Daily Mobility and Residential Migrations in the Montréal Metropolitan Region

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to simultaneously examine two types of mobility by developing a model of metropolitan organization that emphasizes the axis structure of mobility. The model is based on the realities of daily mobility and longterm residential mobility. Origin−Destination study results validated the axis representation of the metropolitan structure. Furthermore, building on data from a telephone survey, we considered the interactions between the two types of mobility along the Center-North axis of Montréal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The ensuing discussion on various models of metropolitan structure and their relevance today is framed in terms of the axes of mobility defined as territorial practices that are established within the patterns of daily life and are a significant factor in residential location decisions. The study raises broader issues concerning the relevance of drawing on standard models such as Burgess's concentric zone model, Hoyt's sector theory, Adam's directional bias, or recent findings from the literature to understand urban form dynamics in the CMA.Kathryn Jastremski is a PhD candidate in the program of social and ecological sustainability in the Department of Environment and Resource Studies of the University of Waterloo.Marie-Ève Lafortune is a PhD candidate in the School of Planning of the University of Waterloo.

Dispersión urbana en relación con los sistemas de movilidad: caso región metropolitana de Rosario

“…Sin embargo, a pesar de que las infraestructuras de movilidad posibilitan la dispersión urbana, también estos ejes de conexión resultan una referencia clave para los residentes de diferentes sectores periurbanos y suburbanos. Es así, que se establecen dos acciones contradictorias: por un lado, fragmentan el territorio metropolitano, pero, por otro, tienden "puentes" de conexión, dado que la estructura axial de movilidad se asocia a corredores ocupados que comprenden nuevos lugares de hábitat (Sénécal et al, 2013).…”