De Vos, J;
Cheng, L;
Witlox, F;
(2020)
Do changes in the residential location lead to changes in travel attitudes? A structural equation modeling approach.
Transportation
10.1007/s11116-020-10119-7.
(In press).
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Abstract
Numerous studies have found that travel attitudes might not only afect travel behavior, but also the residential location choice as people might choose a residential location based on their travel preferences and needs (i.e. transport-related residential self-selection). However, it might also be possible that the residential location and travel behavior infuence attitudes towards travel. In this study—using quasi-longitudinal data—we analyze how a change in the residential environment afects attitudes towards specifc modes, both directly and indirectly through changes in mode frequency (of commute and leisure trips). Using a structural equation modeling approach on 1650 recently relocated residents in the city of Ghent, Belgium, this study indicates that moving to a more urban type of neighborhood improves attitudes towards public transport and active travel. Especially for leisure trips the efects from changes in the built environment on attitudes are partly indirect through changes in mode frequency. This study ofers new insights into the links between the built environment, travel behavior and attitudes. We provide further evidence that the built environment infuences travel attitudes, but also indicate that these efects are partly mediated by travel mode frequency.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Do changes in the residential location lead to changes in travel attitudes? A structural equation modeling approach |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11116-020-10119-7 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-020-10119-7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Travel behavior · Residential self-selection · Attitudes · Built environment · Structural equation modeling |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10100580 |
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