Leveraging Transit-based Investment to Retrofit Urban Corridors in Houston, Texas

Leveraging Transit-based Investment to Retrofit Urban Corridors in Houston, Texas
Author: Ashwin Sunil Dharmadhikari
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN:

Download Leveraging Transit-based Investment to Retrofit Urban Corridors in Houston, Texas Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Public transportation and infrastructure development continue to be a part of the evolving agenda in growing cities. Despite projects in the past and ongoing efforts, public transportation has been only limited success in its assimilation in the lifestyle of Americans. I take the example of Houston, where there are already existing rail lines through downtown and the existing bus service has just been revamped. In addition, planning efforts towards a bus-oriented Transitway through the Post Oak boulevard project seem to be incorporating transit oriented infrastructure. In this report, I investigate the relationship between transit and development along Houston’s Westheimer Road corridor through analysis of the existing conditions and framework. I assimilate the necessary components to create the structure of a successful project. I do so by researching the existing literature and the best practices to understand the framework and nature of Bus Rapid Transit and its financial implications. Building on those lines, I strategize to create a structure of stakeholder involvement through collaboration to achieve a successful corridor project. In this study, his study, I add on to the ongoing transit oriented development movement in Houston by proposing a Bus Rapid Transit corridor along Westheimer Road. In addition, I propose ose street infrastructure development to support and enhance the quality of the public realm in the corridor. Through this approach I explore the intersection of urban design and transportation planning, and their significance to a holistic approach. Further, I analyze this proposal for financial feasibility through proforma research and corroborating strategies for implementation. Finally, I make the case that to be successful, transit projects need to involve a critical component of design and finance.

Housing and Transit Challenge

Housing and Transit Challenge
Author: Luis Gerardo Guajardo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

Download Housing and Transit Challenge Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The expansion of Houston's rail transit network and related transit-oriented development will transform the city's growth pattern for decades to come. Environmental, public health, and accessibility improvements may accrue, however, what impact will the added infrastructure have on Houston's neighborhoods, particularly on lower income households more sensitive to displacement pressures? This professional report seeks to clarify and evaluate the housing-transit connection occurring along the city of Houston's light rail corridors by triangulating between revealed and stated preferences, at both the national and local level. The literature review reveals light rail transit induces neighborhood change significantly more than other transit modes, and, that both access and design-related features catalyze land value appreciation. Consequently, meta-studies on transit impact were reviewed to provide a framework to analyze all three corridors in Houston. Current household characteristics in Houston's transit corridors reveal striking similarities to those that have incurred drastic neighborhood change in other parts of the country. These studies foreshadow in-migration of higher-income, owner-occupied, and more car-user households into light rail transit neighborhoods. Accordingly, these findings inform my call for local and state efforts to anticipate neighborhood change by leveraging the production of more affordable housing for the corridors through Houston's special purpose districts and the state's distribution of low-income housing tax credits.

Shifting Suburbs

Shifting Suburbs
Author: Rachel MacCleery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780874202540

Download Shifting Suburbs Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

"This report looks at infrastructure in the context of eight suburban redevelopment projects. It examines the infrastructure that was built and how that infrastructure was paid for, in an effort to illuminate the shape that infrastructure investments are taking and the tools being used to fund and finance them. it also distills winning strategies and stumbling blocks from these projects."--Back cover.

Imagine Boston 2030

Imagine Boston 2030
Author: City Of Boston
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781389647642

Download Imagine Boston 2030 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Today, Boston is in a uniquely powerful position to make our city more affordable, equitable, connected, and resilient. We will seize this moment to guide our growth to support our dynamic economy, connect more residents to opportunity, create vibrant neighborhoods, and continue our legacy as a thriving waterfront city.Mayor Martin J. Walsh's Imagine Boston 2030 is the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. This vision was shaped by more than 15,000 Boston voices.

What's Next?

What's Next?
Author: Jonathan David Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: City planning
ISBN: 9780874201642

Download What's Next? Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

After decades of what felt like infinite resources and vast wealth pools available to fuel the consumption-based U.S. economy, we now face a mindset of shortage. We all know the history--government-supported mortgages and freeways, affordable automobiles, cheap gas, and post-World War II industrial expansion all underwrote the exodus from "cramped" urban neighborhoods to spacious single-family suburban homes. Car models were a talisman for individual success, and public transit turned into an afterthought in suburban agglomerations. Proximity to anything didn't matter when you could drive easily to almost everywhere. And exhilarating mobility over long distances enabled more people to own more land--and build larger houses--at the ever-expanding suburban fringe. Employers sought to build suburban office islands, set apart from housing, retail, and transit. That's over. What's next?

Intersections

Intersections
Author: Kathleen McCormick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780874202823

Download Intersections Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Based on worldwide public health data, this report lays out the premise for building healthy places and illuminates the role of the real estate and development community in addressing public health issues. This is an essential resource for public officials, real estate developers, engineers, consultants, and students of urban planning.

Eco2 Cities

Eco2 Cities
Author: Hiroaki Suzuki
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2010-05-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 082138144X

Download Eco2 Cities Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This book is a point of departure for cities that would like to reap the many benefits of ecological and economic sustainability. It provides an analytical and operational framework that offers strategic guidance to cities on sustainable and integrated urban development.

Guidelines for Enhancing Suburban Mobility Using Public Transportation

Guidelines for Enhancing Suburban Mobility Using Public Transportation
Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1999
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780309066129

Download Guidelines for Enhancing Suburban Mobility Using Public Transportation Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Guidelines for enhancing suburban mobility: Overview and summary of findings -- Suburban transit services: The planning context -- Actions to modify and improve the overall suburban transit framework -- Circulators and shuttles -- Subscription buses and vanpools -- Summary: Lessons and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Classifying suburban environments.

Using Public Transportation to Reduce the Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Personal Immobility

Using Public Transportation to Reduce the Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Personal Immobility
Author: Ricardo Byrd
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1999
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780309066013

Download Using Public Transportation to Reduce the Economic, Social, and Human Costs of Personal Immobility Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This report provides a method to define and measure the costs of personal immobility at a local level and contains a compendium of public transportation practices that address immobility, help reduce costs, and possibly provide economic benefits to both the riders and the larger community. The focus is on practices that assist people who need transportation to health care or who are transitioning from welfare to work. This report should be of interest to planners, decision makers, and social service and transportation providers. It should also serve as a resource to assist decision makers and transportation service providers in using their services more effectively to address the issue of personal immobility.