Land Use Impacts on Transport – How Land Use Factors Affect Travel Behavior

Publish Date

2016

Type

background

Author

Todd Litman

publisher

Victoria Transport Policy Institute

The paper examines how various land use factors such as density, regional accessibility, mix and roadway connectivity affect travel behavior, including per capita vehicle travel, mode split and nonmotorized travel. The information is useful for evaluating the ability of smart growth, new urbanism and access management land use policies to achieve planning objectives such as consumer savings, energy conservation and emission reductions