Metropolitan Adelaide is faced to the dominance of low-density suburbs with a large road supply, which facilitates a car-dependence lifestyle. This paper presents the results from a study of travel characteristics of residents of four suburbs in metropolitan Adelaide. The key research argument presented is how physical planning and policies could be used to affect the extent and modal choice of travelling. It is assumed that the residences of traditionally designed suburbs with mixed land uses, higher density, and more pedestrian oriented layouts could be expected to choose the sustainable patterns of travelling such as walking and bicycling. Walking and cycling clearly decrease as worker live farther from the CBD of Adelaide. In fact, decentralization impacts significantly the modal split of workers. The research findings have policy implications for the suburban development of Adelaide. The development patterns that can contribute to induce sustainable modes of transport are favourable when evaluated against a broader set of criteria of an environmentally sustainable urban development. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211825.
Samenvatting