THE INTERACTION BETWEEN DISTANCE TO WORK AND VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED

Economists have long been concerned with the externalities generated by automobiles, such as traffic congestion and air pollution. Since many of these externalities are closely bound up with the number of miles being driven, economists have been much interested in the behavior of what is known as vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Planners believe that land use can be manipulated to serve congestion management, air quality or related transport planning goals. The underlying idea is that household location may have a big impact on its transportation demand, including car ownership. In this context, I focus on distance to work (DTW) as the measure of household location…

Author: Gonzalez, Hernan Mauricio

Source: University of Maryland

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