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EXPLORING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSIT CONNECTION. FROM THE BOOK TRANSIT, LAND USE & URBAN FORM

K Cushman

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This article traces the evolution of mass transit in the United States and its role in and relationship to the shape and form of cities. It then describes the transit marketplace. The character of urban land use which determines the success of mass transit. The article concludes with recommendations to establish land use/transportation policies prior to the gridlock effects of rampant development.

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This article traces the evolution of mass transit in the United States and its role in and relationship to the shape and form of cities. It then describes the transit marketplace. The character of urban land use which determines the success of mass transit. The article concludes with recommendations to establish land use/transportation policies prior to the gridlock effects of rampant development.

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This article traces the evolution of mass transit in the United States and its role in and relationship to the shape and form of cities. It then describes the transit marketplace. The character of urban land use which determines the success of mass transit. The article concludes with recommendations to establish land use/transportation policies prior to the gridlock effects of rampant development.

Key concepts: Gridlock, Transit (satellite), Land use, Connection (principal bundle), Land development, Environmental planning, Land-use planning, Urban planning

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