CERT to be Involved in Urbanism Study
The study will investigate whether New Urbanism residential design increases energy efficiency by reducing the number of miles driven and commutes. New Urbanism, an urban design movement first appearing in the early 1980s, encourages a mix of housing and jobs within "walkable" communities, often close to mass transit and everyday amenities.
Co-Principal Investigators for the study will be Dr. Matthew Barth, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT); and Dr. Martin Johnson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the UCR Survey Research Center.
The study also will include complex traffic modeling by CE-CERT of newer residents in the communities Playa Vista near Marina del Rey and Dos Lagos in Corona to determine if commute habits change from move-in through several fixed points in time over a six-month period. Respondents will log daily trips and point of origin and destination.
The Center for Sustainable Suburban Development provides research and analysis on the broad range of issues suburbs confront and create.