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27 comments on Yep, Stuart's right about GSP/Cap...VMT does matter, even multivariately...

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Glenn on January 19, 2006 - 12:11am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Also, I don't think density is the only variable in predicting value per mile traveled.

New Jersey is the most "dense" state (ha ha!) at 438 people per square km, but it is mostly a consistent low suburban density without much hinterland, thus cars rule the road and traffic is a nightmare in many areas. Contrast that to Alaska at 0.42 people per square km. The density across the state is extremely variable, from vast uninhabited regions to dense urban areas and small isolated self contained villages. I doubt there is much traffic in Alaska

Perhaps the difference is the amount of time and fuel simply spent in traffic.

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Stuart Staniford on January 19, 2006 - 12:15am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The lost time/productivity argument is the most plausible sounding to me.  Another post for another day....
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porsena on January 19, 2006 - 1:28am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
It does sound plausible, but one supporting inference would be that the excess driving is coming out of the company's time (lower productivity) and not out of family time (lower quality of life). I'm thinking here that vmts are strongly influenced by commuting but have no evidence that's so.
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27 comments on Yep, Stuart's right about GSP/Cap...VMT does matter, even multivariately...

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