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Potential Transportation Improvements and Land Use Impacts in the Elysian Fields Corridor Caroline Lanford University of New Orleans University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations Dissertations and Theses 12-15-2007 Potential Transportation Improvements and Land Use Impacts in the Elysian Fields Corridor Caroline Lanford University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td Recommended Citation Lanford, Caroline, "Potential Transportation Improvements and Land Use Impacts in the Elysian Fields Corridor" (2007). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 644. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/644 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. 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Potential Transportation Improvements and Land Use Impacts in the Elysian Fields Corridor A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of New Orleans in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning by Caroline Elizabeth Lanford B.A. Newcomb College, Tulane University, 2000 December 2007 Table of Contents List of Figures .......................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... iv Abstract .....................................................................................................................................v Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................1 Observations ...............................................................................................................2 Problem.......................................................................................................................3 Proposed Solution.......................................................................................................3 Research Questions.....................................................................................................3 Hypothesis...................................................................................................................3 Methodology...............................................................................................................4 Summary.....................................................................................................................5 Chapter 2 Existing and Historical Conditions.......................................................................6 Demographic Data......................................................................................................6 Neighborhoods, Land Use, and Community Facilities.............................................15 Overview of Existing Plans ......................................................................................32 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Environment..........................................................33 Existing and Pre-Katrina Bus Service.......................................................................34 Chapter 3: Transit Technology Evaluation.........................................................................36 Traditional Bus Transit.............................................................................................36 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)..........................................................................................37 Light Rail Transit (LRT)...........................................................................................39 Streetcars...................................................................................................................41 Alternatives...............................................................................................................42 Express Bus Alternative............................................................................................43 BRT Alternative........................................................................................................66 LRT Alternative........................................................................................................32 Streetcar ....................................................................................................................78 Estimated Capital Costs ............................................................................................79 Estimated Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs..............................................79 Chapter 4: Literature Review...............................................................................................84 Introduction...............................................................................................................84 Literature Review......................................................................................................84 Findings.....................................................................................................................98 Chapter 5: Land Use and Economic Analysis and Conclusion .........................................99 Introduction...............................................................................................................99 Station Location Selection ......................................................................................100 Station Area Impact Analysis .................................................................................100 General Discussion of Potential Economic Effects ................................................105 Demand...................................................................................................................107 Feasibility Analysis.................................................................................................108 Summary of Findings..............................................................................................111 References ........................................................................................................................114 Vita .......................................................................................................................................120 ii List of Figures Figure 2-1 Study Area................................................................................................................6 Figure 2-2 Neighborhoods .........................................................................................................7 Figure 2-3 Flood Depths August 31, 2005...............................................................................15 Figure 2-4 Existing Land Use District 6 (1999) ......................................................................22 Figure 2-5 Existing Land Use District 7 (1999) ......................................................................26 Figure 2-6 Existing Land Use District 2 (1999) ......................................................................29 Figure 2-7 Existing Land Use District 1 (1999) ......................................................................31 Figure 3-1 New Orleans RTA Traditional Bus Vehicle ..........................................................36 Figure 3-2 Las Vegas MAX BRT Vehicle ..............................................................................39 Figure 3-3 Houston METRO LRT Vehicle .............................................................................40 Figure 3-4 RTA Streetcar Vehicle ...........................................................................................42 Figure 3-5 BRT Alternative Typical Section...........................................................................45 Figure BRT 1 ...........................................................................................................................47 Figure 3-6 BRT Alternative Center Platform Typical Section ................................................48 Figure BRT 2 ...........................................................................................................................49 Figure BRT 3 ...........................................................................................................................51 Figure BRT 4 ...........................................................................................................................52 Figure BRT 5 ...........................................................................................................................54 Figure BRT 6 ...........................................................................................................................56 Figure BRT 7 ...........................................................................................................................58 Figure BRT 8 ...........................................................................................................................59 Figure BRT 9 ...........................................................................................................................61 Figure BRT 10 .........................................................................................................................62 Figure LRT 1............................................................................................................................67
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