Quantifying Transit’s Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy Use—The Land Use Component (2015) / Chapter Skim
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1 Transportation systems and land use patterns coexist in a complex and ever-evolving "ecosystem." Roads and transit systems are planned and constructed in order to serve homes and businesses, but new homes and businesses also locate where they will have access to existing or planned roads and transit systems. A growing body of research analyzes the extent to which public transportation systems beget land use changes in the form of more compact development.
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2 Quantifying Transit's Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy use -- The Land use Component patterns (such as urban area population size and road supply)
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Summary 3 Summary of Key Findings Key findings of the research include the following: • Effect on population densities. Taking the entire U.S.
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4 Quantifying Transit's Impact on GHG Emissions and Energy use -- The Land use Component • The land use benefits of a new transit route or improved transit service along an existing corridor. • The land use benefits of a new transit station or stop or improved transit service to an existing station or stop.
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