Alternative transportation options, well-being & livable communities.

Details

• Creators:
  Coughlin, Joseph F.
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Quality of life
  • Surveys
  • Level of service
  • Communities
  • Rural areas
  • Urban areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MITR23-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  New England University Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Transportation is critical to everyday activities and is also the underpinning of wellbeing. Well-being—often related to happiness—can be defined in many ways and while ; ‘happiness’ is often considered an important element of well-being, it is only one. This ; research examined subjective well-being or SWB in several dimensions: physical wellbeing, emotional well-being, access to services, work environment, life evaluation and ; healthy behaviors. How does transportation and selected community design elements ; affect well-being, especially among disadvantaged populations such as the elderly. This ; project queried the Gallup-Healthways Well-being Index, a survey of 1000 Americans ; everyday over an ongoing 25 year period, to identify the possible impact of ; transportation and community on SWB, e.g., walkability, access to parks, public ; transportation options, etc. Several questions were addressed: ; • How does transportation and area type-related variables impact SWB? For ; example, does your commute time affect SWB? ; • Do high alternative transportation service levels improve SWB? ; • Does where you live, e.g. city, rural or area type affect SWB?
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26607/dot_26607_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 237.28 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5376f4f9026d19dc0ab5caa4810b789a476941d3f3376fc52a4ec4ad469fe46b