| Title | Active travel and the built environment: A theoretical model and multidimensional evidence |
| Authors | Wu, Jiayu Wang, Binhui Wang, Rui Ta, Na Chai, Yanwei |
| Affiliation | Zhejiang Univ, Coll Agr & Biotechnol, Hangzhou, Peoples R China Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Balanced Architecture, Hangzhou, Peoples R China Zhejiang Univ, Architectural Design & Res Inst, Zhejiang Univ Co Ltd, Hangzhou, Peoples R China Xian Jiaotong Liverpool Univ, Sch Design, Suzhou, Peoples R China East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China East China Normal Univ, Key Lab Geog Informat Sci, Shanghai, Peoples R China Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| Keywords | RESIDENTIAL SELF-SELECTION BODY-MASS INDEX AREAL UNIT PROBLEM PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY URBAN FORM LAND-USE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN TRANSPORT MODE WALKING BEHAVIOR |
| Issue Date | Nov-2021 |
| Publisher | TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT |
| Abstract | This study proposes a demand model incorporating active travel's intrinsic benefits and analyzes the built environment's impact on the active travel behavior of commuters in a subarea of Beijing. The combined use of GPS trajectories and travel diary enables simultaneous analyses of multiple travel behavior metrics measuring both physical activity and mode choice. China's unique institutional context provides a natural experiment of randomized residential location. Empirical analyses show that the active travel impact of the built environment are complex depending on location and active travel metric, and are equally important as those of individual and household attributes for active travel duration and distance. Dense and diverse employment centers and open space in residential areas seem to promote active travel in commute. Different policy goals related to active travel, such as public health and congestion and emissions mitigation, might not be achieved simultaneously by a specific built environmental intervention. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/626419 |
| ISSN | 1361-9209 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.trd.2021.103029 |
| Indexed | SCI(E) SSCI |
| Appears in Collections: | 城市与环境学院 |
