As cities grow, what happens to urban form and how does that changetraffic conditions? How does growing traffic affect urban structure? Thesequestions have received considerable theoretical and empirical attention over thelast 25 years. They relate to the NIMBY debate, which associates most...

Simple introspection as well as accumulating evidence from academic research suggests that a core idea of urban economists, that journeys-to-work dominate households’ choice of residential location, is suspect (Giuliano and Small, 1993). Indeed, our own recent research identifies...

This paper presents an empirical study of the links between metropolitan spatial structure and economic growth. Consistent with an urban evolution hypothesis, the growth effects of employment dispersion were found to be dependent on metropolitan size. A metropolitan area with a more clustered...

Smart Growth advocates in the U.S. and elsewhere worry about urban sprawl andtypically advocate new controls on urban growth, including tougher land use planningand regulation. Yet, is auto-oriented development the market's way of meeting widelyheld lifestyle preferences? Or, is it (as some...

Cities are the "engines of growth" because entrepreneurial and creative activities are concentrated in cities. This suggests that cities grow by hosting new businesses and "churning" industries advantageously. In so doing, cities need to adapt their spatial structure to mitigate negative...