Land Use Impact of Improving Section One of Farm-to-Market Road 157 in an Undeveloped Area of Arlington, Texas

摘要

The report relates the findings of research done in an area of Arlington, Texas where a section of Farm-to-Market Road 157 was upgraded from a 24 foot two-lane road with a center stripe and open ditch to a 62 foot four-lane road with a continuous left turn lane and curbs and gutters. The improvement took place in an undeveloped area where most of the land was unimproved. Land use changes were analyzed for both abutting and nonabutting properties that might have been affected by the road improvement.