AN OVERVIEW: LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

This report provides an overview of land use activities of state departments of transportation (DOTs). Such activities occur in various states and along a continuum ranging from passive to active in six major categories: land use/transportation planning; state land use planning capabilities; education/technical assistance; access management; land use controls; and economic development. This report addresses each of these categories in detail. The report discusses how states incorporate land use issues into their statewide transportation planning and policy efforts. Also examined are the direct role the state DOTs have in land use and their role in the local and regional land use decision-making.