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Abstract: As an alternative to private vehicle ownership, carsharing has the potential of reducing congestion, and reducing the environmental impact of emissions due to transportation. This paper attempts to use Cervero and Kockelmen's 5D measures for the built environment - density, diversity, design, distance to transit and destination accessibility - while controlling for demographics to see if ... read morethe built environment can significantly influence Zipcar membership in the Boston metropolitan area at the zipcode scale. Results suggest that service jobs, regional employment diversity and the walkability of a zipcode significantly increased Zipcar membership.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University, 2018.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisor: Sumeeta Srinivasan.
Committee: Mary Davis.
Keywords: Urban planning, Transportation, and Geographic information science and geodesy.read less
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