Irvine at 50: The changing landscape of housing, commuting, and amenities June, 2022
Figure 4.10
Summary In this chapter we have described the various commuting patterns of Irvine residents. We showed that Irvine residents have the benefit or shorter commutes—based on time and distance—compared to residents in the rest of the county and the region. Irvine residents are also more likely to commute to work by walking or riding a bicycle compared to residents in the rest of the county. This is a direct benefit of one of the goals of the Irvine Company plan for the city of providing a large number of jobs: a consequence is that there are likely to be available jobs near residents. Another goal of the Irvine Company plan for the city was the village model, in which an attempt was made to place parks and small commercial districts as central areas in these villages. The expected consequence is that Irvine residents would have parks and commercial areas in walking distance to where they live. Was this successful? We address this in the next chapter.
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