THE ROLE OF LAND USE IN TRAVEL MODE CHOICE: EVIDENCE FROM BOSTON AND HONG KONG

This paper presents a study that analyzed the influence of land use on travel mode choice using survey data from metropolitan Boston and Hong Kong. In Boston, the focus of inquiry was on whether land use would still matter for mode choice when mode attributes and traveler socioeconomic factors were taken into account. In Hong Kong, where the role of land use in mode choice is obvious due to the densely built environment, the focus was on whether land use completely explained the transit-dominated travel pattern. Empirical modeling confirmed that the role of land use in influencing travel was independent from travel time and monetary costs. Elasticity estimates show that the composite effect of land use on driving could be comparable in magnitude to that of driving cost. Yet, being place specific, land use strategies are limited by the spatial extent to which they can be implemented. Land use strategies influence travel more effectively when complemented by pricing policies.

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• Authors:
  • Zhang, Ming
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 344-360
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Empirical methods; Land use; Land use planning; Large cities; Mode choice; Pricing; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Travel behavior; Travel modes; Travel patterns; User charges
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts); Hong Kong (China)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975337
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 29 2004 12:00AM