Topic
Mixed-use development
About: Mixed-use development is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 203 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3717 citations. The topic is also known as: Use (building) & mixed use.
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Book•
11 Apr 2008TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that one of the best methods of reducing vehicle travel is development that is compact and condensed in nature, such as pedestrian friendly development and mixed use development.
Abstract: This book describes how specific modifications in patterns of land development could help reduce greenhouse exhaust gases from vehicles. The book is based on a thorough review of dozens of studies by leading researchers in urban planning. It finds that urban development is both a major contributor to climate change and an essential factor in conquering it. The authors argue the premise that one of the best methods of reducing vehicle travel is development that is compact and condensed in nature. Such development would construct places in which people can navigate from place to place without driving. This kind of development includes pedestrian friendly development and mixed use development. There is a developing demand for smaller lots and homes, and condominiums and townhouses nears jobs and activity centers, which are fueled by rising gasoline prices, shrinking households, lengthening work trip commuting, and changing demographics. Existing government regulations and policies reward automobile dependent and sprawling development. The book offers recommendations for making green neighborhoods more affordable and available.
605 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that although residential self-selection impacts both types of trips, it is the most important factor explaining walking to a destination (i.e., for shopping) after accounting for selfselection, neighborhood characteristics (especially perceptions of these characteristics) impact strolling frequency, while characteristics of local commercial areas are important in facilitating shopping trips.
Abstract: Pedestrian travel offers a wide range of benefits to both individuals and society Planners and public health officials alike have been promoting policies that improve the quality of the built environment for pedestrians: mixed land uses, interconnected street networks, sidewalks and other facilities Whether such policies will prove effective remains open to debate Two issues in particular need further attention First, the impact of the built environment on pedestrian behavior may depend on the purpose of the trip, whether for utilitarian or recreational purposes Second, the connection between the built environment and pedestrian behavior may be more a matter of residential location choice than of travel choice This study aims to provide new evidence on both questions Using 1368 respondents to a 1995 survey conducted in six neighborhoods in Austin, TX, two separate negative binomial models were estimated for the frequencies of strolling trips and pedestrian shopping trips within neighborhoods We found that although residential self-selection impacts both types of trips, it is the most important factor explaining walking to a destination (ie for shopping) After accounting for self-selection, neighborhood characteristics (especially perceptions of these characteristics) impact strolling frequency, while characteristics of local commercial areas are important in facilitating shopping trips
454 citations
Book•
18 Oct 2005
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the case that local regulations and zoning laws actually help to create and perpetuate low density development and growth, and that such regulations are counterproductive to market forces which would otherwise encourage housing, transportation and life style choices in alternative development.
Abstract: Urban sprawl has been blamed for a wide variety of society's ills. Everything from pollution, congestion, excess energy use, greenhouse gas emissions to a degradation of the environment and to poor physical fitness has been attributed to ever expanding suburban and exurban areas. The author presents the case that local regulations and zoning laws actually help to create and perpetuate low density development and growth. In reality, however, such zoning laws are counterproductive to market forces which would otherwise encourage housing, transportation and life style choices in alternative development. The long held belief that a compact, mixed use plan must justify its transportation, environment and social benefits prior to becoming a reality is without merit. Developers, smart growth proponents and local citizens can act together to influence the direction of regulations and zoning laws to encompass mixed use commercial and residential development that encourages a better deployment of transportation and environmental resources.
267 citations
1 Jun 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss transit-oriented development (TOD) and bring together the main sources of information to present a more complete picture of its challenges and the reasons it is not more widely implemented around the country.
Abstract: This paper discusses transit-oriented development (TOD) and brings together the main sources of information to present a more complete picture of its challenges and the reasons it is not more widely implemented around the country The table of contents lists the following chapter headings: I INTRODUCTION; II DEFINING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY - A Transit Oriented Development: A Historical Context - 1 The Early 20th Century: Development-Oriented Transit, 2 The Post-War Years: Auto-Oriented Transit, 3 Today: Transit-Oriented Development, 4 Tomorrow: Transit-Oriented Development, B Defining Transit-Oriented Development for the 21st Century - 1 Location Efficiency, 2 Value Recapture, 3 Livability, 4 Financial Return, 5 Choice, 6 Efficient Regional Land-use Patterns; III CHALLENGES TO TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT; IV RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - A TOD-Related Development Intermediary, B Transit Agencies, C Local Government, D Developers and Lending Institutions, E Community Organizations; V CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF KEY SOURCES
184 citations
Book•
15 Nov 1996
TL;DR: This book discusses mixed use development as an agent of sustainability in cities, tourism and mixed uses, and why developers build mixed use schemes.
Abstract: Preface. An introduction to mixed use development. Part One: Why study mixed use development? A history of mixed uses. Mixed use development as an agent of sustainability. Cities, tourism and mixed uses. Part Two: Mixed use development: theory. Mixed use development and the property market. Mixed uses and urban design. Crime and mixed use development. Part Three: Mixed use development in practice. Local policy and mixed uses. Why developers build mixed use schemes. Mixed use and exclusion in the international city. Mixed use development: some conclusions. Index.
138 citations
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