Mobility impacts of urban development in the agglomeration

Abstract

The paper introduces the connection between land use functions and transportation, presenting their necessary integration in certain planning phases in the Hungarian urban planning and development practice. It emphasizes and explains the role and significance of zoning plans in cities. Zoning plays a significant role in preventing disadvantageous consequences of urban developments and the sustainable operation of city life. Even in the preparation phase of zoning plans, expected transportation effects of certain developments must be estimated, and necessary criteria must be determined. The aim of the paper is to introduce current differences between the principles of sustainable development and the implementation of projects that are (theoretically) well prepared and have anticipated consequences, as well as justify the need for integrated urban development and transport planning. Detailed examples for transportation effects of location and size of different land use functions are shown in metropolitan areas. A complex and integrated method of Land Use and Transportation Planning is shortly introduced. Suggestions are made for possible prevention methods of the adverse effects of planning, lacking integration. The main conclusion is that providing urban infrastructure that supports the planned land use functions must be a priority during urban planning and development. The solution to transport development issues (accessibility, network connections, parking) is a criterion for success in the complex urban development process.