| Main Title |
The transportation and environmental impacts of infill versus greenfield development : a comparative case study analysis / |
| Author |
Anderson, G.
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| CORP Author |
Hagler Bailly Services, Inc., St. Paul, MN. ;Criterion Planners/Engineers, Portland, OR.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
| Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Urban and Economic Development Division, |
| Year Published |
1999 |
| Report Number |
231-R-99-005; EPA 231-R-99-005 |
| Stock Number |
PB2002-107145 |
| OCLC Number |
51218604 |
| Subjects |
City planning--Environmental aspects ;
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects ;
Urban policy--Environmental aspects
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| Additional Subjects |
Transportation models ;
Environmental impacts ;
Urban areas ;
Travel demand ;
Travel costs ;
Travel time ;
Infrastructure ;
Accessibility ;
Traffic congestion ;
Transportation planning ;
Suburban areas ;
Metropolitan areas ;
Communities ;
Case studies ;
Emissions ;
Brownfield development ;
Infill ;
San Diego(California) ;
Montgomery County(Maryland) ;
West Palm Beach(Florida)
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 231-R-99-005 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| NTIS |
PB2002-107145 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
20, xi pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
EPA modeled the transportation and environmental impacts of locating the same development on two sites--one infill, and one suburban edge/greenfield--and compared the results. This analysis was conducted in three regions: San Diego, California; Montgomery County, Maryland; and West Palm Beach, Florida. For each site pair, modeling predicted that the infill site would outperform the greenfield site in six important dimensions: average trip distance: generally shorter with the infill site; per capita vehicle miles traveled: generally fewer with the infill site; travel time: generally shorter with the infill site; public infrastructure and household travel costs: lower with the infill site; environmental impacts, including emissions: smaller with the infill site, and multi-modal orientation, and access to community amenities and transportation choices: greater at the infill site. These case studies suggest that identifying public benefits from infill does not require using a particular level of travel model sophistication. The transportation effects of even moderately sized alternative development patterns were not so subtle that one needs a highly sophisticated model to identify them. |
| Notes |
"EPA publication number 231-R-99-005." "October 1, 1999." |
