EUS 202 Lecture Notes - Carpool, Urban Density, Status Quo
5 Sep 2013
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Status quo was a focus on operational efficiency and convenience for motorists. Transportation management mainly focused on management of traffic specifically rapid, efficient movement of vehicles. Beginning to see prioritization shift to integrating other modes of transportation. Land use planning has an important role to play in moving towards more sustainable approaches. Building parking and highways diverts funds from other uses (tradeoffs) e. g. healthcare, education, public transit. Decreasing land values, housing prices: proximity to large-scale infrastructure (freeways, expressways) Placement of services accessible by car may have reduced access for other modes e. g. healthcare, shopping, financial. New technologies (biodiesel, hybrids, electric, hydrogen fuel cells, ) Rather than new technology, improved use of existing systems can have the highest positive impacts. Mobility: focuses on movement as an end, not a means: prioritizes solutions primarily to motorized modes of transportation, minimizes land use considerations. Accessibility: recognizes land use decisions can have an important effect, decreased distances through can increase overall accessibility, accessibility approach:
