This paper presents an empirical analysis of subcenter growth. We develop a series of hypotheses based on the theoretical concepts that have been proposed as explanations for the emergence and growth of subcenters. We then conduct tests of these hypotheses using 1970-80 data from the Los Angeles...

We investigate employment subcenters in the Los Angeles region using 1980 Census journey-to-work data. A simple subcenter definition is used, based solely on gross employment density and total employment. We find a surprising dominance of downtown Los Angeles and three large subcenters with...

With this first issue of Access, we at the University of California Transportation Center seek to introduce our research to a diverse community of readers. By presenting our findings in a nontechnical format, we hope to make them accessible to professionals in various fields and to citizens who...

The precise relationship between transportation and land use continues to elude us. It seems self-evident that transportation facilities and services have enormous effects on land use patterns. We've all observed developments occur around freeway interchanges, and we all know the history of...

Transportation demand management, or TDM, has emerged as a policy of choice for responding to growth, congestion, air pollution, and constrained transportation budgets. TDM is aimed at reducing congestion by restricting travel demand, rather than by providing more transportation capacity. It...

Theories of relationships between land use and transportation, and the empirical research conducted to test these relationships are reviewed. Recent empirical research seldom supports theoretical expectations. These results are explained by the changes in urban structure that have occurred over...

Theories of relationships between land use and transportation, and the empirical research conducted to test these relationships are reviewed. Recent empirical research seldom supports theoretical expectations. These results are explained by the changes in urban structure that have occurred over...

Basic to several key issues in current urban economic theory and public policy is a presumption that local imbalances between employment and residential sites strongly influence people's commuting patterns. We examine this presumption by finding the commuting pattern for the Los Angeles region...

Jobs-housing balance has become a major planning and public policy issue. Despite its popularity and apparent acceptance among public policy makers as a solution for traffic congestion and air pollution problems, there is little consensus on what jobs-housing balance means and little evidence...

American attitudes toward transportation planning have undergone significant change. For three decades after World War II, public policy emphasized construction of new highway and transit facilities to remove the backlog of needs resulting from the combined effects of depression, a war economy,...