the planning process and the way in which policy issues are identified, defined and approached. Offering a detailed account of urbanization in the USA, Barry Cullingworth reveals the problematic nature and limitations of the planning process, the fallibility of experts, and difficulties facing policy-makers in their search for solutions. Coverage includes: * Land Use Regulation * Transport, Housing and Community Development * Public Attitudes to Planning * Property Rights * Environmental Planning and Policies * Growth Management * Planning and Governance Barry Cullingworth's Planning in the USA is an essential book for students and planners and all who are concerned with the nature of contemporary urban and environmental problems.
Author : Tom Daniels
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351178415
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Environmental Planning Handbook written by Tom Daniels and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental protection is a global issue. But most of the action is happening at the local level. How can communities keep their air clean, their water pure, and their people and property safe from climate and environmental hazards? Newly updated, The Environmental Planning Handbook gives local governments, nonprofits, and citizens the guidance they need to create an action plan they can implement now. It’s essential reading for a post-Katrina, post-Sandy world.
