An Exploratory Profile of Land Use Development Patterns at Interstate Interchanges in Alabama

Abstract

Optimal and efficient planning, use, and protection of interchanges in urban and nonurban areas is necessary if the Interstate Highway System is to achieve functional goals of traffic movement and serve as a catalyst to economic and social development, both in the short and long run. The ini tial monetary outlays for interchange construction are significant, and this reason alone partially justifies detailed socioeconomic and land use impact studies to insure proper interchange planning, development, and utilization.The use of abuse of interchange areas directly affects the efficiency of major portions of the Interstate Highway System. As has been stated, . .