OTREC-RR-10-03

Suburban Multifamily Housing currently accounts for almost one in four units of housing in suburbia. For primarily transportation-related reasons, this dense housing type is usually located along arterials and adjacent to commercial and retail development, creating a potential model of smart growth in suburbia, but areas are often disconnected and uninviting with barriers that minimize linkages and create auto-dominated development. This study investigates the integration of land use and transportation and focuses on the role of site design as a critical aspect in the creation of livable, less congested and multi-modal suburban communities.