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Entering the Quiet Zone: Noise Compatible Land Use Planning

Prepared by
Texas Southern University
Center for Transportation Training and Research
3100 Cleburne Avenue
Houston, Texas 77004

Prepared for
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C. 20590

May 2002

Purpose

This brochure has been developed to provide information to elected officials, planners, developers, and the interested public about the problem of highway traffic noise and effective responses to that problem. This report: 1) summarizes the general nature of the problem, 2) provides examples of Noise Compatible Land Use strategies either constructed or planned, and 3) encourages a proactive posture by local decision makers, developers and citizens to share in and actively influence land use next to highways.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks are offered to the City of Eugene (Oregon) Planning Department and the owners of Quail Run and Camelot Village subdivisions in Eugene, Oregon. We appreciate their time and contribution.
low density commercial space is buffer between roadway and residential development

Table of Contents

Noise Compatible Land Use Planning -- What It Is and Why You Should Consider It

What Can You Do?

NOTICE

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest on information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. The United States Government does not does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the object of this document.

The contents of this report reflect the view of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Department of Transportation.

This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.
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