Efficient spatial interaction: attainable reductions in metropolitan average trip length

O’Kelly, Morton E. and Michael A. Niedzielski

Journal of Transport Geography, 2008, vol. 16, issue 5, 313-323

Abstract: We consider the intrinsic levels of spatial interaction necessitated by current North American urban spatial structure and investigate the potential for reducing average commuting trip lengths. In this paper, we use a doubly constrained spatial interaction model to generate critical parametric values which are then used to calculate the effort needed to reduce average trip length by a fixed target for each urban area. The measure of effort is defined as the degree of difficulty to achieve commuting and fuel consumption goals, and compared across a set of 26 US cities. Since the urban structure varies spatially, it is harder for some cities than others to reach a given level of reduced energy consumption.

Keywords: Spatial interaction; Commuting; Entropy maximization; Energy; Fuel consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.11.003

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