Impacts of the built environment on activity-travel behavior: Are there differences between public and private housing residents in Hong Kong?

摘要: Abstract The built environment impacts individuals’ participation in daily activities and associated travel (or activity-travel behavior). However, it is not well understood how these differ between different socioeconomic groups (e.g. economically advantaged disadvantaged people) neighborhood planning affects the difference. Using data of public housing private residents Hong Kong 2010, this study applies propensity score matching approach to identify differences behavior under settings for respectively. We find that density, accessibility self-containment collectively affect residents’ auto ownership, time, trip frequency, entertainment time spent at home, but have few influences on dwellers. effects are partly because standards guidelines stipulate provision facilities services such as grocery shops/supermarket, primary school transit proximity development. Thus, although people limited transportation resources, can adequately meet their needs even if they placed suburban areas.