摘要: |
The Transportation and Regional Growth (TRG) Study produced a series of research reports designed to analyze the relationship between transportation and land use in the Twin Cities region and lay out policy alternatives that seem well supported by that research. The study was begun in order to bring fresh perspectives with solid academic research to the vexing transportation/land use debate taking place in our region and elsewhere. Its intention was to reveal the many variables and their interaction, and, it is hoped, to inform that debate. The Twin Cities metropolitan area is among those American regions that have experienced substantial growth in both commercial and residential development over the past decade. As growth has consumed land and daily vehicle miles driven have increased even faster than population, some obvious research questions were begging for clear answers. |