Edge City and ISTEA

Download or read book Edge City and ISTEA written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report summarizes a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) seminar on the issues associated with the growth and development of "edge cities"--The major mixed-use activity centers in the suburbs of many metropolitan areas. With nearly two-thirds of new jobs and housing going into suburban areas, edge city mobility may be the characteristic transportation problem of the future. The seminar focused specifically on the challenges posed by edge city development patterns, and the opportunities presented by the increased flexibility afforded by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) to meet those challenges