The Burdens of Place: A Socio-economic and Ethnic/Racial Exploration into Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Behaviour in the Lansing Capital Region, Michigan

• Autores: Igor Vojnovic, Jieun Lee, Zeenat Kotval-K, Angelo Podagrosi, Pariwate Varnakovida, Joseph Messina, Timothy Ledoux
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 18, 1, 2013, págs. 1-35
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The paper examines the relationship between urban form, socio-economic status, ethnicity, accessibility and pedestrian activity in the Lansing Capital Region, Michigan. This research explores the burdens of urban environments through a study of accessibility and travel behaviour in an urban region characterized by rapid suburbanization and urban decline. Specifically, the study seeks to answer how socio-economic and ethnic status affect accessibility and travel behaviour in urban environments that have traditionally been viewed as promoting walking; built environments characterized by higher densities, mixed land uses and greater connectivity. The research shows that the traditional relationship between higher densities, mixed land uses, higher connectivity, greater accessibility and pedestrian activity is not as strong in declining inner cities.