The Effect of Land Use Policies and Infrastructure Investments on How Much We Drive: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Literature [Policy Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Salon, Deborah
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Built environment
  • Infrastructure
  • Investments
  • Land use
  • Literature reviews
  • Travel behavior
  • Vehicle miles of travel
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Policy Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  A number of state governments have recently passed legislation aiming to rein in vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and many cities have begun to take action to reduce VMT in their jurisdictions. Policymakers often want to know what they should do to encourage less driving. Unfortunately, there is no “one size fits all” solution. The effectiveness of various policy options depends critically on context: who is driving, where are they going, and what alternative modes and destinations are available. ; Fortunately, there is an extensive body of academic literature on this topic that practitioners can tap into when considering various policy options. This policy brief summarizes findings from the white paper examining this literature.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC29
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67251/dot_67251_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 284.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:be89f4a9ff5d7a18154d01906f4e397aff25191ac23f48dc2f818f6f61e553aa23a2ec2ee155a09557008c6bf83e774eae23bd060bbb42ae6347703cb4aca118