This paper investigates the impact of urban spatial structure on the opportunities for people
to participate in face-to-face activities. We make use of the Social Interaction Potential (SIP) …

Findings from a study using the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID) and detailed
urban environment and transit data support the location affordability hypothesis. Households …

Problem: Reducing gasoline consumption could sharply curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
Ongoing research seeks to document factors associated with green travel behavior, like …

Many studies have provided strong evidence of residents' support for the characteristics of
transit-oriented development (TOD) neighbourhoods, but few have explicitly investigated the …

Transit-oriented development (TOD) provides highly efficient access to transit facilities and,
when implemented in concert with streetscape changes, improves neighborhood walkability …

Land use is expected to have a two-tiered effect on reducing automobile dependence. One
is to enhance access to choices and the other to influence modal shifts away from driving …

There is a long-running debate in the planning literature about the effects of the built
environment on travel behavior and the degree to which apparent effects are due to the …

Accessibility has been established as a major planning goal in recent years. However, little
knowledge exists regarding how individuals value walkability, transit accessibility, and auto …

In the US, various anti-sprawl land use regulations have been implemented for over two
decades. Previous studies primarily investigate the impacts of local land use regulations or …

This article examines how changes in US metropolitan spatial structure lead to an increase
in measurable excess commuting and a decrease in measurable transport—land use …