The relationship between urban street networks and private motorized trips at the city level

Street network indicators; Linear regression; Transportation; Urban planning; Multiple linear regressions; Street network; Street pattern; Urban transport; Urban transportation

Abstract :

[en] There are factors that impact car usage in urban areas, such as density, diversity and design, but there have been few studies that examine the relationship between street network factors and car usage at the city level (macro level). This paper focuses on this relationship by introducing urban street network variables, such as blocks per area, nodes per block and length of roads and motorways, as independent variables and the percentage of daily trips by private motorized modes as the dependent variable. The street network in this study includes interconnecting lines and points that present streets, roads, motorways, intersections and blocks. The strength of the relationship in this study is found using multiple linear regression. The findings of this research indicate that an increase in car usage is correlated with an increasing number of blocks per area, number of nodes per block and length of motorways. In addition, because the urban street network is the result of macro-scale planning decisions, considering this relationship can lead to better planning decisions. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Disciplines :

Regional & inter-regional studies
Civil engineering
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...)

Author, co-author :

Moeinaddini, Mehdi ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Transports et mobilité

Asadi-Shekari, Z.; Faculty of Built Environment, Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CIPD), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Sultan, Z.; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Zaly Shah, M.; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Hamzah, A.; Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CIPD), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Language :

English

Title :

The relationship between urban street networks and private motorized trips at the city level

Publication date :

2016

Journal title :

Transportation Planning and Technology

ISSN :

0308-1060

eISSN :

1029-0354

Publisher :

Routledge

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

612-623

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