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Built environment correlates of walking for transportation: Differences between commuting and non-commuting trips
Jixiang Liu
The University of Hong Kong
Jiangping Zhou
Longzhu Xiao
City University of Hong Kong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2021.1933
Keywords: walking, walking for transportation, built environment, commuting and non-commuting trips, China
Abstract
As a sustainable mode of travel, walking for transportation has multiple environmental, social, and health-related benefits. In existing studies, however, such walking has rarely been differentiated between commuting and non-commuting trips. Using multilevel zero-inflated negative binomial regression and multilevel Tobit regression models, this study empirically examines the frequency and duration of commuting and non-commuting walking and their correlates in Xiamen, China. It finds that (1) non-commuting walking, on average, has a higher frequency and longer duration than commuting walking; (2) most socio-demographic variables are significant predictors, and age, occupation, and family size have opposite-direction effects on commuting and non-commuting walking; and (3) different sets of built environment variables are correlated with commuting and non-commuting walking, and the built environment collectively influences the latter more significantly than the former. The findings provide useful references for customized interventions concerning promoting commuting and non-commuting walking.
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