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Reid Ewing

Researcher at University of Utah

Publications -  261
Citations -  25994

Reid Ewing is an academic researcher from University of Utah. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transit-oriented development & Built environment. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 256 publications receiving 22500 citations. Previous affiliations of Reid Ewing include Rutgers University & University of Maryland, Baltimore.

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Travel and the Built Environment

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of the built environment-travel literature existing at the end of 2009 is conducted in order to draw generalizable conclusions for practice, and finds that vehicle miles traveled is most strongly related to measures of accessibility to destinations and secondarily to street network design variables.
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How the built environment affects physical activity: views from urban planning

TL;DR: To provide more conclusive evidence, the available evidence lends itself to the argument that a combination of urban design, land use patterns, and transportation systems that promotes walking and bicycling will help create active, healthier, and more livable communities.
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Travel and the built environment: a synthesis

TL;DR: Elasticities of travel demand with respect to density, diversity, design, and regional accessibility are derived from selected studies and may be useful in travel forecasting and sketch planning and have already been incorporated into one sketch planning tool, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Smart Growth Index model.
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Is Los Angeles-Style Sprawl Desirable?

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review the literature on characteristics, causes, and costs of alternative development patterns and debunks arguments by Gordon and Richardson in favor of Los Angeles-style sprawl.