TRAVEL IMPACTS OF URBAN FORM: IMPLICATIONS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF TWO SEATTLE AREA TRAVEL DIARIES

The large body of literature reviewed for this paper generally supports the notion that mixed-use or neotraditional neighborhoods can reduce the amount of travel for most households, as measured by the number of miles traveled. The paper also looked at weekend travel for the mixed-use nighborhoods. This analysis showed that travel miles on Saturday were about 25% greater than Sunday, and Saturday travel was 12% greater than the average weekday. This paper also gives credence to the few researchers who have looked at travel time rather than distance as a principal measure. The research has several implications for travel demand modeling. First, in order to model new (old) neighborhood forms, short trips must be handled much better than in the past. Second, if travel time budgets are as uniform as found in this work and shown in others, perhaps they could be used more in the calibration and validation process to assure that models operate within time constraints by various parameters. Third, the travel time budget issues and close ties between land use and short trips reinforce the notion that feedback loops are an increasingly important part of the travel forecasting process.

• Record URL:
  http://www.mendeley.com/catalog/travel-impacts-urban-form-implications-analysis-two-seattle-area-travel-diaries/
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 200 E Abram, Suite 600
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  Federal Transit Administration

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  Federal Highway Administration

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• Authors:
  • Rutherford, G S
  • McCormack, E
  • WILKINSON, M
• Conference:
  • Urban Design, Telecommuting and Travel Forecasting Conference
  • Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Date: 1996-10-27 to 1996-10-30
• Publication Date: 1997-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 95-166
• Monograph Title: URBAN DESIGN, TELECOMMUTING AND TRAVEL FORECASTING CONFERENCE. SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Feedback control; Forecasting; Impacts; Land use; Mathematical models; Mixed use development; Multiple use planning; Neighborhoods; Travel; Travel demand; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas; Vehicle miles of travel; Weekdays; Weekends
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedback loops; Models; Short trips
• Geographic Terms: Seattle (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00754929
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-T-98-2,, FHWA-PD-98-027
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 26 1998 12:00AM