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The current study seeks to understand how the built environment may have influenced the non-motorized behaviors of different population segments differently. In particular, the authors are interested in finding the potential differentials of the built environment impacts on higher-income and lower-income populations. The authors hypothesize that the effect that the built environment exercises on these two populations may be through different pathways — the use of non-motorized modes for the higher-income may be a result of choice while that for the lower-income a result of constraints. The authors expect that the built environment effect for the lower-income is significantly stronger than that for the higher income. Using the data from a travel survey that specifically targeted the higher- and the lower-income populations in King County, WA, the authors built a number of regression models. The results confirm their hypothesis. The authors discuss the implications of the results in understanding travel behavior and policy making in the concluding section.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB10 Standing Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values. Alternate title: Does the Built Environment Affect Non-motorized Travel Behaviors Differently for Lower- and Higher-Income People.

01584066

16-3122

English

16p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

References; Tables

Bicycling; Built environment; Low income groups; Nonmotorized transportation; Regression analysis; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Upper income groups; Walking

King County (Washington)

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-3122

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 5:23PM