Counterpoint:  Accessibility and Sprawl

Randall Crane

doi:10.5198/jtlu.v1i1.56

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2008-07-14

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2008)

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Crane, R. (2008). Counterpoint: Accessibility and Sprawl. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v1i1.56

Counterpoint: Accessibility and Sprawl

Randall Crane

UCLA and Harvard

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v1i1.56

Keywords: Transport, sprawl, smart growth

Abstract

This essay provides a counterpoint to Robert Bruegmann's perspective on accessibility and sprawl in this journal volume. Bruegmann's recent work on the history of urban form situates contemporary discussions of sprawl in a well-researched historical context; however, this essay takes a different perspective on several key points in Bruegmann's analysis, particularly in relation to cost-benefit analysis for transportation-disadvantaged populations.

Author Biography

Randall Crane, UCLA and Harvard

Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA School of Public Affairs, Associate Director, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, and Visiting Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Design