RESIDENTIAL RELOCATION AND CHANGES IN URBAN TRAVEL: DOES NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE URBAN FORM MATTER?

This paper presents an empirical study of the relationship between neighborhood-scale urban form and travel behavior. The focus is on households that relocate within the Central Puget Sound region (Washington) to determine if they change their travel behavior when they move from a given neighborhood type to a different one. Regression models are used to predict change in travel behavior as a function of change in neighborhood accessibility, controlling for changes in life cycle, regional accessibility, and workplace accessibility. A special feature of the study is that it analyzes the travel behavior of the same households in a longitudinal manner in concert with detailed urban form measures. Findings suggest that households change travel behaviors when exposed to differing urban forms. In particular, relocating to areas with higher neighborhood accessibility decreases vehicle miles traveled.

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• Authors:
  • Krizek, K J
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 265-281
• Serial:
  • Journal of the American Planning Association
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0194-4363
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpa20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Empirical methods; Households; Neighborhoods; Regression analysis; Residential areas; Transportation planning; Travel behavior; Urban design; Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: Puget Sound Region
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960679
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 29 2003 12:00AM