1st Edition

America's Suburban Centers The Land Use-Transportation Link

250 Pages

by Routledge

250 Pages

by Routledge

250 Pages

by Routledge

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Originally published in 1989, America’s Suburban Centers looks at how America’s suburban workplaces are being increasingly designed for automobiles rather than people. The emergence of sprawling office complexes devoid of housing, shops and other facilities is giving rise to regional congestion problems because of the ever-greater dependence on automobiles. This book argues that the... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

List of Figures

1. Introduction: Suburban Office Growth and Congestion

2. Probing the Suburban Land Use-Transportation Link: Definitions and Research Methodology

3. Land Use, Employment, and Transportation Characteristics of America’s SECs

4. Classifying Suburban Employment Centers

5. Comparison of Land Use and Transportation Characteristics Among SECs Groups

6. Land Use and Work Site Factors Influencing Commuting Choices in SECs

7. Case Studies of Land-Use Transportation Issues in SECs in Greater Seattle, Chicago and Houston

8. Linking Land Use and Transportation in SECs