Emerging evidence supports a link between neighbourhood built environment and physical
activity. Systematic methodologies for characterising neighbourhood built environment are …

Problem: Planning studies of land use and travel behavior focus on regression analysis of
travel as a function of traveler demographics and land use near study subjects' residences …

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how relative associations between
travel time, costs, and land use patterns where people live and work impact modal choice …

Physical attributes of local environments may influence walking. We used a modified version
of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale to compare residents' perceptions of …

Numerous studies have shown that rail transit has a positive effect on raising property
values and tax revenues. Such an effect is widely viewed as an economic benefit for …

Recent consumer surveys and demographic analyses have indicated a growing market for
pedestrian-and transit-designed development. Theoretically, this market shift should be …

The importance of travel attitudes and residential choice in the relationship between the built
environment and travel behavior has long been debated in transportation literature. In this …

Residents of dense, mixed-use, transit-accessible neighborhoods use autos less. Recent
studies have suggested that this relationship is partly because transit-preferring and walk …

Promoting a new vision of community—walkable, affordable, environmentally sustainable—
the urban design idea of transit-oriented development (TOD) extended the land use and …

Researchers have responded to urban sprawl, congestion, and pollution by assessing
alternatives such as smart growth, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development …