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In Los Angeles emphasis in transportation planning has recently shifted from facility construction to transportation system management and the control of land use with the goal of slowing the growth in traffic congestion. This paper critically examines several recent transportation growth management strategies in Los Angeles, and concludes that though they were well intentioned, they might not lead to the intended consequences.
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Institute of Transportation Engineers (1987) Trip Generation
Los Angeles City Planning Department (1987) Coastal Transportation Corridor Specific Plan
South Coast Air Quality Management District (1988) Regulation XV: Trip Reduction/Indirect Source
Southern California Association of Governments (1988) A Preliminary Draft of Strategies Toward the Development of the Regional Mobility Plan. April
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Wachs, M. Regulating traffic by controlling land use The Southern California experience. Transportation 16, 241–256 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165771
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00165771