Can generic neighborhood types for Californias major metropolitan areas be defined. To what extent do neighborhood differences affect commuting times. Using census data, including TIGER file variables that describe street patterns and transit and highway accessibility, we found that there are identifiable residential as well as workplace neighborhood types observable throughout the four major California metropolitan areas. We also found that many of these had consistent effects on commuting durations across the four areas. In most cases, neighborhood effects helped to explain a longer commute than could be explained by a generalized accessibility index. Many households trade off desirable neighborhood characteristics (at work and/or at home) for a longer commute. All things considered, jobs-housing balance is, apparently, not high on most peoples agenda.


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    Title :

    Do Neighborhood Attributes Affect Commuting Times


    Contributors:
    P. Gordon (author) / B. Lee (author) / J. E. Moore (author) / H. W. Richardson (author)

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    40 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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