Does compact land use trigger a rise in crime and a fall in ridership? A role for crime in the land use–travel connection.

Studies in the land use–travel connection have long neglected the role of neighbourhood crime. This paper analyses such a role of crime and explores whether more compact land-use characteristics tend to cluster more crimes, thus having a negative impact on public transit use. A path analysis model i...

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Published in:	Urban Studies (Sage Publications, Ltd.) Vol. 53; no. 14; pp. 3007 - 3027
Main Author:	Zhang, Wenjia
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications, Ltd. Nov2016
Subjects:	Austin (Tex.) United States Offenses against property Social history Public transit ridership Bus travel Public transit Land use > Social aspects
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost