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Walking accessibility to non-work facilities and travel patterns in suburban new towns
Abstract Previous research on the self-containment of new towns has focused on access to employment and commute travel; little research has been documented regarding access to non-work facilities and its relation to non-work active travel, overlooking an important aspect to assessing the self-containment of new towns. Drawing on multiple sources of data in Hong Kong, we measure walking accessibility to three main types of non-work facilities (markets, restaurants and parks) as major destinations for non-work travel. Through a series of statistical analysis, we investigate in detail the effects of accessibility on the probability and duration of home-based walking trips. Our findings indicate that: (1) new towns were more disadvantaged and less equitable in terms of the accessibility to non-work facilities than urban areas; and (2) accessibility increased both the likelihood and duration of new town residents' walking trips particularly for grocery-shopping and dining-out purposes. The findings indicate that enhancing accessibility to non-work facilities in new towns can be beneficial in terms of both achieving self-containment and promoting more sustainable travel behaviour. Recommendations are proposed accordingly to help create more pedestrian-friendly environment, and balanced provision of non-work facilities in and around new towns and other suburban developments.
Highlights Accessibility to non-work facilities is vital to the self-containment of new towns Walking accessibility to three main types of non-work facilities is measured. The relationship between accessibility and walking trips is investigated. Accessibility is lower and less equitable in new towns than urban areas. Higher accessibility encourages longer walking trips for new-town residents.
Walking accessibility to non-work facilities and travel patterns in suburban new towns
Abstract Previous research on the self-containment of new towns has focused on access to employment and commute travel; little research has been documented regarding access to non-work facilities and its relation to non-work active travel, overlooking an important aspect to assessing the self-containment of new towns. Drawing on multiple sources of data in Hong Kong, we measure walking accessibility to three main types of non-work facilities (markets, restaurants and parks) as major destinations for non-work travel. Through a series of statistical analysis, we investigate in detail the effects of accessibility on the probability and duration of home-based walking trips. Our findings indicate that: (1) new towns were more disadvantaged and less equitable in terms of the accessibility to non-work facilities than urban areas; and (2) accessibility increased both the likelihood and duration of new town residents' walking trips particularly for grocery-shopping and dining-out purposes. The findings indicate that enhancing accessibility to non-work facilities in new towns can be beneficial in terms of both achieving self-containment and promoting more sustainable travel behaviour. Recommendations are proposed accordingly to help create more pedestrian-friendly environment, and balanced provision of non-work facilities in and around new towns and other suburban developments.
Highlights Accessibility to non-work facilities is vital to the self-containment of new towns Walking accessibility to three main types of non-work facilities is measured. The relationship between accessibility and walking trips is investigated. Accessibility is lower and less equitable in new towns than urban areas. Higher accessibility encourages longer walking trips for new-town residents.
Walking accessibility to non-work facilities and travel patterns in suburban new towns
Tao, Sui (Autor:in) / He, Sylvia Y. (Autor:in) / Chen, Xueying (Autor:in) / Lee, Jeongwoo (Autor:in) / Liu, Meng (Autor:in)
Cities ; 137
04.04.2023
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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