The extent to which the construction of a new toll road influences the land use developments and travel demand is evaluated and presented by considering the Triangle Expressway in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the study corridor. The raw data, such as the land use, road characteristics, and annual average daily traffic (AADT) for different years, for the toll road and the roads in its vicinity, were gathered from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The Triangle Expressway has stimulated urban spatial expansion and residential growth in its vicinity. A marginal reduction in the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on the parallel route and a significant increase in VMT on the toll road were observed. The methodological framework illustrated in this research helps to evaluate the influence of a toll road or a similar road project on land use developments and travel demand.
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