There are several ways communities benefit from incorporating access management regulations in their town and city plans:

Economic Development – Roads with good, safe access are important to businesses looking to locate in your community. Access management often improves business revenues, improving the economic vitality of a community, and making it more attractive to prospects.

Sprawl Control – Access management has a positive impact on development, by encouraging density over sprawl. It encourages residential developers to build homes on side roads that merge into one main road entrance and exit, in many cases increasing the number of families that will call the neighborhood home. It encourages businesses to band together off the main road, making access safer and more inviting to shoppers, and encouraging shoppers to spend more time in shops and restaurants.

Resident Safety – Fewer accidents means town and city residents are safer in their own communities. Drivers are safer, pedestrians are safer, bicyclists are safer, and children are safer.

Cost Reduction – Police, fire, and rescue services needs are reduced if safety is improved and vehicular accidents are reduced. Access management can help reduce accidents in high traffic areas, and works to keep accidents low in other areas that might be growing.

Greenspace – Access management techniques offer opportunities to preserve and add trees, shrubs, gardens, and other greenery, improving the community's quality of life.