The role of urban form and transit in city car dependence: Analysis of 26 global cities from 1960 to 2000

• Published in: Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment Vol. 33; pp. 95 - 110
• Main Authors: McIntosh, James, Trubka, Roman, Kenworthy, Jeff, Newman, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.12.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Automobiles; Automotive components; Automotive engineering; Buildings. Public works; Car dependence; Density; Exact sciences and technology; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Mathematical models; Road transportation and traffic; Transit; Transit planning; Transport; Transportation; Transportation planning, management and economics; Urban density; Urban development; Urban density; Car dependence; Transit planning; Data analysis; Motor car; Urban structure; Structural equation modeling; Transportation; Theoretical study; Econometric model; Urban area; Town; Classification; Dependence; Database; Planning; Population density

•26 cities analysed, accounting for city typology, regional context, urban transport/form.•40year temporal analysis of car dependence and the transport and urban fabric effects.•Structural equation modelling addressed the causation of parameters of VKT per capita.•Transit service and urban density p...