How State Departments of Transportation are Using Road Investments to Improve Community Livability

The Road to Livability offers a "baker's dozen" of techniques state DOTs can use to improve the livability of their communities. They include:

• Creating good-paying jobs
• Stimulating the broader economy
• Investing in green projects
• Revitalizing a small town's Main Street
• Transforming urban streets into neighborhood centers
• Preserving scenic country roads
• Creating smart transportation solutions for tight times
• Enhancing neighborhoods through the enhancement program
• Making design responsive to community needs
• Integrating transportation and land use
• Using scenic byways to attract tourists and support local economies
• Promoting walking and biking
• Supporting travel and tourism

External Links:

More Information: news.transportation.org/press_release.aspx?Action=ViewNews&NewsID=309

Further Reading:

The Road to Livability - AASHTO