The role played by Metropolitan Planning Organizations in regional
transportation planning across the United States is steadily growing, and with
Congressional reauthorization looming, experts expect that role to further expand.
Increasingly, MPOs are looking to land use and transportation planning integration as a logical step to address multiple pressing issues, including congestion and air quality.
This report investigates selected regional entities across the nation that are
engaging in various efforts to influence land use in addition to transportation facilities.
Such efforts are usually referred to as “sustainable development,” “smart growth,” or
“livable communities.” Historical investigation, combined with a look at agency
structure, politics, and regional growth inform the discussion. Stakeholder interviews from each agency provide a unique perspective of challenges from professional staff
themselves.
Several trends are identified in best practices. Comprehensive findings are
developed in the context of institutions, politics, finances, and technology. Relationships
with the state department of transportation, strong leadership and goal establishment,
dedicated sources of funding, and innovation in activity center visualization, are found to
be key trends in MPOs that are producing successful outcomes in their land use and
transportation integration programs. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/22303 |
| Date | 20 November 2013 |
| Creators | Kennedy, John Thomas, active 2010 |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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