Building a multimodal future : connecting real estate development and transportation demand management to ease gridlock / Justin B. Schor, Federico Tallis.
Examines 10 communities in the United States ranging in population from 30,000 to several million and in size from six square miles to more than 2,000 square miles. Each community seeks a more dense and mixed-use development. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
What is a TDM policy? -- A review of TDM policies -- What best practices should be considered when crafting a TDM policy? -- Steps for establishing a TDM policy in your community -- Detailed case studies of TDM policy by jurisdiction.
Summary:
"Across the United States, many communities share a common desire to encourage more dense and mixed-use development, One of the greatest challenges many of them face in getting that kind of development approved is combatting the perception that mixed-use higher densities lead to more cars and traffic congestion. The communities examined in this book have looked to transportation demand management (TDM) to combat that perception and created policies to do so in a variety of ways..."--introduction.
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