Walking for Purpose and Pleasure: Influences of Light Rail, Built Environment, and Residential Self-Selection on Pedestrian Travel

摘要: Planners are increasingly promoting active travel as a strategy to reduce auto dependence and encourage physical activity. That rail transit promotes walking the extent that passengers typically access stations by is evident. However, few studies focus on carryover effect of light associated built environment features additional pedestrian travel. This study explored effects frequency utilitarian (shopping trips) recreational (strolling) from 1,303 randomly surveyed residents in five corridors Minneapolis, Minnesota. Results two negative binomial regression models showed after controlling for demographics, attitudes, residential preferences, store was significantly with population density, proximity commercial land use, street network interruptions (cul-de-sacs dead-end streets). Strolling also interruptions. Th...