Auto ownership and mileage per car are shown to vary in a systematic and predictable
fashion in response to neighborhood urban design and socio-economic characteristics in …

Cities around the world are trying out a multitude of transportation policy and investment
alternatives with the aim of reducing car-induced externalities. However, without a solid …

Suburban development in the US is widely criticized for its contribution to automobile
dependence and its consequences. Not surprisingly, then, a return to more urban-style …

The question of whether population density affects the amount of household automobile
travel in the United States is revisited. Controls for income and demographics are included …

Many cities have traditional neighborhoods composed of diverse housing, mixed land uses,
pedestrian connectivity, and convenient transit access. The effects of these types of land use …

This study tests four hypotheses related to the much-cited work on density and automobile
dependence by Newman and Kenworthy, using multivariate analysis and data for 157 large …

Beyond some studies relating density to mode choice, vehicle miles of travel, or gasoline
consumption, little is known about the relationship oflocation and land use to household …

This study develops econometric models to predict the effect of access to and distance to
public transit on automobile ownership and miles driven. Ordered logit model is used for …

The sprawling patterns of land development common to metropolitan areas of the US have
been blamed for high levels of automobile travel, and thus for air quality problems. In …

Previous studies have found that suburban development is associated with the unbalanced
choice of light duty trucks. The specific aspects of the built environment that influence vehicle …