The role of transportation planning and policy in shaping communities

Naomi Cytron

Community Investments, 2010, vol. 22, issue Summer, 2-644

Abstract: This article reviews some of the social and environmental costs of transportation planning over the past half-century, and highlights some promising trends in planning and policy development at the local and federal level. These legislative measures, incentives, and new patterns of growth - including transit-oriented development (TOD) - are poised to remedy some past harms by better aligning transportation, housing, and environmental considerations. Equitable TOD, though not a silver bullet, has particular potential to enhance access for low-income communities to employment, education, and other opportunities, while at the same time supporting environmentally sustainable urban growth patterns.

Keywords: Community development; Transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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