Exploring the Non-linear Relationship Between the Built Environment and Active Travel in the Twin Cities

Active travel is important to people’s health and the environment. Previous studies substantiate the relationship between built environment features and active travel. However, most fail to assess the overall contribution of the built environment and assume that the built environment has a linear association with active travel. In this research, the authors used the gradient boosting method to explore the non-linear relationships between built environment features and active travel in the Twin Cities. The results show that built environment characteristics have a great impact on people’s daily active travel. Park and local land use variables have slightly larger influences than other built environment features. The authors also confirmed non-linear relationships between built environment variables and active travel. Using these relationships, the authors proposed a design guideline to promote active travel through changing the built environment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Alternate title: Exploring the non-linear relationship between built environment characteristics and people’s active travel. This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD50 Standing Committee on Environmental Justice in Transportation.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Tao, Tao
  • Wu, Xinyi
  • Cao, Jason
  • Fan, Yingling
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
• Date: 2019

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Built environment; Land use; Nonmotorized transportation; Parks; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Design; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01697809
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 19-02986
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2019 3:51PM