Land Use and Transportation Interaction from the 1995 NPTS Survey

Survey data from the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS) examines the relationship between population density, land use, and travel behavior. The dataset likely contains variables on trip frequency, miles traveled, vehicle dependency, and transit use across different demographic groups and area types. It was authored by Catherine L. Ross and aggregated by Papers with Code.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between population density and annual miles driven based on described associations.
• Analyzing transit use and auto-dependency across different demographic groups (e.g., African Americans, Asians, Hispanics) as mentioned in the description.
• Comparing travel parameters like person trips and vehicle miles between second cities, suburbs, and densely populated areas.
• Investigating the correlation between low-income residency and limited transit availability in second cities.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on the 1995 NPTS, a recognized national survey.
• Description provides specific, testable relationships (e.g., density associated with decreasing annual miles driven).
• Examines travel behavior across multiple demographic groups and geographic area types.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified as data is from 1995.

Provenance

Source

Catherine L. Ross, via Papers with Code.

Collection Method

Likely analysis of the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS).

Time Range

1995

Geography

United States (inferred from NPTS source).