?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F20080%2F&rft.title=Using+Traffic+Impact+Fees+to+Fund+Alternative+Transportation+Projects+and+Impact+Modal+Choice+in+Urban+Areas&rft.creator=Magalotti%2C+Mark+&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+research+was+to+determine+if+focusing+traffic+impact+fees+on+alternative+mode+capital+improvement+projects+would+this+result+in+the+enhancement+of+the+transit%2C+bicycle+and+pedestrian+systems+in+an+urban+area.+Alternative+mode+transportation+projects+are+defined+as+improvements+to+the+transit%2C+pedestrian+and+bicycle+facilities+in+a+transportation+network.+%0D%0ABased+upon+a+review+of+the+literature%2C+there+have+been+relatively+few+attempts+to+use+traffic+impacts+fees+to+fund+alternative+transportation+mode+projects.++Traffic+impact+fees+have+traditionally+been+used+to+fund+capacity+adding+transportation+projects+to+mitigate+the+impact+of+growth.+%0D%0AThe+research+involved+development+of+a+limited+contact+base+of+government+agencies+that+have+used+impact+fees+to+fund+alternative+transportation+projects.+This+contact+base+and+interviews+with+experts+in+this+field%2C+gave+a+perspective+of+the+limited+use+of+these+fees+currently.+%0D%0AA+national+survey+of+transportation+planners+and+engineers%2C+who+work+with+government+agencies+and+administer+traffic+impact+fees%2C+was+also+conducted.+One+purpose+of+this+survey+was+to+further+determine+if+impact+fees+are+used+to+fund+alternative+mode+projects+and+how+they+are+implemented.+This+survey+identified+alternative+mode+enhancements%2C+such+as+pedestrian+and+transit+facilities+that+are+funded+by+impact+fees+and+the+methods+of+project+selection+and+measuring+effectiveness.%0D%0AA+transportation+planning+model+developed+for+the+City+of+Pittsburgh%2C+Pennsylvania+was+used+to+test+the+effectiveness+of+alternative+mode+projects+enhancements+in+an+urban+transportation+network.+The+model+evaluated+a+significant+long-range+program+of+transportation+alternative+mode+enhancements.+Measures+of+effectiveness+that+were+outputs+of+the+model+(e.g.%2C+average+travel+speeds%2C+congested+links+and+number+of+transit+trips)%2C+were+compared+in+the+future+no-build+and+build+conditions+to+determine+the+impacts+on+the+transportation+network.+%0D%0AThe+model+results+revealed+some+positive+and+negative+impacts+on+future+travel+conditions+due+to+implementation+of+these+alternative+mode+projects.+The+results+included+a+positive+impact+on+the+roadway+system+performance+by+projecting+a+7%25+reduction+in+total+distance+traveled+in+the+roadway+network.+A+negative+impact%2C+which+was+an+increase+in+average+travel+distance%2C+was+also+a+result.+%0D%0APotential+revenues+from+the+impact+fee+were+estimated+based+upon+the+long-range+projected+growth+in+the+City+of+Pittsburgh.++The+projected+revenues+were+compared+to+the+cost+of+the+alternative+mode+projects+to+determine+the+financial+feasibility+of+using+impact+fees+for+this+purpose.%0D%0AThe+results+of+this+work+revealed+a+limited+positive+impact+in+overall+congestion+measures+in+the+City+of+Pittsburgh%2C+maintenance+of+expected+travel+characteristics+and+a+minimum+revenue+realization+compared+to+transportation+project+costs.+However%2C+employing+impact+fees+as+a+revenue+source+for+alternative+mode+enhancements+is+worth+exploring+further.+One+consideration+for+further+research+would+be+concentrating+their+use+in+a+specific+urban+neighborhood+or+corridor+which+may+result+in+more+focused+results+relative+to+convincing+travelers+to+shift+modes+or+generally+enhancing+the+transportation+travel+characteristics+of+an+urban+area.%0D%0A&rft.date=2014-01-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F20080%2F4%2FMark_Magalotti_Dissertation_submitted_12-1-13_rev_1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Magalotti%2C+Mark+++(2014)+Using+Traffic+Impact+Fees+to+Fund+Alternative+Transportation+Projects+and+Impact+Modal+Choice+in+Urban+Areas.++Doctoral+Dissertation%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++