Journal article
Do Denser Neighborhoods Have Safer Streets? Population Density and Traffic Safety in the Philadelphia Region
Journal of planning education and research, p739456
05 May 2019
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Abstract
This study uses multilevel negative binomial models to investigate relationships between neighborhood socio-demographics, urban form, roadway characteristics, traffic collisions, injuries, and fatalities on the Philadelphia region’s streets from 2010 to 2014. We pay particular attention to neighborhood population density. Results indicate that streets in denser neighborhoods have fewer overall collisions, injuries, and fatalities. The association with pedestrian safety is mixed and somewhat uncertain across urban areas and model specifications. This study highlights the importance of population density in traffic safety and helps explain some of the variation in findings across studies examining the relationship between urban form and pedestrian safety.
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- Title
- Do Denser Neighborhoods Have Safer Streets? Population Density and Traffic Safety in the Philadelphia Region
- Creators
- Erick Guerra - Annenberg Public Policy CenterXiaoxia Dong - Annenberg Public Policy CenterMichelle Kondo - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of planning education and research, p739456
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000884493600008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85065405122
- Other Identifier
- 991019173956204721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Regional & Urban Planning
- Urban Studies