A National Inventory and Analysis of Transit Oriented Development in Proximity to Coasts and Port Facilities

There is often a tension between the development of mixed-use transit oriented developments (TODs) and heavy industry near coastal areas, major rivers and near port facilities. This study will quantify and examine the number of jobs and residents in station areas near coastal areas, major rivers and near port facilities across the United States. The study will also forecast future development and job potential of underbuilt station areas, which could become TODs over the next several decades. The National TOD Database will be combined with the National Transportation Atlas Database, coastline data from the Census and data on major rivers from ArcGIS. The Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis will isolate all rail stations located within a half-mile, 1-mile and 3-miles of coastlines, major rivers and ports. Once identified, a typology of station areas will be applied based on Renne and Ewing 2013, which outlines a method for determining if a station area is a TOD, Hybrid or Transit Adjacent Development (TAD) (which is a station area that is low-density and automobile focused). The study will identify the number and type of jobs located in all types of stations and compare and contrast by typology. It will also calculate the number of people and households as well provide a snapshot about commuting behavior, vehicle ownership, housing tenure, and socio-economics of residents. The study will also forecast future development potential by looking a several build-out scenarios to turn TADs and Hybrids into TODs.

• Record URL:
  https://martrec.uark.edu/research/uno_tod.pdf
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Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $72158.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC50

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University of New Orleans Transportation Institute

  368 Milneburg Hall
  2000 Lakeshore Dr.
  New Orleans, LA  United States  70148

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  University of New Orleans

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  2000 Lakeshore Drive
  New Orelans, LA  United States  70148
• Principal Investigators:

  Renne, John

• Start Date: 20131001
• Expected Completion Date: 20170930
• Actual Completion Date: 20170930
• Source Data: RiP Project 36741

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile ownership; Behavior; Commuting; Forecasting; Jobs; Ports; Socioeconomic factors; Transit oriented development
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01573288
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC50
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 21 2015 1:01AM