Abstract
 The Role of GIS Analysis in the South Central Kent County Land Use and Transportation Study Track: Transportation Author(s): Jay Gerner This study evaluates a rapidly growing area of the state to identify transportation infrastructure that is likely to experience traffic congestion problems in a 25-year future timeframe. ArcGIS was employed to quantify the amount of currently available buildable land within the study area through the use of complex spatial queries between multiple polygon-based GIS layers. Forecasted population and employment growth rates and subsequent trip-generation model outputs were utilized to develop a 25-year base and build-out scenario. From this information, traffic congestion trends were derived and examined to identify roads and intersections that could need improvement in the future. The above process yielded valuable guidance in planning for roadway and intersection improvements in a timely manner to keep up with the rapid pace of development that our state is experiencing. The various tools available in ArcGIS proved to be instrumental in the successful outcome of this study. Jay Gerner State of Delaware Transportation P.O. Box 778 Dover , DE 19903 US Phone: 302-760-2530 E-mail: Jay.Gerner@state.de.us |
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