Cities across America spend billions expanding highways and building parking lots, believing more driving equals more prosperity. However, new research suggests the opposite: regions with the highest car dependency tend to exhibit lower economic productivity, while walkable areas with good…
How California makes it harder to build homes where people drive less
California lets homebuilders fast-track housing in certain “low-VMT neighborhoods”—areas where new residents are expected to drive less than average (low vehicle miles traveled). The idea: support climate goals and housing access at the same time. But a new report shows…
What Can We Learn from Online Reviews? Examining the Reviews of Los Angeles Metro Rail Stations
Published: 2019 | Eun Jin Shin | Journal of Planning Education and Research Abstract Out-of-vehicle time is a well-known major burden of transit travel. Although transit stations’ characteristics likely affect people’s perceptions of out-of-vehicle time and decisions to use public…
New rail transit stations and the out-migration of low-income residents
Published: 2019 | Elizabeth Delmelle, Isabelle Nilsson | Urban Studies Abstract This article tests the hypothesis that low-income residents disproportionately move out of neighbourhoods in close proximity to new rail transit stations. This transit-induced gentrification scenario posits that the development…
Driving into Debt
Published: 2019 | R. J. Cross and Tony Dutzik, Frontier Group | Ed Mierzwinski and Matt Casale, U.S. Pirg Education Fund Abstract In much of America, access to a car is all but required to hold a job or lead…
An integrated perspective on the future of mobility
Published: 2016 | Eric Hannon, Colin McKerracher, Itamar Orlandi, and Surya Ramkumar | McKinsey Global Institute Abstract A number of social, economic, and technological trends will work together to disrupt mobility, potentially creating three new urban models by 2030.
Cities as Labor Markets
Published: 2014 | Alain Bertaud | Marron Institute NYU Abstract A city’s welfare depends on its labor market. As long as a labor market does not fragment into adjacent, smaller ones as it grows, the larger the market, the more…