Past Projects : 2004 - 2007 : Design and Transportation

This study is examining the effects of well-designed transportation facilities.

The big question behind this project is how to measure the benefits of good design for transportation, if there are such benefits. Working with the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies and the national office of the American Institute of Architects, this project is in three parts:

  • Preparing case studies of transit oriented developments and context sensitive solutions.
  • Developing and testing inventories and tools to measure urban-design scale variables including health, environment, cultural and scenic issues, and architectural and aesthetic features.
  • Documenting best practices.

Link: Moving Communities Forward (AIA Study on Design of Transportation Projects)

Report: Forsyth, Ann, Justin Jacobson, and Katie Thering. 2007. Moving Design. Minnesota: University of Minnesota

Credits: Ann Forsyth, Justin Jacobson, Katie Thering, Laura Baum, Bonnie Hayskar, Lukas Van Sistine, Amanda Johnson, Nishi Mishra, Whitney Parks, Joanne Richardson, Wendy Sarkissian, Rebecca Bateman, Jeff Deby, Kristen Day

Status: Complete

 





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