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From page 24... ... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 24 Gómez-Ibáñez is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; he chaired the study committee for this project. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 25 Findings More compact development patterns are likely to reduce VMT. Both logic and empirical evidence suggest that development at higher population and employment densities results in trip origins and destinations that are closer to each other, on average; therefore average trip lengths are shorter. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 26 Fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissionsare sensitive to many factors, including individual driving behavior, vehicle and roadway types, and traffic conditions. Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 27 Significant increases in more compact, mixed-use development result in only modest short-term reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, but these reductions will deepen. The committee assembled illustrative scenarios with housing forecasts prepared especially for the study and with estimates of VMT reduction from the literature to quantify the potential effects of developing more compactly, looking forward to 2030 and to 2050. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 28 terns that encourage transit use and pedestrian travel. In the longer term, if housing preferences and travel patterns change, and compact, mixed-use developments become more commonplace, a greater political consensus may emerge in support of stronger state and regional measures to control land use. Read the entire page →

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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 24 Gómez-Ibáñez is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; he chaired the study committee for this project.

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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 25 Findings More compact development patterns are likely to reduce VMT. Both logic and empirical evidence suggest that development at higher population and employment densities results in trip origins and destinations that are closer to each other, on average; therefore average trip lengths are shorter.

Read the entire page →

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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 26 Fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissionsare sensitive to many factors, including individual driving behavior, vehicle and roadway types, and traffic conditions.

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... TR N EW S 268 M AY–JUN E 2010 27 Significant increases in more compact, mixed-use development result in only modest short-term reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, but these reductions will deepen. The committee assembled illustrative scenarios with housing forecasts prepared especially for the study and with estimates of VMT reduction from the literature to quantify the potential effects of developing more compactly, looking forward to 2030 and to 2050.

Read the entire page →

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... TR N EW S 26 8 M AY –J UN E 20 10 28 terns that encourage transit use and pedestrian travel. In the longer term, if housing preferences and travel patterns change, and compact, mixed-use developments become more commonplace, a greater political consensus may emerge in support of stronger state and regional measures to control land use.

Read the entire page →

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