http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/CTPP+sprawl PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/19238 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/19238 <p>The Professional Geographer</p><p>Volume 59 Issue 2 Page 193-208, May 2007</p><p>To cite this article: Selima Sultana, Joe Weber (2007)<br />Journey-to-Work Patterns in the Age of Sprawl: Evidence from Two Midsize Southern Metropolitan Areas*<br />The Professional Geographer 59 (2), 193-208.<br />doi:10.1111/j.1467-9272.2007.00607.x<br /><br />Among others, one commonly identified negative consequence of urban sprawl is an increase in the length<br />of the journey to work. However, there has been more discussion of this than serious scrutiny, hence<br />the relationship between urban sprawl and commuting patterns, especially at the intraurban level, remains<br />unclear. Using the 2000 Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) data for two Southeastern metropolitan<br />areas, this research investigates the extent to which workers living in sprawl areas commute farther to<br />work than those living in higher density areas. The analysis of variance confirms that workers commuting from<br />sprawl areas to urban areas experience a longer commute in terms of time as well as mileage, though this varies<br />when workplace and home locations are taken into account. However, multivariate statistical results suggest that<br />there are limits to the utility of sprawl as a predictor of travel behavior compared to workers&rsquo; socioeconomic<br />characteristics, as other factors appear to be equally or more important.&nbsp;</p>