Understanding Stated Neighborhood Preferences: The Roles of Lifecycle Stage, Mobility Style, and Lifestyle Aspirations

Authors

Steven R. Gehrke, Portland State University
Patrick Allen Singleton, Utah State UniversityFollow
Kelly J. Clifton, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Travel Behaviour and Society

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

10-2019

Abstract

Stated neighborhood preference is informed by a host of factors describing an individual’s socioeconomic condition, current environmental context, recent transportation decisions, and future aspirations for certain housing and accessibility attributes. To date, travel applications and behavioral models investigating the residential location choice process have been parsimonious in differentiating decision-makers and the available neighborhood supply. This Portland, Oregon study used stated preference survey data and an integrated choice and latent variable modeling framework to provide a new awareness of the relationships between an individual’s lifecycle stage, mobility style, lifestyle aspirations, and underlying preference in residential environment. Specifically, we found that aspirations regarding housing and accessibility were strong predictors of stated neighborhood preferences, while mobility style was also closely associated with these lifestyle aspirations. Also, consistent with a narrative of gentrification, high income households preferred more urban environments with better multimodal access.

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© 2019 Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2019.07.001

DOI

DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2019.07.001

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29862

Citation Details

Gehrke, S. R., Singleton, P. A., & Clifton, K. J. (2019). Understanding stated neighborhood preferences: The roles of lifecycle stage, mobility style, and lifestyle aspirations. Travel Behaviour and Society, 17, 62-71.