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Title:

Factors Influencing Walking in Small Urban Region

Accession Number:

01372976

Record Type:

Component

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309263047

Abstract:

With a population of about 145,000 people, Chittenden County, Vermont, has a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) that oversees approximately $30 million annually in transportation investments. Despite the county’s small size, nonmotorized travel is an important element of the MPO’s transportation planning efforts, as it is for many small and medium-sized communities across the United States. The objective of this research was to identify factors associated with nonmotorized travel, specifically walking trips, within the context of a small urban area. The research used survey, census, and geographic information systems (GIS) data to represent Chittenden County travelers in an analysis of personal, regional, and environmental factors. The results of the research suggest that Chittenden County travelers are represented by both spectrums of the population’s income and education. These results contribute to a relatively scarce literature base and provide additional information that, when combined with tools developed previously for small urban areas, may provide planners with insights as they identify and prioritize infrastructure investments to meet the needs of their communities. More research is needed to capture better the travel and built environment effects on walking within a small urban area as well as to determine how to best integrate the demographic characteristics into nonmotorized planning efforts.

Monograph Title:

Planning 2012

Monograph Accession #:

01470884

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-3571

Language:

English

Authors:

Bricka, Stacey
Sener, Ipek N
Dusza, Casey
Wood, Nick
Hudson, Joan G

Pagination:

pp 52–59

Publication Date:

2012

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2307
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309263047

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Maps; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Chittenden County (Vermont)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:17PM

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