Transportation costs and urban sprawl in Canadian metropolitan areas

Young, Mischa; Tanguay, Georges A.; Lachapelle, Ugo

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2016.05.011

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“…Hence, regardless of location, each household has a credit obligation limited by an income limit that is similar. Also interesting are the slight differences in fuel expenditures (SMD = -0.04), which contradicts the hypothesis that the distance from suburbia to the center is extended, resulting in more frequent use of the car, higher fuel consumption and excessive expenditure (Travisi et al, 2010;Young et al, 2016;Litman, 2020). The results of the presented research are closer to the research showing that sprawl may not always have a negative effect on the communication costs of households, and the average vehicle use may be shortened due to the adaptation of the workplace location and the development of public transport (Anas, 2012).…”

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“…Fourth, the often-cited budgetary consequence of sprawl living for households is higher in transport costs (Travisi et al, 2010;Young et al, 2016;Litman, 2020), fuel, insurance, vehicle maintenance, public transport tickets. The conducted research only confirms losses in vehicle maintenance and public transport tickets.…”

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“…The budgetary consequence of living in suburbs for households is also higher transport costs. The spontaneous location of buildings, causing the extension of the distance from the suburbs to the center, also results in more frequent use of the car for traveling, and consequently higher fuel consumption and excessive congestion (Travisi et al, 2010;Young et al, 2016). In areas with low density of buildings, a greater number of vehicles per household was observed, which results in higher expenses in the scope (Litman, 2020), fuel, insurance, vehicle maintenance and periodic purchase of new vehicles.…”

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“…The negative impact of sprawl on household budgets is associated mainly with the extension of the use of cars. Economic consequences of the phenomenon manifested in the increased number of vehicles per household, which led to an increase expenditure on fuel, insurance, maintenance of vehicles, the periodic purchase of new vehicles (Young et al, 2016).…”

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Microeconomic Consequences of Urban Sprawl: A Quasi-Experimental Research on Household Budgets in Poland

Lityński¹

2021

ERSJ

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Purpose: The article focuses on the microeconomic aspects of urban sprawl. The aim of the article is to propose a method of analyzing household budgets in terms of identifying gains and losses in urban sprawl. The hypothesis is that urban sprawl has a beneficial effect on the financial condition of households causing the phenomenon. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research proposed a quasi-experimental approach distinguishing three stages: (1) Identification of a sample of households causing urban sprawl through questionnaire research. The questionnaire, based on PAPI method, was conducted by professionals. (2) In the databases purchased, identification of households like the sample. The financial databases of households were purchased from Central Statistical Office, Poland. Methods used: T-Test and the Gamma coefficient. (3) Comparison of identified households in the databases to the control group. The Standardized Mean Difference method and the basic income burden ratio were used. Findings: The study do not confirm the hypothesis. The net costs and benefits balance shown a significant dominance of costs, i.e., 2 categories of benefits were identified, leisure and education. 16 costs were also identified, including 5 moderate, 7 large, 4 very large. Practical Implications: Research findings can provide economic and social justification for public intervention in the field of urban sprawl. Research results can also form the basis for a system for monitoring the socioeconomic consequences of urban sprawl. Originality/Value: The conducted research does not confirm literature, as the daily operations costs are lower in rural areas than in the city center. On the contrary, it has been proven that the costs of day-today operation of an urban sprawl household are associated with large financial losses, especially connected to the house maintenance (sewage, heating, water, electricity, waste disposal, property repairing).

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Microeconomic Consequences of Urban Sprawl: A Quasi-Experimental Research on Household Budgets in Poland

Lityński¹

2021

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“…Travisi et al used a mobility impact index (IMPACT) based on commuting data on 739 Italian cities and empirically proved that sprawl contributes to move job opportunities to peripheral areas and the congestion virtually follows jobs to the periphery and increases travel demand [36]. Young et al analyzed the effects of transportation costs on urban sprawl in 10 Canadian metropolitan areas; the result showed that parking prices would be more efficient in contributing to reduce the extent of urban sprawl if employers adopted a parking cash-out policy [37]. Zolnik proved that centralizing employment as the urban planning policy most likely to reduce private-vehicle commuting times [38].…”

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Low-Carbon Transportation Oriented Urban Spatial Structure: Theory, Model and Case Study

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Zhang

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Sustainability

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Abstract:Optimising the spatial structure of cities to promote low-carbon travel is a primary goal of urban planning and construction innovation in the low-carbon era. There is a need for basic research on the structural characteristics that help to reduce motor traffic, thereby promoting energy conservation. We first review the existing literature on the influence of urban spatial structure on transport carbon dioxide emissions and summarise the influence mechanisms. We then present two low-carbon transportation oriented patterns of urban spatial structure including the traditional walking city and the modern transit metropolis, illustrated by case studies. Furthermore, we propose an improved model Green Transportation System Oriented Development (GTOD), which is an extension of traditional transit-oriented development (TOD) and includes the additional features of a walking city and an emphasis on the integration of land use with a green transportation system, consisting of the public transportation and non-auto travel system. A compact urban form, effective mix of land use and appropriate scale of block are the basic structural features of a low-carbon transportation city. However, these features are only effective at promoting low-carbon transportation when integrated with the green traffic systems. Proper integration of the urban structural system with the green space system is also required. The optimal land use/transportation integration strategy is to divide traffic corridors with wedge-shaped green spaces and limit development along the transit corridors. This strategy forms the basis of the proposed urban structural model to promote low-carbon transportation and sustainable urban growth management.

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Living in sprawling areas: a cost–benefit analysis in Poland

Lityński

2022

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Suburbanization still remains the key urbanization process in the world. Urban sprawl, as a specific manifestation of suburban morphology, belongs to the urban phenomena that is very often studied but still remains ambivalent. The ambivalence of the assessment results from the problems of weighing costs and benefits generated by sprawl. At the same time, there is a gap in international research on the costs and benefits of urban sprawl for households. Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze and evaluate the household budgets in Poland in terms of potential costs and benefits of living in an urban sprawl area. The research hypothesis that households causing urban sprawl achieve net budgetary benefits was also adopted. In order to achieve the aim and verify the hypothesis, the data on the budgets of Polish households purchased from the Polish Central Statistical Office was used, and a questionnaire survey was carried out to determine the conclusions. The research hypothesis was not confirmed. The analysis and evaluation of many income and expenditure items of household budgets indicate that net costs in a significant group of budget items is high, while net benefits are relatively low. Households relocating to the sprawl zone, striving to meet their own needs, do not fully take into account all operating expenditures and ultimately incur net costs.

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Transportation costs and urban sprawl in Canadian metropolitan areas

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Microeconomic Consequences of Urban Sprawl: A Quasi-Experimental Research on Household Budgets in Poland

Microeconomic Consequences of Urban Sprawl: A Quasi-Experimental Research on Household Budgets in Poland

Low-Carbon Transportation Oriented Urban Spatial Structure: Theory, Model and Case Study

Living in sprawling areas: a cost–benefit analysis in Poland

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