TRANSPORTATION, LAND USE, AND THE IMPACTS OF SPRAWL ON POOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN: URBAN SPRAWL: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND POLICY RESPONSES

Using data from the 1995-1996 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, this paper explores how the key attributes of sprawl (low residential density and extensive travel in private vehicles) affect poor children and their families in comparison with the general U.S. population. Housing cost and location data was analyzed, along with statistics on personal transportation and accessibility. The findings show that urban sprawl has allowed those who are able to travel extensively greater opportunities for economic advancement and consumption than before. However, an initial investment and substantial monthly expenditures in a private vehicle are required to take advantage of the benefits of sprawl. Poor families with children are shown to own fewer vehicles, travel more by walking and public transit, and make shorter trips than households generally. These characteristics make it difficult for them to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the outer suburbs of metropolitan areas.

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• Authors:
  • Helling, A
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 119-139
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  • Publication of: Urban Institute
  • Publisher: Urban Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Automobile ownership; Children; Families; Land use; Low income groups; Metropolitan areas; Population density; Private passenger vehicles; Statistical analysis; Suburbs; Transportation modes; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Trip length; Urban sprawl
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

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• Accession Number: 00967147
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0877667098
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 10 2003 12:00AM