Housing Mobility and Location Choice - Urbanet - Curtin University
Housing Mobility and Location Choice - Urbanet - Curtin University
Housing Mobility and Location Choice - Urbanet - Curtin University
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increase in travel time or cost to work or shopping was a good predictor of household<br />
movement (i.e. a ‘push factor’). The authors concluded that “individuals prefer<br />
residential locations with a combination of shorter commuting time, lower transport<br />
costs, lower density <strong>and</strong> higher school quality” (Jae Hong Kim, Pagliara & Preston<br />
2005).<br />
Survey data from the US shows that the importance of transport factors relative to other<br />
factors changes with stage of the lifecycle. The graph below illustrates the dramatic<br />
reduction in the importance of school quality in location decisions as people age <strong>and</strong> the<br />
increasing importance of both access to public transport <strong>and</strong> the road network.<br />
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From Myers <strong>and</strong> Gearin (2001)<br />
18 <strong>Urbanet</strong><br />
Working Paper No 2: <strong>Housing</strong> <strong>Mobility</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Location</strong> <strong>Choice</strong><br />
Curtis & Montgomery Oct 2006
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