Research Project V:

Transportation, Urban Design, and the Environment

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Scope and objectives

Analyze how urban design concepts have influenced the current transportation system and regional urban form;
Determine implications of urban design concepts for redevelopment, infill and greenfield development (such as compact, mixed-use, connected/integrated land use models, Transit Oriented Design "TOD", traditional neighborhood development/new urbanism) on transportation demand (vehicle miles traveled, mode choice, and other pertinent factors);
Create alternative urban design models and strategies that address infill, redevelopment, and greenfield development. Analyze environmental impacts (water quality, surface water runoff), urban form generated, and transportation system impacts.

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Lance Neckar, Dept of Landscape Architecture
E-mail: necka001@umn.edu
Web page: http://www.cala.umn.edu/landscape_architecture/fac/fac/neckar/intro.html

Carol Swenson, Design Center for American Urban Landscape
E-mail: swens029@umn.edu

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Transportation, Urban Design, and the Environment: Highway 61/Red Rock Corridor

Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation Planning

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Research Project V:

Transportation, Urban Design, and the Environment

Scope and objectives

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