Some very clear evidence on population density

Phil Goodwin
28 November 2014
Percentage change in density of new housing and in annual miles driven per person in England since 1994

Source: S Melia Urban Transport, in Sustainable Transport without the Hot Air, Independent Publishing Group, 2015, Density statistics from: CLG (2011) Land Use Change Statistics in England: 2010 (provisional estimates). Distance driven (for Great Britain) from 2011 National Travel Survey.
Percentage change in density of new housing and in annual miles driven per person in England since 1994 Source: S Melia Urban Transport, in Sustainable Transport without the Hot Air, Independent Publishing Group, 2015, Density statistics from: CLG (2011) Land Use Change Statistics in England: 2010 (provisional estimates). Distance driven (for Great Britain) from 2011 National Travel Survey.

 

Consider the effect of population density on travel. It is unusually easy to research, and the findings are usually straightforward, entirely consistent with theory and commonsense, backed up by good quality data, and important. In a nutshell, studies show that higher density areas have better public transport and more use of it, more walking, lower car ownership and use, more local destinations with shorter average journey length. These patterns are not surprising. The effects are big. During...

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Phil Goodwin

Phil Goodwin

Phil Goodwin

Phil Goodwin is professor of transport policy at the Centre for Transport and Society, University of West of England, Bristol, and emeritus professor at University College London. Email: philinelh@yahoo.com

 



 

 
 
 

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