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A Tale of Two Cities: Relationships Between Urban Form, Car Ownership and Use and Implications for Public Policy

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This paper is concerned with the interrelationships among household incomes, urban development patterns, car ownership, tripmaking and modal choice and with appropriate policy responses to what are still perceived as growing problems associated with rapid increases in car ownership and use. To frame the issues, I use two papers co-authored by Michael Beesley and me that critiqued travel forecasts prepared by the authors of Traffic in Towns for Leeds, and our subsequent assessment of French proposals to build a rail rapid transit system for Teheran. This accounts for the "Tale of Two Cities" reference. The paper also reviews research on car ownership and use by other authors. What is perhaps most interesting about the paper is the enduring nature of these questions. © The London School of Economics and the University of Bath 2001

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  • John F. Kain, 2001. "A Tale of Two Cities: Relationships Between Urban Form, Car Ownership and Use and Implications for Public Policy," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 35(1), pages 31-70, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:v:35:y:2001:i:1:p:31-70
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    1. John F. Kain, 2004. "A Pioneer's Perspective on the Spatial Mismatch Literature," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 41(1), pages 7-32, January.
    2. Bertram, Alex & Vilain, Pierre, 2005. "Does Vehicle Taxation Impact Vehicle Ownership?," 46th Annual Transportation Research Forum, Washington, D.C., March 6-8, 2005 208216, Transportation Research Forum.
    3. Graham Robert Crampton, 2006. "Impact on Car Ownership of Local Variation in Access to Public Transport," ERSA conference papers ersa06p123, European Regional Science Association.
    4. Guerra, Erick & Cervero, Robert, 2010. "Cost of a Ride: The Effects of Densities on Fixed-Guideway Transit Ridership and Capital Costs," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt3535n7jt, University of California Transportation Center.
    5. Yang, Zhenshan & Jia, Peng & Liu, Weidong & Yin, Hongchun, 2017. "Car ownership and urban development in Chinese cities: A panel data analysis," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 127-134.

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