A Pathway Linking Smart Growth Neighborhoods to Home-Based Pedestrian Travel
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This research was funded by a Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities.
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Travel Behaviour and Society
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
4-2017
Abstract
Land development patterns, urban design, and transportation system features are inextricably linked to pedestrian travel. Accordingly, planners and decision-makers have turned to integrated transportation-land use policies and investments to address the pressing need for improvements in physical activity levels via the creation of walkable communities. However, policy questions regarding the identification of smart growth indicators and their connection to walking remain unanswered, because most studies of the built environment determinants of pedestrian travel: (a) represent the built environment with isolated metrics instead of as a multidimensional construct and (b) model this transportation-land use relationship outside of a multidirectional analytic framework. Using structural equation modeling, this Portland, Oregon study identifies a second-order latent construct of the built environment indicated by land use mix, employment concentration, and pedestrian-oriented design features. Study findings suggest this construct has a strong positive effect on the household-level decision to walk for transportation and discretionary trip purposes.
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DOI
10.1016/j.tbs.2017.02.003
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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20584
Citation Details
Gehrke, S. R., and Clifton, K. J. (2017). A pathway linking smart growth neighborhoods to home-based pedestrian travel, Travel Behaviour and Society, 7, 52-62.
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Presentation on the topic is available here: http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19038
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