The potential to moderate travel demand through changes in the built environment is the
subject of more than 50 recent empirical studies. The majority of recent studies are …

Problem: Localities and states are turning to land planning and urban design for help in
reducing automobile use and related social and environmental costs. The effects of such …

The built environment is thought to influence travel demand along three principal
dimensions—density, diversity, and design. This paper tests this proposition by examining …

Mixed findings have been reported in previous research regarding the impact of built
environment on travel behavior—ie, statistically and practically significant effects found in a …

Can neighborhood design improve traffic? Although a fair question in its own right, several
influential planning strategies, including “the new urbanism,”“smart growth,” and the …

Some of today's most troubling urban problems ñ sprawl, congestion, air pollution ñ are
prompting more and more US localities to turn to land planning and urban design for help in …

The last two decades have witnessed the implementation of various policies based on land-
use to address problems stemming from automobile ownership and use. There are …

This study pools household travel and built environment data from 15 diverse US regions to
produce travel models with more external validity than any to date. It uses a large number of …

Can urban design improve the environment? If communities could be designed to reduce
automobile use, then yes. But can urban design influence travel? Surprisingly perhaps, the …

By continuously raising the speed of urban travel and reducing its costs, innovations in
transportation technology and investments in the resulting physical infrastructure have …