Modeling the constraining influence of urban morphology on non-motorized mobility
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Urban mobility plays a crucial role in shaping the daily lives of the majority of humans, and therefore has widespread global impacts. Mobility decisions can have a significant impact on various social issues, including economic development, community formation, public safety, public health, equity, and the environment. Mobility in cities is well known to have some dependence on urban morphology. However, this relationship is not yet fully understood, particularly for non-motorized forms of mobility. This dissertation examines this relationship, focusing on how barriers in the built environment constrain pedestrians and bicyclists. It examines how constraints on non-motorized mobility structure cities into neighborhood-like units, investigates the impact of large intersections on bicyclist behavior, and explores the potential to increase suburban pedestrian access through street network retrofits. The methods and findings presented in this dissertation can help planners, developers, and transportation engineers design for and manage non-motorized mobility more effectively in current and future cities.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2022; ©2022 |
| Publication date | 2022; 2022 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Aras, Rohan Lee |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Jain, Rishee |
| Thesis advisor | Jain, Rishee |
| Thesis advisor | Mauter, Meagan |
| Thesis advisor | Ouellette, Nicholas (Nicholas Testroet), 1980- |
| Degree committee member | Mauter, Meagan |
| Degree committee member | Ouellette, Nicholas (Nicholas Testroet), 1980- |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Rohan Lee Aras. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2022. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/cc610ww5979 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2022 by Rohan Lee Aras
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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