1st Edition

Rail Transit Station Area Development: Small Area Modeling in Washington DC

By Richard T Green, David M. James Copyright 1993
255 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

A study of past and prospective business development around rail transit stations in the Washington DC area. Washington has one of the very few new and extensive rail transit systems in America, although expectations of transit system-induced revitalization in this area have not uniformly been met. This book develops an econometric model of local development (LOCDEV) around major public... Read more
List of Tables, List of Figures, Preface and Acknowledgments, Chapter One The Study of Transit Station Impacts in the Washington, D.C., Region, Chapter Two The Study of Transportation Project Impacts on Local Land Use and Development, Chapter Three A Statistical Analysis of Station Areas and Rail Corridors in the Washington, D.C., Region as Centers for Regional Employment and Employment Growth, 1972-80, Appendix 3.1: Methodological Issues in the Use oft-Tests for Studies One, Two, and Three, Appendix 3.2: Detailed Tables for Studies One, Two, Three, Chapter Four Regional and Urban Modeling: A Review of the Literature, Appendix 4.1: Trip Mode Choice (Mode-Split) Modeling, Chapter Five The Local Development Model (LOCDEV): A Structural Specification, Estimation, and Analysis for the Washington, D.C., Region, Appendix 5.1: Calculating Elasticities of Development Variables with Respect to Impedance Changes, Chapter Six The Local Development Model (LOCDEV): Specification and Estimation of the Forecasting Version for the Washington, D.C., Region, Chapter Seven An Indicative Forecast of Station Area Development in the Washington, D.C., Region, Appendix 7.1: Constraining Retail Employment Forecasts, Chapter Eight A User's Guide to LOCDEV, Nine Findings and Conclusions, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Green, Richard T; James, David M.