Relationship between Land Use Mix and Walking Choice in High-Density Cities: A Review of Walking in Seoul, South Korea

Eun Yeong Seong, Nam Hwi Lee and Chang Gyu Choi
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Eun Yeong Seong: Department of Urban and Regional Development, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Nam Hwi Lee: Department of Urban and Regional Development, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
Chang Gyu Choi: Department of Urban and Regional Development, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: This study confirmed the general belief of urban planners that mixed land use promotes walking in Seoul, a metropolis in East Asia, by analyzing the effect of mixed land use on the travel mode choice of housewives and unemployed people who make non-commuting trips on weekdays. Using binomial logistic regression of commuting data, it was found that the more mixed a neighborhood environment’s uses are, the more the pedestrians prefer to walk rather than drive. The nonlinear relationship between the land use mix index and the choice to walk was also confirmed. Although mixed land use in neighborhoods increased the probability of residents choosing walking over using cars, when the degree of complexity increased above a certain level, the opposite effect was observed. As the density of commercial areas increased, the probability of selecting walking increased. In addition to locational characteristics, income and housing type were also major factors affecting the choice to walk; i.e., when the residents’ neighborhood environment was controlled for higher income and living in an apartment rather than multi-family or single-family housing, they were more likely to choose driving over walking.

Keywords: land use mix; density; walking; non-commuting trip (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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