The purpose of this dissertation is to discover the VMT impact of each level of proximity in
order to help government identify key locations for housing development, and thereby lower …

The effect of the built environment on automobile travel is a focus of political jurisdictions,
such as California, whose climate change policies emphasize land use planning as a …

This research informs metropolitan land use planning by studying a heretofore understudied
variation of land use–travel behavior interactions: how access to jobs in employment sub …

This paper analyzes evidence on the economic benefits of placemaking efforts that prioritize
pedestrian and non-motorized access and that, at times, reduce vehicle miles traveled. The …

Accessible locations in a metropolitan region afford individuals who occupy them greater
convenience to interact with activities distributed across the region. This convenience may …

Concerns over rising fuel prices and greenhouse-gas emissions have prompted research
into the influences of built environments on travel, notably vehicle miles traveled (VMT). On …

This research examines the relationship between urban polycentric spatial structure and
driving. We identified 46 employment sub-centers in the Los Angeles Combined Statistical …

Economists have long been concerned with the externalities generated by automobiles,
such as traffic congestion and air pollution. Since many of these externalities are closely …

Regional accessibility has been considered in several studies that examine the association
between the built environment and travel behavior. While several studies were identified that …

Historically, personal travel behavior has been tracked through national and local travel
surveys where respondents usually report their travel on a given day. These surveys suffer …