A review of accessibility measures is presented for assessing the usability of these
measures in evaluations of land-use and transport strategies and developments …

Modern urban transportation systems continuously challenge, and are challenged by, the
changing nature of 21st-century travel demand. Today, congestion is the norm in cities of the …

This paper develops a set of quantitative variables to characterise urban forms at the
metropolitan level and, in particular, to distinguish compactness from'sprawl'. It first reviews …

A major concern of all decision makers has been to ensure that there are clear benefits from
transport investment proposals. The travel time savings are clear, but the wider economic …

While the relationship between urban form and travel behavior is a key element of many
current planning initiatives aimed at reducing car travel, the literature faces two major …

Pedestrian travel offers a wide range of benefits to both individuals and society. Planners
and public health officials alike have been promoting policies that improve the quality of the …

Gender is both an archetypal and adaptive dimension of the urban condition and, thus,
remains a key moving target for planning practitioners and scholars alike. This is especially …

Against a backdrop of recent strong growth in the Saudi Arabian housing market, rising
housing costs, and diminishing consumer disposal incomes, this study examines the …

Which land-use strategy yields greater reductions in vehicular travel: improving the proximity
of jobs to housing or bringing retail and consumer services closer to residential areas? We …

This paper examines the relationships between the built environment—both
'neighborhood'design characteristics and relative location—and motor vehicle ownership …