Land Use and Transport

Interaction
 What is the Role of a
Transportation Planner?
Transportation planners work to improve
the quality of life of the communities
they serve by developing sustainable
solutions to issues such as urban sprawl,
traffic congestion, air pollution, access to
jobs, and the mobility needs of an aging
population

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 Long Range Transportation
Models

Local Future
Land Use Plans
Employme
Assumes nt &
future land Household
use is valid Projections Projected
Deficiencies
Assumes (congestion)
community and
Recommended Changes
will develop Alternatives
typically to add
per its plan Analysis
 Comparison of the Planning Processes

Land Use Transportation

Goals Qualitative and competing Quantitative (Performance
Measures)
Scope Short term (5-15 years) Long term (30 years)
Data Mild influence Data driven
Public Input Big influence May or may not influence
Priorities and Often not specified Specific with costs and
Implementation funding
Practicality Bold ideas / just a plan Engineering feasibility

Major Difference:
Transportation based on planned Land
Use
Land Use has limited consideration of
transportation
A New Paradigm
Link land use with transportation:
Land use arrangement to reduce
peak hour auto trips
Site design to support
bicycling/walking/transit
Combine land-use planning with
transportation planning (regional,
community, and site specific)
Increased cooperation among all
parties involved in land use and
transportation
Operate in limited funding
environment by planning practical
(and affordable) and sustainable
solutions to meet our
transportation system needs
Role of the Transportation
Planner
Bridge the gap
Educate parties in Land
Land Use
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Economic
Developm tion
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Environmental Source: LSL Planning, Inc.

Public Involvement

Facilitate, educate
to gather
meaningful input
Brochures

Open house

Public workshops

Advisory

committees
Road show
Photos: Courtesy of LSL Planning, Inc.
A transportation planner
does . . .
Long range plans Transit oriented
Corridor land use and
simulation models design
Flexible Access
design/street management
widths/road diets Overlay zones
(traffic Form-based codes
calming/CSS) Transportation to
Non-motorized support economic
plans & walkable development
design
Corridor Planning
Identify the Bluffton, SC
function and
character of major
streets
Traffic operations
(Level of Service)
Accommodate all
users
Access system
Portage, MI
Road and
streetscape design
Access Management
Cost effective traffic management
methods to:
Promote the flow of traffic

Improve safety of pedestrians &

vehicles
Improve aesthetics of roadway

areas
by managing the location, quantity,
type & design of access to a
roadway
Context Sensitive Solutions
(CSS)
Designing for: CSS Median Cross-
Character Section

Users
Land Uses
Multiple Functions
Linking to the past and
to the future
Alternative Roadway Cross-Sections

Source: LSL Planning, Inc.

Existing conditions
Mixed-use development at sidewalk
Street trees; medians and pedestrian refuges; crosswalks
Live-work housing; mixed-use building
Bus lane
Rapid transit lane demarcated in red
Road Diets
Reducing # of traffic
lanes to provide left
turn, transit, or bike
lane Before
Consider:
Function & environment
Traffic volumes (consider
for 8,500 24,000 vpd)
Peak hour volumes & After
Level of Service
Management Plan:
Crash types, pedestrian, One-Way 3-to-2 Road Diet
Concept
bike, & transit activity Source: LSL Planning, Inc.
Transit Oriented
Development (TOD)
Moderate to higher
density
Within an easy walk
A mix of uses
Designed for the
pedestrian
New construction or
redevelopment
Increases transit
ridership
 Using Transportation as a
Catalyst
Rather than respond to land use,
trans-portation investment can
be a catalyst to sound,
sustainable growth and develop-
ment
Increase property value by
improving access and safety
Balance land use with traveler
needs
Examples:
Convert one-way to two-way
Add on-street parking
Manage Demand
Transportation planners also help
manage transportation demand by
taking any action or set of actions
intended to influence the intensity,
timing and spatial distribution of
demand for the purpose of reducing the
Offering commuters one or more alternative
impact of modes
transportation trafficand/oror enhancing mobility
services
options

by
Providing incentives to travel on these modes or at
non-congested hours, or
Providing opportunities to better link or "chain" trips
together, and/or incorporating growth management or
traffic impact policies into local development decisions.
Outlook for Transportation
Planners
Employment Outlook
Job Outlook
Earnings
Employment Outlook
Urban and Companies:
regional planners architectural,
held about engineering, and
38,400 jobs in related services,
2008. management,
scientific, and
About 66 percent
technical
were employed consulting
by local services
governments.
Job Outlook
Faster than average Job prospects will be
employment growth best for those with a
Employment of urban master's degree
and regional planners Bachelor's degree
is expected to grow holders with
19 percent from 2008 additional skills in GIS
to 2018 or mapping may find
Most new jobs will be entry level positions,
in affluent, rapidly but advancement
expanding opportunities are
communities. limited.
Earnings

Low income earnings:

The average security person man or woman earns p250+ per day
The average guest house / hotel cleaner earns 250+ pesos per day
The Jollibee starting salary is 250+ pesos per day
A receptionist (starter) earns: p200 300 per day
(it should be noted that government regulation states benefits should be given to
every permanent employee. So most employers only hire people for 5 months then
release them. Supermarket chains and fast food restaurants in particular)
Middle income earnings

A starting bank teller earns p7,000 10,000

A call center employees earns p10,000 18,000 per month
An office administrator earns p10,000 20,000 per month
A basic teacher earns p15,000 18,000 per month
Note: there are hidden extras in many middle-income salaries. Many will also be
given a free sack of rice every month, a health care plan and transport. Depending
on the job and circumstances.
Upper income
A doctor earns between p18,000 35,000 pesos per month
An airline pilot earns 80- 100,000 pesos per month
How much does a Government official in The Philippines make?

The president earns 60,000 70,000 A governor earns 40,000 50,000

Salaries of Government officials in the Philippines:

President of the Philippines salary is: 67,750
Vice Presidents salary is: 52,200 -62,917
Senators salary is: 45,425 -52,052
Congressmans salary is: 40,425 -48,052
Governors salary is: 38,875 50, 323
Mayors salary is: 28,422 -35, 842
Official Minimum Wage in The Philippines 2014
The official minimum wage in the Philippines set by the government is broken into
regions (based on non-agriculture salaries, upper limits).
NCR P466
CAR P280
Region I Ilocos P253
Region II, Cagayan Valley P255
Region III Central Luzon P336
Region IV A Calabarzon P362
Region IV B Mimaropa P275
Region V Bicol P260
Region VI Eastern Visayas P287
Region VII Central Visayas P340
Region VIII Western Visayas P260
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula P280
Region X, Northern Mindanao P306
Region XI, Davao Region P312
Region XII Central Mindanao P270
Region XIII Caraga P268
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao P250