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“Does Compact Development Make People Drive Less?” The Answer Is Yes

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Ewing, Reid, Cervero, Robert·2017·Journal of the American Planning Association

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For decades, the relationship between travel and the built environment has been one of the most studied in urban planning. Built environments that are high on the D-variables—development density, l...

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Authors
Ewing, R., & Cervero, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
Venue
Journal of the American Planning Association
Published
2017-01-02
Volume
83
Issue
1
Pages
19-25
ISSN
  • 0194-4363 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-0130
OpenAlex
W2571085377
Cited by
226
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 6
FWCI
26.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American Planning Association (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
Keywords
compact development, driver behavior, travel behavior, built environment, development density, land use, urban form

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