Can Housing and Accessibility Information Influence Residential Location Choice and Travel Behavior? An Experimental Study

Daniel A Rodriguez and Jennifer Rogers
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Daniel A Rodriguez: Department of City and Regional Planning, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Jennifer Rogers: Triangle Transit, 4600 Emperor Boulevard #100, Durham, NC 27703, USA

Environment and Planning B, 2014, vol. 41, issue 3, 534-550

Abstract: Although information has been used as a strategy to influence short-term travel behavior, there is a paucity of research on whether information can result in long-term behavioral changes. To examine the impact of providing information on location choices and travel behaviors we used an experimental design with a sample of incoming students at two area universities. Information was administered to individuals in the experimental group before they selected a residential location in the area. With a survey, we collected information on residential locations and travel behaviors from all participants six months after the intervention. Students in the intervention group from one university traveled between 50% and 68% fewer km/day by automobile, located closer to the university, and located in areas with more transit stops than students in the control group. Information appears to be a promising strategy for influencing location decisions and prompting travel behavior change.

Keywords: transportion—land-use connection; traveler information; location choice; experimental design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1068/b120032p

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