Environmental Externalities of Land Use
As a spatial structure, land use is linked to a number of externalities that impose significant economic, social, and environmental costs that communities are less willing to assume. This has led to…
Spatial Form, Pattern and Interaction
The structure of urban land use has an important impact over transport demand and over the capacity of transportation systems to answer such mobility needs. This involves three dimensions influencing the environmental impacts of…
Land Requirement and Consumption
Historically, several environmental aspects impacted the organization and regulation of the footprint taken by transportation activities. Although various forms of pollution were noted since Antiquity, by the 19th century, environmental…
Transportation-Land Use Interactions
Transportation-Land Use Interactions Transportation and land use are part of a retroactive feedback system. Accessibility is shaped by the structure, capacity and connectivity of transportation infrastructure, which is not uniform.…
Transportation and Urban Dynamics
Both land use and transportation are part of a dynamic system that is subject to external influences and internal changes. Each component of the system is continuously evolving due to changes in technology, policy, economics,…
Urban Land Use Models
The relationships between transportation and land use are rich in theoretical representations that have significantly contributed to regional sciences. They can be investigated empirically through the observation and analysis of…
The Land Use – Transport System
Urban areas are characterized by social, cultural, and economic activities taking place at separate locations forming an activity system. Some are routine activities, because they occur regularly and are thus predictable,…
What is a BRT Corridor?
A BRT corridor is a section of road or contiguous roads served by a bus route or multiple bus routes with a minimum length of 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) that has dedicated…
Components of an Urban Transit System
Components of an Urban Transit System The above figure represents a hypothetical urban transit system where each component designed to provide a specific array of services conferring mobility. Among the…
Vehicle To Vehicle Communication
Vehicle to Vehicle Communication (V2V) is an upcoming technology under development by automotive giants such as Toyota and Tesla, as well as numerous startups. It promises to make human driving…
