An assessment of land use and transportation integration in Delaware with recommendations for the 21st century
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2010
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University of Delaware
Abstract
Throughout the 21st century the state of Delaware will face challenges with regard to how to provide much needed public services and infrastructure to an ever-growing and decentralized population base. Development of Delaware land must occur in conjunction with targeted infrastructure investment in order to maximize the utility of every tax dollar. This thesis examines the need to integrate land development in Delaware with an important type of public infrastructure, the transportation system. Three important questions related to transportation and land use integration are examined: 1) What are current best practices concerning transportation and land use integration in Delaware? 2) What is the extent of transportation and land use integration in Delaware? 3) How can transportation and land use integration be enhanced in Delaware? The methodology used to answer the research questions was a conference call interview conducted with policy officials throughout Delaware. Responses to questions were recorded and recommendations moving forward were provided based on extensive literature review and research as well as from feedback ascertained through the interviews.