Healthy Communities and Urban Design: A Multi-Disciplinary National Analysis of Travel Behavior, Residential Preference, and Urban Design

Jessica Greene, University of Oregon

Co-investigators:

  • Marc Schlossberg, University of Oregon
  • Daniel Rodriguez, University of North Carolina

Summary:

This report summarizes the findings of a national project to examine the travel behavior, social capital, health, and lifestyle preferences of residents of neotraditional developments (NTD) compared to more standard suburban developments. We compare survey results from residents of matched pairs of neighborhoods in seventeen U.S. cities and towns, with each pair comprised of one NTD and one typical suburban neighborhood of similar size, age, and socio-demographic composition. The study addresses salient themes in the transportation, planning and health literatures: a national study, surveying populations of diverse incomes, collecting resident information on preferences for and attitudes towards neighborhood qualities, and addressing transportation and health outcomes for diverse community designs.

Project Details

Project Type:
Research
Project Status:
Completed
End Date:
December 31,2009
UTC Grant Cycle:
OTREC 2009
UTC Funding:
$146,161
TRB RIP:
17966