Travel Plans for New Residential Developments: Insights from Theory and Practice

• Main Author: De Gruyter, Chris (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Transportation.; Transportation engineering.; Traffic engineering.; Sustainable development.; Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.; Sustainable Development.

This thesis explores the use of travel plans for new residential developments as a tool for managing car use and encouraging the use of more sustainable forms of transport. It provides coverage of the scale of travel planning practice for new developments, industry perspectives on their development...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Travel plans and their application to new developments
• Theoretical foundations
• Research methodology
• The scale of travel planning practice
• Actor perspectives
• Travel plan quality
• Travel plan impacts
• Opportunities to enhance impacts
• Conclusions.