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Suburban New Urbanist Environments: The Resident Experience

xii, 69 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / New Urbanists promote development modeled upon neighborhoods that are highdensity
and mixed-use with connected streets so that residents will drive less and have a
strong sense of community. Little is known about whether New Urbanist environments
provide the envisioned change in living experience for those who reside there. This study
assesses changes in the living experience of residents of a suburban New Urbanist
environment located in Eugene, Oregon, relative to their living experience in their
previous residential environment. Findings reveal that respondents drive less for some but
not all types of trips. There are no significant changes in sense of community. Changes in
housing density and land-use mix are found associated with driving behavior change. Change in the enjoyment of the walking environment is found associated with changes in levels of resident interaction and feelings of sense of community. / Committee in Charge:

Dr. Yizhao Yang, Chair;
Dr. Robert Young;
Robert Parker

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:uoregon.edu/oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/10187
Date12 1900
CreatorsWilkinson, Sarah Wraye
PublisherUniversity of Oregon
Source SetsUniversity of Oregon
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
RelationUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Planning, Public Policy and Management, M.C.R.P., 2009;

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