 Transportation and land-use preferences and residents’ neighborhood choices: the sufficiency of compact development in the Atlanta regionJonathan Levine () and Lawrence Frank () Transportation, 2007, vol. 34, issue 2, 255-274 Abstract: This paper analyzes the transportation and land-use preference and actual neighborhood choices of a sample of 1,455 residents of metro Atlanta. We develop a stated-preference scale on which desires for neighborhood type are gauged, from preferences for low-density, auto-oriented environments to desires for compact, walkable, and transit-oriented neighborhoods. This scale is then related to desires for change in one’s own neighborhood characteristics after a hypothetical move. If all neighborhood preferences were equally likely to be satisfied, then neighborhood preferences would not be correlated with a desire for change. By contrast, in the current study, stronger preferences for a more walkable environment are associated with greater desire for change in one’s neighborhood characteristics. This suggests an undersupply of compact, walkable, and transit-friendly neighborhood types relative to current demand. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007 Keywords: Zoning; Land-use regulation; Stated preference; Residential choice; Smart growth; Compact development (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:kap:transp:v:34:y:2007:i:2:p:255-274 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/s11116-006-9104-6 Access Statistics for this article Transportation is currently edited by Kay W. Axhausen More articles in Transportation from Springer |
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