Project Number:
03-20
Research Project:
Neighborhood Attributes and commuting Behavior:A Comparative Study of California's Major Metropolitan Areas
P.I. Name & Address:
Peter Gordon
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA90089-0626
Tel:(213) 740-1467
Fax:(213) 740-6170
Email: mailto:ioannou@rcf.usc.edu
Project Objective:
Land use planners are very interested in the commuting effects or urban form and structure.New Urbanist designs, for example, are often promoted as a way to remedy traffic problems. Yet, in spite of many years of research, very little is really known.Small-area data from the 2000 census as well as new capabilities to compare small-area data for the last four rounds of the census suggest that there is now an opportunity to expand our understanding of the transportation-land use nexus.This research will focus on neighborhood types in California's metropolitan areas.We will seek to characterize neighborhoods in meaningful ways.The links between neighborhood types, neighborhood change, and commuting will be analyzed.
Task Descriptions:
A. Select California metro areas to be studied (3 months)
B. Measure neighborhood changes between census years (2 months)
C. Test for Relationships between neighborhood change and commuting change, across neighborhood types and scales and across metro areas (4 months)
D. Identify implications for neighborhood development alternatives (including infill) and commuting implications (3 months)
E. Prepare report of findings and papers for conference presentation (2 months)
Milestones, Dates:
June 1, 2003 - May 31, 2004; final draft report 5/31/04
Total Budget:
$90,000
Student Involvement:
Two Students @ 25% time 7.5 months
Two Students @ 25% time, 4.5 months
Relationship to Other Research Projects:
Part of mobility of urban populations focus area
Technology Transfer Activities:
Project report posted on the website
Potential Benefits of the Project:
Better transportation and land use planning
TRB Keywords:
Commuting; land use
Primary Subject:
Behavioral sciences and human performance
Goals:
Mobility
Enabling Research:
Human performance and behavior; energy and environment
Modal Orientation:
Highway, Transit
