The safety impact of land use changes resulting from bypass road constructions

Wafa Elias and Yoram Shiftan

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 6, 1120-1129

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of bypass construction on road safety, specifically crash rates on bypass segments and in bypassed communities. It further investigates the effect of bypass construction on those communities’ economic development through changes in the number and spatial distribution of businesses and residential development, and examines whether these changes affect the road-safety level. Finally, it evaluates the effect on road safety of various traffic arrangements implemented in such communities. Drawing on an extensive data collection, the study focuses on Arab cities in the Galilee region of Israel, using cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.

Keywords: Bypass roads; Road crash; Economic development; Residential development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.05.012

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