Travel Trends in Non-CBD Activity Centers

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• Creators:
  Gordon, Peter ; Richardson, Harry ; Giuliano, Genevieve
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Southern California. School of Urban Planning and Development
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Case Studies Los Angeles Paratransit Services Pasadena Policy Private Transportation Glendale Public Transit Ridesharing Traffic Flow
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA-CA-11-0032-89-1
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1526561
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Los Angeles (California)
• Abstract:
  Los Angelization, the movement of people, jobs, residences and other activities away from the CBD, is being replicated across the nation. This modern phenomenon is diminishing the importance of traditional downtown and resulting in commuting economies and shrinking markets for conventional transit. This is a case study of the travel trends in the Los Angeles area--a prototype of the large, modern, American metropolis where the subcentering trends were first observed and now being exhibited in other metropolitan areas (14 in the Washington DC area, 7 in Baltimore, 8 in Atlanta). This research centers around the not yet well understood interaction of the land and travel market that is generating such spatial arrangements. Nineteen activity centers were identified. Travel by mode and by purpose between centers and 45 regional statistical areas and within centers and areas were analyzed. This report examines the relationship between dispersed activity centers and the rest of the metropolitan area; the provision and performance of conventional and paratransit services for the subcenters; and suggests appropriate transit service and policy innovations. Case studies of two medium sized cities near Los Angeles (Pasadena and Glendale) were conducted in order to determine the types of transit services that have emerged in subcenters and to provide guidance for future subcenter-based transportation planning. Results show that the Los Angeles region is a dispersed rather than a polycentric metropolis. The study findings point to a shift to small-scale suppliers throughout the region, and a limited scope for conventional transit services in non-CBD activity centers. This report provides a bibliography and the following 5 appendices: Traffic flow in activity centers; Origin-Destination matrices; Spacial units of activity centers;Paratransit cities; and Ten largest urbanized areas.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration US Transportation Collection
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  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13700/dot_13700_DS1.bin
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