Does Compact Development Make People Drive Less?
Journal of the American Planning Association, 83(1): 7-18, 2017
By: American Planning Association National, Mark Stevens
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944363.2016.1240044
Report a broken linkBenefits of Compact, Mixed Use Development
This JAPA article discusses the impact that compact development has on driving patterns, given the mixed results in current research. It concludes that compact development does have a small impact on driving, but that planners should develop a more holistic strategy to curb driving than just promoting density.