Urban Form and Household Activity-Travel Behavior

This article examines the relationship between weekday household activity-travel behavior and regional urban growth in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Behavioral observations were gleaned from an activity-travel survey conducted in the area during the mid-1990s. The authors note that research of this sort can inform development of urban land use policy that encourages the use of local opportunities, potentially leading to reduced motorized travel. They examine the potential household activity-travel response to a planned metropolitan polycentric hierarchy of activity centers. The evidence indicates an urban/suburban differential, with less daily travel and smaller activity spaces for urban households. Although most studies of this kind focus on commuting to work, this study considered the secondary effects of growth management, considering weekday activity travel separate from that required for commuting. The authors conclude that the results show a potential to reduce weekday travel by directing growth toward decentralized activity centers.

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• Authors:
  • Buliung, Ron N
  • Kanaroglou, Pavlos S
• Publication Date: 2006-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 172-199
• Serial:
  • Growth and Change
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0017-4815

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior modification; City planning; Land use; Metropolitan areas; Public transit; Residential areas; Traffic congestion; Travel behavior; Urban areas; Urban sprawl; Weekdays
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01105259
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 2008 3:02PM