Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between several features of urban form and travel behavior in a mid-size Brazilian city, using modal choice models that consider walking and private automobile as the means of transportation. In order to evaluate the marginal influence of urban form variables on modal choice, two logit-type models were calibrated. The first model (basic) includes only a socioeconomic variable (automobile availability) and the trip length. The second model (expanded) includes, in addition to the variables of the basic model, information on the characteristics of urban form in the areas of trip origin. As expected, the models suggest that a greater diversity of soil uses and better permeability in the areas of trip origin increase the probability of foot travel. On the other hand, occupation density in the area of trip origin showed no significant effect over the choice for walking.
Highlights
O relacionamento entre o ambiente construído e o comportamento individual de viagens tem sido uma área de pesquisa bastante explorada nos últimos anos
Foram calibrados dois modelos a fim de avaliar a influência marginal das variáveis do ambiente construído sobre a opção modal
Cities on the move: a world bank urban transport strategy review
Summary
Uma análise da literatura sobre a influência da forma urbana na opção por determinado modo de transporte permite identificar diversas características que podem ser utilizadas para explicar a opção pelo modo a pé. Em geral, Forma urbana e as viagens a pé classificadas em três grupos: densidade, diversidade de usos do solo e desenho das vias, conhecidos como os 3Ds do ambiente construído (Cervero e Kockelman, 1997; McNally e Kulkarni, 1997)
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