Livability in transportation guidebook : planning approaches that promote livability.

2010PDFTech ReportFHWA-HEP-10-028Transportation planningQuality of lifeLand useMultimodal transportationCase studiesSustainable developmentHandbooksUrban areasSuburbsRural areasUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Federal Transit AdministrationRue, HarrisonMcNally, LisaRooney, KathleenSantalucia, PepperRaulerson, MaryLim-Yap, JaneMann, JoelBurden, DanICF International (Firm)Federal Highway AdministrationThe Livability in Transportation Guidebook\u2019sprimary purpose is to illustrate how livability principles have been incorporated into transportationplanning, programming, and project design, usingexamples from State, regional, and local sponsors.It is intended to be useful to a diverse audience oftransportation agency staff, partners, decisionmakers,and the general public, and is applicable in urban,suburban, and rural areas. While several of theexample projects address capacity and operationalissues on major roadways, the Guidebook primarilyexplores how transportation planning and programscan improve community quality of life, enhanceenvironmental performance, increase transportationand housing choice while lowering costs, and supporteconomic vitality. Many of the case studies resolvecapacity and operational issues through a multimodalnetwork and systems approach, reflecting betterintegration of land use with transportation