LAND USE AND TRAVEL PATTERNS AMONG THE ELDERLY

In addressing land use and travel patterns among the elderly, this paper presents the following: a) A brief summary of the literature on land use and travel patterns and some contextual description of larger urban development trends; b) Descriptive information on basic measures of travel by local and regional location characteristics; c) Results of total daily travel models as a function of selected land use characteristics; since public transit use is such an important aspect of land use policy discussions, results from various models of transit use are included; and d) The potential of land use policy to promote accessibility and reduce reliance on the private automobile.

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• Authors:
  • Giuliano, G
• Conference:
  • Transportation in an Aging Society: A Decade of Experience
  • Location: Bethesda Maryland, United States
  • Date: 1999-11-7 to 1999-11-9
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 192-210
• Monograph Title: TRANSPORTATION IN AN AGING SOCIETY: A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE. TECHNICAL PAPERS AND REPORTS FROM A CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 7-9, 1999, BETHESDA, MARYLAND
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 27
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Land use; Literature reviews; Policy; Public transit; Travel demand; Travel patterns; Urban development; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974951
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309077451
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 25 2004 12:00AM