Integrated Transportation and Land Use Policy Analysis for Sacramento, California

2000 ◽  
Vol 1722 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Putman ◽  
Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad ◽  
Ki-Man Choi ◽  
William P. McCarthy ◽  
Yongmin Yan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Transportation Policy ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Forecast Horizon ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Land Use Modeling ◽  
Land Use Models ◽  
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes

Several transportation policy scenarios being discussed in the Sacramento, California, region were examined in detail by using an integrated set of transportation and land use models. The scenarios examined included a light-rail transit system, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, and a highway beltway. These scenarios were compared with a baseline forecast that included built and committed transportation facilities out to the year 2020. The model systems used were the METROPILUS land use modeling system and the MINUTP transportation modeling package currently in use by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. The model packages were linked in such a way as to allow an equilibrium adjustment process to be calculated within each of the 5-year time periods between the 1990 base year and the 2020 forecast horizon. The results of these analyses show small but significant differences in the outcomes of the several scenarios examined. Overall the results are consistent with expectations and illustrate the robust applicability of the method of approach, while at the same time raising some interesting questions as to exactly what issues might be encountered if any attempt were made to implement these scenarios in the region.

Modeling Long-Range Transportation and Land Use Scenarios with Citizen-Generated Policies in the Sacramento, California, Region

2005 ◽  
Vol 1902 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Robert A. Johnston ◽  
Shengyi Gao ◽  
Michael J. Clay
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Planning Agency ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes

The Sacramento, California, region has been engaged in an innovative long-range visioning process in 2004 and 2005; the regional transportation planning agency is defining and modeling several 50-year growth scenarios. The authors worked with environmental and social equity citizens’ groups to define policies that would reduce emissions, serve lower-income travelers better, and preserve habitats and agricultural lands in the region. The citizens’ groups rejected the new freeways planned for the region as well as the substantial freeway widenings for high-occupancy vehicle lanes. In addition, they defined a more ambitious transit system, involving new bus rapid transit lines and shorter headways for all rail and bus service. This transit-only plan was modeled by itself and along with a land use policy for an urban growth boundary and a pricing policy for higher fuel taxes and parking charges for work trips. A new version of the MEPLAN model was used to simulate these scenarios over 50 years, and findings about total travel, mode shares, congestion, emissions, land use changes, and economic welfare of travelers are described.

Local Influences on Zonal Rents in Alberta: Implications for Integrated Modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (12) ◽  
pp. 78-88
Author(s):  
J. Douglas Hunt ◽  
Amila Silva ◽  
John Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Hedonic Price ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Local Effects ◽  
Land Use Modeling ◽  
Current Price ◽  
Local Road

A hedonic price model was estimated for residential developments in the province of Alberta in Canada. The model is designed to be used with the Production, Exchange and Consumption Allocation System (PECAS) land use modeling framework, which forecasts future development patterns on each parcel based on developer return-on-investment functions, allocates households and jobs, and calculates economic benefit measures. In PECAS, base year rents by land use zone (LUZ) are a calibration target, while future rents by LUZ are calculated in a bid-rent allocation, so the estimation separates out local effects from neighbourhood (LUZ) effects. Local effects include proximity to busy collectors, light rail transit (LRT) stations, schools, and amenities such as parks, as well as local road and off-road access to the nearest network link. A non-linear treatment was required to separate out the value of land from the value of space, especially on large parcels at low intensities of development. A Bayesian approach was used to 1) incorporate prior knowledge from previous PECAS work in the U.S., and 2) to provide a model that can forecast future prices on any parcel in Alberta, even in areas where certain types of development are not currently sufficient in quantity to confidentally estimate parameters. The estimation quantifies the current price landscape in Alberta by LUZ, showing higher prices (and a tendency for future development, where allowed) in major cities, major oil industry locations, and national parks. It also quantifies the positive impacts of local road access, LRT station proximity, schools, rivers, and natural areas; the negative (nuisance) impact of being too near to busy roads and schools; and the depreciation of older buildings.

scholarly journals Theoretical foundations of human decision-making in agent-based land use models – A review

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Groeneveld ◽  
B. Müller ◽  
C.M. Buchmann ◽  
G. Dressler ◽  
C. Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Human Decision ◽  
Land Use Models ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

Recent developments in regional transit for Greater Vancouver

1978 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-339
Author(s):  
Brian E. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Shopping Centres ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Trunk Routes ◽  
The City ◽  
Capital Intensive

The transit system serving Greater Vancouver has high ridership and a high rate of growth. Using as a base the well-designed, well-patronized trolleybus grid in the City of Vancouver, an inter-connected suburban bus network has been created, with radial, cross-radial, and local routes meeting on a timed connection basis at suburban shopping centres and other foci. Planners' thoughts for the future include greater emphasis on the micro and macro aspects of land use and relations to transit; the use of capital intensive modes for heavy trunk routes; and the use of various forms of para-transit for low-density and certain feeder applications.

scholarly journals Developing and comparing optimal and empirical land-use models for the development of an urbanized watershed forest in Taiwan

2009 ◽  
Vol 92 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 242-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Pin Lin ◽  
Peter H. Verburg ◽  
Chi-Ru Chang ◽  
Horng-Yng Chen ◽  
Min-Hua Chen
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Models
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