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LIVABLE COMMUNITIES:PERSPECTIVES FROM OTHER UTC’S
Jill Hough, Ph.D.
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
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“The essential purpose of the Federal transit law is not simply to fund the capital and operating costs of transit systems; more generally, the purpose is to improve the quality of life in urban and rural communities through the use of transit systems, recognizing them as the lifeblood of livable communities.”
- Federal Transit Administration Livable Communities Initiative
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Recognize Need Transit and Livability
• Need for a better understanding of relationship between transit and community livability.
• Need to measure the impact of federal policy on livability.
• What are some measures?• SURTC 2011 Transit and Community Livability Report
• Livability initiatives being incorporated into Fargo City Planning.
• NDSU Campus Livability
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SURTC 2011 Transit and Community Livability Report
• American Housing Survey Regions
• Transit Livability Statistics
• Regions• Urban• Rural
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Transit Livability Statistics Construction
• Transit Availability• Transit Accessibility• Transit Use• Transit Desirability• Transit to Work• Vehicle Availability
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Transit
AvailabilityTransit
AccessibilityTransit
UseTransit
DesirabilityTransit to
WorkVehicle
AvailabilityNational 57% 6:06 20% 5% 3% 94% Northeast 69% 6:00 30% 4% 3% 87%Midwest 53% 5:42 16% 5% 4% 95%South 41% 6:37 13% 3% 3% 96%West 75% 5:58 19% 5% 3% 96%
National Transit Livability Statistics
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What is Fargo doing about Livability?• Community of approximately 100,000 people• Large University Presence• Major Employers• Growing Public Transit Use
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Trends
-More bike lanes
-More walkable community
-Redevelopment near campus
-More transit hybrid buses-Better transit route frequency-Increased transit ridership
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Livability – NDSU Campus
Mixed Use Buildings and High Frequency Transit Service