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Impact Of Public Transit Investment On Travel Pattern And Land Use, Jaturapat Bhiromkaew
Impact Of Public Transit Investment On Travel Pattern And Land Use, Jaturapat Bhiromkaew
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Transportation and land use are believed to be highly correlated and therefore indivisible from each other. Transportation improvement shapes pattern of land use. In tum, land use pattern causes changes in ways of how people travel. Because of relative lower transportation cost with easy access to automobiles, many firms and households have relocated in low-density areas. The number of automobile and the demand to travel have also increasingly dominated transportation system. This fact results in traffic congestion and environmental concerns. Due to the increasing congestion level and environmental concerns, many public transportation agencies have paid a considerable attention on the …