Author: Harold MacLean LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Traffic Now, Transit Later
Author: Sharon PinnelasPublisher:
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Category : Older people
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This dissertation examines older-adult travel behavior in suburban age-restricted communities in Central NJ. The confluence of three precepts -- gerontology, location, and tenets of travel behavior, referred to as a 3-ring framework -- is examined with theoretical guidance from the competence-press model. To support the thesis that travel behavior of residents in new active-adult communities will eventually resemble travel behavior of residents in older, long-established retirement communities, four hypotheses are examined, viz. 1) For older adults, length of time with a medical condition will have a significant and negative relationship with daily count of trips; 2) Given the 3-ring framework and a suburban setting, there will be significant differences in travel behavior between older adult residents in active-adult and mixed-age communities; 3) Among active-adult residents, vehicular trip-rate will be higher for older adults 55-74 than for older adults 75 and above; 4) Residents in active-adult communities will age in place. Data sources include: 1) National Household Transportation Survey 2001; 2) New non-probability Travel Behavior Survey, Central NJ; 3) North Jersey Regional Travel Household Interview Survey; 4) 1990 and 2000 Census data. This dissertation utilizes a number of statistical methods including linear regression, count data models, the Tobit model, and comparative analyses. Findings include: 1) For older adults, length of time with a medical condition is negatively related to count of trips; age negatively, nonlinearly related to count of trips; Tobit model useful given proliferation of zeros in the data. 2) For older adults in age-restricted versus mixed-age communities, self-rated health similar but future outlook more optimistic; greater expectation of living at same address in the future; greater satisfaction navigating community; Certainty Principle proposed. 3) For younger versus older residents in suburban age-restricted communities, vehicular trip rate higher; neither rate reflects ITE. 4) Active-adult residents age in place. Implications include: 1) Understanding the previously unknown housing direction of active-adult residents; 2) Reexamination of the plan review process for proposed active-adult development projects; 3) Awareness of the Tobit model for estimating total trips for older adults; and 4) Consideration of health and age-restricted housing questions for inclusion on travel surveys.
Highway Traffic
Author: Harold MacLean LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Design and Implementation of Transit Priority at Signalized Intersections
Author: Canadian Urban Transit AssociationPublisher:
ISBN: 9780920559482
Category : Bus lanes
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Regional Survey: Highway traffic
Author: Traffic World and Traffic Bulletin
Author: Transit Journal
Author: Transportation USA
Author: Report
Author: Commonwealth Shipping CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Strong Towns
Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119564816
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
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