RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND URBAN STRUCTURE: RESULTS OF SIMULATION STUDIES

If the urban transportation planning process is to deal with the problem of providing transportation in a future characterized by fuel shortages, a long-term perspective is needed. The study described documents the relationships between energy consumption in urban passenger travel and the spatial structure of cities, which is an important determinant of travel demand. Experiments were conducted with 37 hypothetical cities in which combinations of urban form, transport network, and resulting travel patterns were varied in order to identify structural characteristics contributing to increased energy consumption. Preliminary findings suggest that structural changes in transportation and land use patterns can produce significant reductions in energy consumption for urban passenger travel.

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• Authors:
  • Edwards, Jerry L
  • Schofer, Joseph L
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 52-59
• Monograph Title: Transportation programming, economic analysis, and evaluation of energy constraints
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 599
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel consumption; Land use; Structural members; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel patterns; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Structural forms
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148668
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025680
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-020 305
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 15 1981 12:00AM