Urban Form and Public Housing: Accessibility and its association with transport mode choice, wellbeing and emissions

Urban Form and Public Housing: Accessibility and its association with transport mode choice, wellbeing and emissions

Various factors affect the transport mode choices of households, wellbeing and carbon emissions from transport. The literature is sparse, but suggests key factors include socio-demographics (including income and employment), where public housing is located (urban form and accessibility factors), and tenure (public or private rental; home ownership). Mode choices also vary by trip purpose (e.g. commuting or other trips).

In turn, mode choices are likely to affect well-being and carbon emissions (whether household members share cars, for example, can affect emissions). We will use various data sources, including NZ Travel Survey data, a Tenant Wellbeing Survey, and another more targeted survey of tenants, to gather information to illuminate this picture of transport behaviour and its consequences. Findings will have implications for ways in which wellbeing of public housing tenants can be enhanced, and areas in which public housing tenants may be amenable to reducing transport carbon emissions.

Project lead Ralph Chapman

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